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About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

How to Become a Unicorn Data Scientist and Make More than $240,000

Posted on October 17, 2015 by GilPress

What makes a good data scientist? And if you are a good data scientist, how much should you expect to get paid? Owen Zhang, ranked #1 on Kaggle, the online stadium for data science competitions, lists his skills on his Kaggle … Continue reading →

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Video: What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by GilPress

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07MZVjjuLKw?rel=0] CTIA-The Wireless Association explains the opportunities the IoT will provide and what is needed in order to meet user demands (hint: spectrum!).

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Dell-EMC deal largest-ever tech acquisition (Infographic)

Posted on October 13, 2015 by GilPress

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Compatibility Research Inc., granddaddy of online dating (Video)

Posted on October 13, 2015 by GilPress

Video: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13415984 Five thirty Eight: In our modern age of Tinder, OkCupid and Match.com, we’re used to the idea that algorithms can help us find love. But while the algorithms may have improved as the market for online dating has … Continue reading →

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IBM Watson and Ken Jennings Compete Again, This Time for Title of Most Productive (Video)

Posted on October 11, 2015 by GilPress

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The Road to Zillions of Connected Things (IoT)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by GilPress

Fresh out of topping Gartner’s most hyped technologies list for the second year in a row, the Internet of Things (IoT) has kept its buzz going over the last couple of weeks with a series of announcements and new market analysis reports. … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Data Scientist?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by GilPress
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Creative Destruction and the ‘Uber Effect’

Posted on October 7, 2015 by GilPress

CB Insights: We used CB Insights’ valuation data to look at how the rise of Uber’s valuation correlates with the market capitalization of Medallion Financial Corp (NASDAQ: TAXI). Medallion Financial is a publicly-traded company that originates, acquires, and services loans … Continue reading →

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10 Predictions for Digital and IT Transformation: Gartner

Posted on October 6, 2015 by GilPress

Gartner released today its top predictions for “the digital future… an algorithmic and smart machine-driven world where people and machines must define harmonious relationships”: 1)    By 2018, 20 percent of business content will be authored by machines. Technologies with the … Continue reading →

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GE’s Internet of Things (IoT): The software platform, Predix, and new business model, GE Digital (Video)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by GilPress

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4-pFZEv3QQ?rel=0] On September 14, 2015, GE announced the creation of GE Digital, “a transformative move that brings together all of the digital capabilities from across the company into one organization.” It integrates GE’s Software Center, the expertise of GE’s global … Continue reading →

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