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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 Much Data? Storage Capacities Illustrated (Infographic)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by GilPress

Bytes Sized infographic  

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On Data Janitors, Engineers, and Statistics

Posted on June 20, 2013 by GilPress

Big Data Borat tweeted recently that “Data Science is 99% preparation, 1% misinterpretation.” Commenting on the 99% part, Cloudera’s Josh Wills says: “I’m a data janitor. That’s the sexiest job of the 21st century. It’s very flattering, but it’s also a little … Continue reading →

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Big Data Friday

Posted on June 14, 2013 by GilPress

“I can’t express how infuriated I am that my credit history, phone activity, and online browsing habits are being systematically collected and archived without my knowledge by undisclosed organizations that aren’t trying to sell me products”–Area Man “PRISM 1.0 was … Continue reading →

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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 versionThe 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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