Introducing the Knowledge Worker [VIDEO]
The BIg Idea Video SeriesIntroducing the Knowledge Worker There’s been a fundamental shift in the workforce over the last…
How Amazon Uses Big Data to Boost Its Performance
Amazon is a big data giant, which is why I want to look at the company in my second post…
Why Overfitting is More Dangerous than Just Poor Accuracy [PART 1]
Arguably, the most important safeguard in building predictive models is complexity regularization to avoid overfitting the data. Arguably, the most…
How Big Data Can Impact the Mining Industry
It’s no secret that big data has led to major changes within the business world. Companies are utilizing the benefits…
What does Whale Vomit have in Common with Big Data and Analytics?
You didn’t think it was possible, did you. Neither did I. Apparently inspiration comes from wherever it wants to…Recently I…
WOW! Big Data at Google
Big data and big business go hand in hand – this is the first in a series where I will…
2020: US Banks Are Betting Big on Analytics
A recent study by Accenture talks about the future state of banking in US by 2020. Thankfully, the study reports,…
Business Intelligence and Your Business: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Last month we talked about determining whether your company is ready to deploy business intelligence ‘intelligently.’ I mentioned that…
Why Text Analytics Is Important in Search
Choosing the right keywords for search is the most important component of getting the results you’re looking for. Everyone knows…
Big Data and Analytics In Sports: A Game Changer
If there is one area in which big data is literally guaranteed to be a game-changer, it’s sports.Sports have for…