Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team October 15, 2026 Issue 133 This is week 2 of 5 where we breakdown the conversations we're having with clients that we wish all data and AI leaders understood in October 2026. Next up: AI Model Deprecation A common myth about AI models is that they operate similarly to software products. Take Microsoft Windows or Apple iOS. Once you download the operating system to your phone or...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team October 8, 2026 Issue 132 This is week 1 of 5 where we breakdown the conversations we're having with clients that we wish all data and AI leaders understood in October 2026. First up: Vendor lock Vendor lock isn't new, but we are starting to see it happen in AI more and more. Vendor lock is when a company selects a software, tool, or AI vendor and builds systems accordingly....
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team October 1, 2026 Issue 131 This week my CMO asked our team: What is coming up in client conversations that you wish all data and AI leaders understood in October 2026? And the floodgates opened. We've narrowed it down to 5 topics: Vendor lock. This isn't new, but we are starting to see it happen in AI more and more, especially as models change (and disappear, more on that in #2)...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team September 24, 2026 Issue 130 Question: Is your company successfully using AI across the org? Yes No Not yet, but we're working on it. Become Highly Technical in 2 Minutes a Week Implementing AI isn't just about your tool stack Successfully implementation AI across your organization (aka getting the outcome you set out for) requires more than powerful tools. Most enterprise AI...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team September 17, 2026 Issue 129 The CAN Family is Growing Our team has grown by 9 people, just in the last year! Meet Our Newest AI Engineer, Duane Tomlinson Duane Tomlinson started his career in Hospitality Management consulting, where he built his first customer a custom financial management tool with Excel VBA. He continued to keep a foot in coding, later diving deep into python...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team September 10, 2026 Issue 128 "You do that?!" It was quite the eye-opener to have TWO different people I've known for years tell me they didn't know Contemporary Analysis does "insert the project they were struggling with." Last year I was catching up with an old friend (who also happened to be a client of CAN in the early days.) He was sharing about his organization's efforts...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team September 3, 2026 Issue 127 Did you know... 87% of ODSA students have their certifications covered by scholarships through the Tech Access Fund. The Tech Access Fund has two goals: To provide access for low-income individuals to high-paying careers that can improve their quality of life and build generational wealth. To diversify tech’s workforce by recruiting historically...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team August 27, 2026 Issue 126 New classes, New you Classes at the Omaha Data Science Academy begin September 21st. If you're paying really close attention, you might have noticed a slight change in our start date. Originally, we were going to kick off the Fall Semester on the 14th, but it turns out, a couple of our ODSA instructors are speaking at conferences that week! Each of our...
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Presented by Contemporary Analysis & Omaha Data Science Academy A Weekly Upskill for Yourself, Your Data, Your Team August 20, 2026 Issue 125 Join me for a beer TONIGHT from 4:30-630pm at the Casual Pint! Omaha is full of incredible people doing incredible things. This meet up is one small way to bring more attention to and strengthen our local data science community. I'll be waiting for you, drink tickets in hand! Whether you pop in or stick around for a while, we can't wait to see you and...
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