SDC @ Strata – Doug Cutting on Hadoop, Apache and Open Source
Doug Cutting addressed the Wednesday plenary audience for 10 minutes and spoke about Hadoop. He carries the title of "Architect"…
The Rise of Workforce Analytics
A growing number of human resources (HR) teams are using workforce analytics to help with workforce charting, workforce/skills optimization, succession…
‘Moneyball’ Takes the Next Big Leap
Spying inefficiencies – in markets, business models, business processes such as supply chains and more has been one of the…
Why Social Media Analysis is Crucial for the Chinese Market
As a former boss enthusiastically pointed out to me over a drink, "You don't need to sell people on China". However,…
Beyond Hadoop – Completing the Big Data Picture
It's increasingly clear that Big Data is not just about volume — but also the variety, complexity and velocity of…
How to Begin Analyzing Social Media
For many companies social media monitoring still represents a number of challenges. There are just so many conversations, so many…
How Did We Get Here?
The universe of business intelligence (BI) and analytics (a USD $85.6 billion market by some counts*) is in the midst…
Do You Have a Marketing Attribution Problem?
On a recent webinar, Rob Bronson from Forrester Research pointed out that 45% of Big Data implementations are in marketing. …