The Journey from Big Data to Big Promise
It’s well known that big data is usually stated in terms of the three Vs: Volume, Variety and Velocity. The…
Data Collaboration: Crowdsourcing for Health Care
By Dave Handelsman (SAS) By Dave Handelsman (SAS)Crowdsourcing is the ultimate in data collaboration. Crowdsourcing is an Internet-age phenomenon by…
Atlanta’s Big Data Moment
The possibility to be a part of International Big Data Week presented itself to my company in March. After some…
Helpful or Creepy? Avoid Crossing the Line with Big Data
One of the most discussed concerns surrounding big data today is privacy. While many powerful analytics are possible with the…
Do You Really Need a “Sexy” Data Scientist?
Tom Davenport and D.J. Patil argued in their Harvard Business Review article that being a data scientist is the sexiest…
ROI for Big Data and Analytics
I had the honor to be on The Interop Conference Big Data Panel in Las Vegas yesterday. The panel was…
Real-Time Access to SaaS Data
IntroductionData stored in SaaS applications is often inaccessible to BI tools. This is a major headache to early adopters of…
Using Big Data Intelligently: Four Types of Discovery Technology
Information technology for business is changing rapidly as organizations demand innovation to help them discover insights and facts. Our research into…
The Big Data Scientist’s Skillset
The big data scientist is said to be the sexiest job in the 21st century. Successful big data scientists will…
The Big Data Analyst’s Skillset
If the Big Data Scientist is king, the Big Data Analyst is its servant. A big data scientist requires a…
