Big Data Is About People [VIDEO]
Big data can be frightening and overwhelming. Plenty of news outlets have already attested to that. But when you pull…
Hadoop in the Big Data Stack
What is Hadoop? It’s another wacky name for an open-source software project, but Hadoop was also a significant advancement in…
Tell Your Kids to be Data Scientists, Not Doctors
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by John Phillips at CNBC about our data scientist salary study. Recently…
How M2M Network Connectivity Is Driving the Growth of Industries [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Internet of Things is going to change society and is driving data into the Brontobytes. Expected is that by…
How Amazon Uses Big Data to Boost Its Performance
Amazon is a big data giant, which is why I want to look at the company in my second post…
How Data Will Help Create More Sustainable Communities
While the potential economic benefits of data are increasingly understood, there are many potential societal benefits from data that have received less…
Today’s Don Draper: Relying on Data Not Scotch for Inspiration
I don't need a glass of single-malt for my creative juices to flow. No, I don't rely on inspiration via…
Learning to Predict Death with Big Data
Death. Many of the discussions around data revolve around death. These discussions are typically pretty mundane. Why do phone calls die?…
What does Whale Vomit have in Common with Big Data and Analytics?
You didn’t think it was possible, did you. Neither did I. Apparently inspiration comes from wherever it wants to…Recently I…
WOW! Big Data at Google
Big data and big business go hand in hand – this is the first in a series where I will…
