R and Hadoop: Step-by-step Tutorials
At the recent Big Data Workshop held by the Boston Predictive Analytics group, airline analyst and R user Jeffrey Breen gave a step-by-step…
Making Love with Data: Avinash Kaushik’s Strata 2012 Keynote
Just watch the presentation, which stole the show at Strata 2012. The written word cannot do justice to Avinash’s passion…
On Text Analytics vs Machine Translation
I've made an interesting observation recently while talking to people about Thinkudo Enlighten. It regards the misunderstanding between Text Analytics…
The 4 Biggest Problems with Big Data
People are buzzing about the promise of big data. That’s because
INSA Report: Cloud Computing: Risks, Benefits, and Mission Enhancement for the Intelligence Community
On 13 march 2012, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) released a report culminating a years worth of interviews…
Moneyball, a Must-watch Movie for the Business Analytics Savvy
Every Business Analytics consultant should watch the movie Moneyball (2011). This movie is indeed one of the best movies I’ve…
The Perils of Analysts Demanding Perfection and Precision
I refer to myself as a “ready-fire-aim” kind of guy. Although this is an exaggeration, it makes the point that…
Why Large Enterprises and EDW Owners Suddenly Care About Big Data
While most of big data is geared towards social media and stream analytics, traditional EDW can also best leverage the…
Are Public Clouds Complex Environments?
A recent analyst report suggests public clouds are prone to failure because they are inherently complex. However, just because there…
Big Data Analytics: Reframing Political Campaigns
A lot of people talk about Big Data, but not may do anything meaningful with it. Planned Parenthood is one…
