The Humbling Effect of Big Data
Many of us walk around with the knowledge that we generally understand how the world works. When people ask us…
Is LinkedIn One Step Away from Becoming the World’s Largest Performance Management System?
I got an email today from some former colleagues (and current friends), adding me to a project listing on LinkedIn.…
The Big Deal in Big Data is a Big Opportunity
Big data was big news in 2012 and probably in 2013 too. The Harvard Business Review talks about it as The…
Embracing Chaos: Big Data Could Define A New Steady State for IT
In his new book, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan, calls “antifragile”…
The Nature of Big Data and the Skills of Data Scientists
The job title Data Scientist was invented by DJ Patil and Jeff Hammerbacher when they tried to name people in…
The Real Value of Big Data
HADOOP FOR BIG DATA HADOOP FOR BIG DATAAround 80% of data from “big data” is unstructured. With this massive quantity…
Big Data Trees with Hadoop HDFS
Last month's release of Revolution R Enterprise 6.1 added the capability to fit decision and regresson trees on large data…
Data Warehouse “as a Service” – A Good Pick for Mid-Sized Companies
Plenty of mid-sized businesses don’t have the time, talent, or investment dollars to manage a data warehouse environment, much less…
A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24…
A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24 Hours A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24 HoursUsing…
TDWI Boston Dec 6 – Secrets of Analytical Leaders: Insights from Information Insiders +
ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS IN THE BOSTON AREA Dear Boston BI/DW and Analytics Professionals, ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND…
