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Published inJan 2018
Reading LevelIntermediate
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ISBN-139781783554393
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Nataraj Dasgupta
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Nataraj Dasgupta

Nataraj Dasgupta is the vice president of advanced analytics at RxDataScience Inc. Nataraj has been in the IT industry for more than 19 years, and has worked in the technical and analytics divisions of Philip Morris, IBM, UBS Investment Bank, and Purdue Pharma. At Purdue Pharma, Nataraj led the data science division, where he developed the company's award-winning big data and machine learning platform. Prior to Purdue, at UBS, he held the role of Associate Director, working with high-frequency and algorithmic trading technologies in the foreign exchange trading division of the bank.
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Tutorial – using RStudio in the cloud


The following tutorial will demonstrate how to create an account on AWS (Amazon Web Services), load an AMI Image for RStudio, and thereafter use RStudio, all at no charge. Readers who are experienced in using cloud platforms may find the instructions quite basic. For other users, the tutorial should provide helpful initial guidance on using AWS.

Please read the Warning message below prior to proceeding.

Warning: Note that AWS requires a credit card for signup. Users must be careful and select only the options for the FREE TIER. The AWS agreement permits Amazon to bill users for incurred charges. Due to this reason, users should use the platform judiciously to avoid potentially expensive unexpected charges from servers or services that are left running.

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As of this time, Azure and Google Cloud offer user signups with provisions to avoid inadvertent charges. However, AWS has the highest market share among all cloud vendors, and users are likely to encounter...

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Nataraj Dasgupta

Nataraj Dasgupta is the vice president of advanced analytics at RxDataScience Inc. Nataraj has been in the IT industry for more than 19 years, and has worked in the technical and analytics divisions of Philip Morris, IBM, UBS Investment Bank, and Purdue Pharma. At Purdue Pharma, Nataraj led the data science division, where he developed the company's award-winning big data and machine learning platform. Prior to Purdue, at UBS, he held the role of Associate Director, working with high-frequency and algorithmic trading technologies in the foreign exchange trading division of the bank.
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