Data drives modern business. Data scientists, however, remain rare.

According to the 2018 Gartner CIO Agenda, CIO’s globally ranked analytics and business intelligence as the most critical technology to achieve an organisation’s business goals, with data and analytics skills topping the list as the most sought-after talent.

As more organisations embrace data-driven digital transformation, there has never been a more urgent need to upskill and resource data science teams across a wide range of sectors and departments.

But before we spend a fortune chasing anyone with the word ‘data’ in their CV, the first question to answer is: What is data science?