Category Archives: Data Science
Big Data and Data Science Events September-December 2012
Big Data and Data Science Events September – December 2012 Last updated September 16, 2012 TDWI World Conference Sep 16–21, Boston Predictive Analytics World–Government September 17-18, Washington DC *** To get a 15% off of the 2 Day and Combo passes, … Continue reading
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The Data Scientist Will Be Replaced By Tools
We just started to use the term “data scientist” and the demise of this new profession is already predicted? Well, at least it’s not one more “rise of the machines” prophecy; it’s the provocative title of a proposed panel for the upcoming … Continue reading
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Big Data Quotes of the Week, September 7, 2012
“One of the great and often ignored challenges of Big Data is whether or not historical data is actually relevant to answering a given question”–Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group “Algorithms can really change the way we use energy and how we … Continue reading
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Mingsheng Hong: The Data Scientist is the New Product Manager
Boston’s new data science-related meetup, The Data Scientist, got off to a great start yesterday with a presentation titled “The Scientist, The Team and The Purpose,” entertainingly delivered by Mingsheng Hong, Chief Data Scientist at Hadapt.
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The Big Data Interview: Sanjay Mirchandani, CIO, EMC
If data sits on a desk somewhere and is not being used, it’s an opportunity wasted Sanjay Mirchandani believes IT has to take the lead in adding value to the business in the form of big data “addictive analytics.” Mirchandani … Continue reading
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: July 22, 2012
1. Vincent Granville, AnalyticBridge,@analyticbridge 2. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 3. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 4. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 5. David Smith, Revolution Analytics, @revodavid Source: Traackr
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: July 15, 2012
1. Vincent Granville, AnalyticBridge,@analyticbridge 2. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 3. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 4. Christopher Berry, The Analytics Revolution, @cjpberry 5. David Smith, Revolution Analytics, @revodavid Source: Traackr
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: July 1, 2012
1. Vincent Granville, AnalyticBridge,@analyticbridge 2. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 3. Christopher Berry, The Analytics Revolution, @cjpberry 4. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 5. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia Source: Traackr
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: June 17, 2012
1. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 2. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 3. Avkash Chauhan, Microsoft, @avkashchauhan 4. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 5. Gil Press, What’s the Big Data? @GilPress Source: Traackr
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Facebook’s IPO and the Laws of Big Data
Without using any predictive analytics tools, I confidently predict that Facebook’s IPO will give rise to more vocal demands for people to “get a cut” of its—and other social media companies’—profits. People deserve, so the argument goes, a share of … Continue reading
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