Big Data Analytics - Data Analyst

A data analyst has reporting-oriented profile, having experience in extracting and analyzing data from traditional data warehouses using SQL. Their tasks are normally either on the side of data storage or in reporting general business results. Data warehousing is by no means simple, it is just different to what a data scientist does.

Many organizations struggle hard to find competent data scientists in the market. It is however a good idea to select prospective data analysts and teach them the relevant skills to become a data scientist. This is by no means a trivial task and would normally involve the person doing a master degree in a quantitative field, but it is definitely a viable option. The basic skills a competent data analyst must have are psted below −

Business understanding

SQL programming

Report design and implementation

Dashboard development