Category Archives: Big Data
6 Highlights of a New Survey on Big Data Analytics
A new survey of 316 executives from large global companies, conducted by Forbes Insights and sponsored by Teradata in partnership with McKinsey, provides a fresh look at the state of big data analytics implementations. Here are the highlights. The hype … Continue reading
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A Very Short History of Data Science
I’m in the process of researching the origin and evolution of data science as a discipline and a profession. Here are the milestones that I have picked up so far, tracking the evolution of the term “data science,” attempts to … Continue reading
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Big Data Will Make IT the New Intel Inside
Tim O’Reilly famously declared in 2005: “Data is the next Intel Inside.” It well may be that big data—the organizational skill of using data as the key driver of performance—will make the IT function the new Intel Inside, the most … Continue reading
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LinkedIn’s Daniel Tunkelang on How to Interview a Data Scientist
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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Big Data Analytics and Data Science at Netflix (Video)
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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Cool Data Scientists on Campus
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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The Data Market to Nearly Double in Size by 2019
Consisting of data platforms, data management, analytics, and data mining the Total Data Market is expected to nearly double in size, from $60bn in 2014 to $115bn in 2019. The forecast is based on 451 Research’s new Total Data Market Monitor … Continue reading
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Jake Flomenberg from Accel Partners on the Big Data Market (Video)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHOw-2IWHZE] From VentureBeat: In a new video, Jake Flomenberg of Accel Partners lays out his view of the big data market and the investing opportunities he’s excited about. He’s talking with another data expert: Stefan Groschupf, the chief executive of well-funded … Continue reading
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Jeff Kelly and Dave Vellante from Wikibon on the Big Data Market (Video)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef_yQvtC9aA?list=PLenh213llmcYiyiYRzkku1MgwvrL_TIGN] From Silicon Angle: Our coverage kicked into high gear after the release of Wikibon’s third annual Big Data Vendor Revenue and Market Forecast, which author Jeff Kelly stopped by to discuss with hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante. … Continue reading
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NewVantage Partners Survey: Big Data Now Mainstream, Term Still Widely Disliked
For the third year in a row, NewVantage Partners has conducted a survey of Fortune 1000 senior business and technology executives regarding their companies’ investments in big data. This annual survey (see my summary of the 2013 report here) provides … Continue reading
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