BillFranks

Bill Franks is Chief Analytics Officer for The International Institute For Analytics (IIA). Franks is also the author of Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave and The Analytics Revolution. His work has spanned clients in a variety of industries for companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profit organizations. You can learn more at http://www.bill-franks.com.
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Keep Your Data Scientist…Send Me A Data Artist!

There is a lot of hype about the new position of “Data…

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Incorporating MapReduce in the Analytics Environment

A few weeks ago, I attended the Hadoop World show in New…

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The Dire Consequences of Analytics Gone Wrong: Ruining Kids’ Futures

We always hear about the benefits of analytics done correctly and used…

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Analysts As Rock Stars? Don’t Be A One Hit Wonder!

What a change a few decades makes! When first starting my career…

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Analytics Conferences Gone Wild!

As a result of the attention business analytics has received in recent…

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Aiding an Analytics Enthusiast

How Can You Help “Bob The Marketing Guy” Succeed With Analytics? In…

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“Big Data” Is Coming, “Big Data” Is Coming:

What Does It Mean To Analytic Professionals?For my first blog posting, I…

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