Author Archives: GilPress

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

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

  Source: Datasift

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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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Big Data Analytics and Data Science at Netflix (Video)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by GilPress

Chris Pouliot, the Director of Analytics and Algorithms at Netflix: “…my team does not only personalizations for movies, but we also deal with content demand prediction. Helping our buyer down in Beverly Hills figure out how much do we pay … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn’s Daniel Tunkelang on How to Interview a Data Scientist

Posted on March 7, 2013 by GilPress

Tunkelang: The O’Reilly Strata Conference brings together an incredible community of people working on big data. This year, I decided to do something different for my presentation. Rather than talk about science or technology, I addressed the practical problem of interviewing the candidates … Continue reading →

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Bayesian Evolution

Posted on March 3, 2013 by GilPress
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Cool Data Scientists on Campus

Posted on March 2, 2013 by GilPress

Hal Varian:  “Data availability is going to continue to grow. To make that data useful is a challenge. It’s generally going to require human beings to do it.” Source: Carl Bialik, “Data Crunchers Now the Cool Kids on Campus,” The Wall … Continue reading →

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Vincent Granville’s 66 job interview questions for data scientists

Posted on February 15, 2013 by GilPress

  What is the biggest data set that you processed, and how did you process it, what were the results? Tell me two success stories about your analytic or computer science projects? How was lift (or success) measured? What is: … Continue reading →

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The Big Data Explosion (Infographic)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by GilPress

Lotsa data in this Infographic about data growth

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by GilPress

And many many thanks to my readers that WordPress tells me have come from 173 different countries in 2012.  Have a great 2013!

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