Author Archives: GilPress
Big Data Quotes
“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
The Real World of Big Data (Infographic)
Click image to see a larger version The Real World of Big Data via Wikibon Infographics
3 Big Data Milestones
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
Big Data Friday: Borasky’s Law
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
The Big Data Landscape Revisited
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
The Big Data Debate: Correlation vs. Causation
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
Scenarios for the Future of the IT Industry
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
Who’s Big in Big Data? (Infographic)
Source: Datasift
Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
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