Welcome back to another one of our Community Roundups, folks! August flew by in an instant, but don't worry — we've got a nice recap of everything that's been going on in the community. Let's take a look, shall we?

Data scientists today have to choose between a massive toolbox where every item has its pros and cons. We love the simplicity of Python tools like pandas and Scikit-learn, the operation-readiness of Kubernetes, and the scalability of Spark and Hadoop, so we just use all of them. What happens? Data scientists explore data using pandas, then data engineers use Spark to recode the same logic to scale or with live streams or operational databases.

Service Management Group (SMG) offers an easy-to-use experience management (XM) platform that combines end-to-end customer and employee experience management software with hands-on professional services to deliver actionable insights and help brands get smarter about their customers. The XM platform, smg360, helps customers across verticals, including restaurants, retail, and healthcare, drive changes that boost loyalty and improve business outcomes.

From leading banks, and insurance organizations to some of the largest telcos, manufacturers, retailers, healthcare and pharma, organizations across diverse verticals lead the way with real-time data and streaming analytics. These businesses use data-fueled insights to enhance the customer experience, reduce costs, and increase revenues. And Cloudera is at the heart of enabling these real-time data driven transformations.

This was one of the key takeaways from student Noah Bledsoe in the latest episode of the Data Brilliant – Unplugged series, which explored how Radford University is arming its students with data skills to prepare them for the future world of work.