First Post - Gotta start somewhere
By way of an introduction, my name is Anson Smith (pleased to meet you), and I came here to party (and by party I mean learn about Big Data). I work QA at a local education technology company, a position I scored through grit, raw brainpower, and critical thinking skills acquired in my otherwise useless pursuit of a BA in East Asian Studies. Japan Focus, from the University of Arizona. Considering I have a deep love of technology and am apparently good at things IS/IT/BI/Dev adjacent, I thought getting my MS in MIS would be a good way to solidify those skills and showcase my abilities with shiny credentials. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, reading literally anything, the occasional video game, traveling, and biking. But at my heart I'm a nerd. So what does that have to do with anything? My nerd-dom is at the heart of why I am here; I LOVE this stuff. Technology. Computers, Internet of Things, wearable tech, I love it all. I like to consider myself an early adopter; if there's