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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

Big Data in Context (Infographic)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by GilPress
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Big Data Quotes

Posted on June 3, 2013 by GilPress

“Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it…”—Dan Ariely “I’m a data janitor. That’s the sexiest job … Continue reading →

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The Real World of Big Data (Infographic)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by GilPress

Click image to see a larger version The Real World of Big Data via Wikibon Infographics

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3 Big Data Milestones

Posted on May 21, 2013 by GilPress

If you were asked to name the top three events in the history of the IT industry, which ones would you choose? Here’s my list: June 30, 1945: John Von Neumann published the First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, … Continue reading →

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Big Data Friday: Borasky’s Law

Posted on May 17, 2013 by GilPress

Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. O’Toole’s Corollary: Murphy was an optimist. Sturgeon’s Law: 95 percent of everything is crap. Mencken’s Law: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. Borasky’s Law: Sturgeon … Continue reading →

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The Big Data Landscape Revisited

Posted on May 7, 2013 by GilPress

Bruce Reading, CEO of VoltDB, has an interesting and original take on the big data landscape. Last year, Dave Feinleib published the Big Data Landscape, “to organize this rapidly growing technology sector.” One prominent data scientist told me “it’s just a bunch of … Continue reading →

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The Big Data Debate: Correlation vs. Causation

Posted on April 30, 2013 by GilPress

In the first quarter of 2013, the stock of big data has experienced sudden declines followed by sporadic bouts of enthusiasm. The volatility—a new big data “V”—continues this month and Ted Cuzzillo summed up the recent negative sentiment in “Big … Continue reading →

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Scenarios for the Future of the IT Industry

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GilPress

In November 1998, I sent to my then-colleagues at EMC an email with the subject line “The Demise of Dell.” I wrote: “My fail-proof crystal ball just talked to me again: By the end of 2000, Dell’s market cap (today at $80B) will be … Continue reading →

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Who’s Big in Big Data? (Infographic)

Posted on April 11, 2013 by GilPress

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Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think

Posted on March 18, 2013 by GilPress

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier, authors of the just-published Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think,  reacted sharply when I asked them if they are cheerleaders for big data, as one reviewer implied. ”We … Continue reading →

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