The NSA, Link Analysis and Fraud Detection
The recent leaks about the NSA’s use data mining and predictive analytics has certainly raised awareness of our field and…
5 Steps to Setting your Big Data Goals
We all have goals, or at least should. We all have goals, or at least should. I’m reminded of a…
Data Use Holds Potential in Insurance Industry
The insurance industry holds immense potential for business intelligence transformation. At a base level, selling insurance is about knowing customers…
High-Performing Predictive Analytics with R and Hadoop
I'm a bit late catching up on this, but Mario Inchosa (Revolution Analytics US Chief Scientist) gave a standing-room-only talk…
The Science of Crisis Communication
Early in the film Minority Report, police arrest a man for murder. It is not a killing he has actually…
Is the Purpose of Analytics Just to Turn a Buck?
Ask just about any company why they are jumpstarting an analytics program and you’ll undoubtedly hear phrases like “We…
Connecting the Enterprise — With Analytics
“This is a fascinating time for analytics,” says Steve Lucas, Executive VP for SAP responsible for Analytics and Databases worldwide.…
Book FAQ: Is the Book “Predictive Analytics” Only for Experts? No!
When you invest the time to read a book, you're investing a lot more than the $17 to buy it.…
“Long Data”: The 15-Second Video to Big Data’s Snapshot
A great definition of Big Data is “our ability to collect and analyze the vast amounts of data we are…
The History of Predictive Analytics [INFOGRAPHIC]
Predictive analytics will revolutionize research and development within any industry. It will enable businesses to make smarter, better informed, decisions…
