Warren Buffett, the Human Big Data Engine
Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most successful investors. By combining a sound investment philosophy with a bullet-proof decision-making…
Salary Changes for Quant Workers: What Can You Expect?
One of the most interesting parts of my job (or at least the part that my candidates find most interesting)…
Think Mid Data, and Triangulate: Tom H.C. Anderson on Next Generation Research Methods
I'm always happy to have occasion to talk about the meeting ground of business and analytical technologies with Tom Anderson,…
Data Governance Begins at the Spreadsheet
Data management professionals have long and sometimes rather Quixotically driven organizations to “get past the spreadsheet culture.” Maybe that’s misguided.…
The Big Data Debate: Correlation vs. Causation
In the first quarter of 2013, the stock of big data has experienced sudden declines followed by sporadic bouts of…
Is Facebook Taking Big Data Analytics Too Far?
Big Data Analytics give companies the ability to understand their customers and markets better, improve internal efficiencies, and much more.…
Flipboard Harnesses Social Data to Individualize Online Media
Flipboard is a social network online aggregation magazine originally designed out of a brainstorming session between founders Mike McCue and…
Healthcare, Risk Aversion, and Big Data Case Studies
Think for a minute about how much we spend on healthcare. In the United States, the numbers break down as…
Oracle Brings Enhancements to Business Intelligence
Responding to the trend that businesses now ask less sophisticated users to perform analysis and rely on software to help…
Be a Text Analytics Heretic
Promises, promises! Text analytics literature is full of them. Gain valuable insights! Know your customer! Harness the power of Big…
