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Data Visualization Contest Winners

Alison Alvarez — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:18:50 +0000

We had some great entries into our Data Visualization Contest and we are pleased to announce the winners. We saw some great examples of interactive data displays and plenty of creativity. Below are our winners. Congratulations to them all! 1st … Continue reading →

Working from Home

Alison Alvarez — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:24:26 +0000

There has been a lot said in the media the last few months about working from home, especially with Yahoo’s new policy banning the practice. It’s a perk that we have at Rhiza that we apply on a case-by-case … Continue reading →

Contest Entries Due Tonight at Midnight EST

Alison Alvarez — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:09:27 +0000

We’re wrapping up our Data Visualization contest and invite everyone to submit their entries by Midnight tonight on the East Coast. Everyone at Rhiza is really looking forward to exploring all of the submissions. Further contest details can be found … Continue reading →

Rhiza Data Visualization Contest Deadline is April 1st

Alison Alvarez — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:41:22 +0000

Rhiza is running a Data Visualization contest right now, one with fabulous cash prizes. Our goal is to meet new people, get new people to meet us, and get exposed to new ideas about data. We already have entries and … Continue reading →

Why I’ll Never be Hangry Again

Alison Alvarez — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:26:32 +0000

Rhiza moved from the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh to Pittsburgh’s Shadyside a few months ago and for the first time we had an unshared office space. At first I grumbled about the diminished availability of fast, cheap lunches, but gradually … Continue reading →

Rhiza CEO to be Keynote Speaker at Carnegie Mellon Event

The Rhiza Team — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:12:06 +0000

Josh Knauer, Rhiza’s CEO, will be the keynote speaker at a Carnegie Mellon University event that is intended to help inspire students and alumni to build their careers by featuring alumni “who have successfully and interestingly navigated their way forward.” … Continue reading →

Rhiza Featured in Pittsburgh Region Hiring Outlook Story

The Rhiza Team — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:46:19 +0000

The Pittsburgh Business Times recently published an article about the region’s positive hiring outlook in 2013. In the article, they featured Rhiza as one of the growing software companies that is looking to hire quite a few people in 2013. … Continue reading →

Introducing Rhiza Analytics

Maryl Curran Widdows — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:28:20 +0000

As we welcome the new year, we also welcome the official launch of Rhiza Analytics. Robust, yet easy to use, Rhiza Analytics handles big data with ease, providing quick answers to complex questions with stunning visuals and elegant reports. Rhiza … Continue reading →

Anticipating Customer Behavior… Before It Happens

Maryl Curran Widdows — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:19:09 +0000

Each year, in anticipation of Black Friday, retailers try to predict hot ticket items and holiday trends; how much consumers will spend and on what. But thanks to big data analysts like Rhiza, guesswork is becoming so twentieth century. Retailers … Continue reading →

Harvard Business Review: Data Scientists are Sexy

Josh Knauer — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:07:52 +0000

If this pick-up line gets your central processing unit in a twist, proceed with caution—the nerdery only gets thicker. The October issue of The Harvard Business Review, crowned “data scientist” the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century. For a company … Continue reading →