Daniel is a member of the SAS External Communications team, and in his current role, he works closely with global marketing groups to generate content about data management, analytics and cloud computing. Prior to this, he managed marketing efforts for DataFlux, helping the company go from a niche data quality software provider to a world leader in data management solutions.
It's Data Stewards Day! I could barely sleep last night after decorating the office with old floppy disks and outmoded data governance presentations from 2008. (Editor's note: That didn't happen, but it's a great idea for next year.) Yes, for anybody who lives and loves data, this is truly "the
There's a sense of foreboding and uncertainty. You look around, but you're uncertain where to go next. What to do. Or who to turn to. Ultimately, it feels like an eerie calm before the storm. And you get that creepy feeling that something awful is just around the corner. I might be
Every day of the year, there's a holiday celebrating one thing or another. In fact, you probably didn't know that Oct. 22 WAS CAPS LOCK DAY. Whoops. Or, if you're like me, you completely spaced on Oct. 26. It was Mother-in-Law Day. Boy, we'll be hearing about that for the
Cats and dogs. Hatfields and McCoys. Business and IT. Sometimes you just need a couple of names. Great rivalries need no further explanation. At SAS Executive Conference 2014, Jill Dyché, vice president of best practices at SAS, led a panel exploring the way that business leaders and their IT counterparts
In the big data era, I hear a lot about new and dynamic data sources that are giving companies a wide range of opportunities – and anxiety. When industry wonks talk about the “speeds and feeds” inherent in big data, they are often talking about an avalanche of transactional or
My new favorite game is quite addictive, simple and, believe it or not, free. I call it "Stumped by Google Autocomplete." Here's how it works: type any word or phrase into Google, and see what Google suggests with it's Autocomplete function. Like all things Google, this feature learns from searches
If you work in the software industry, seeing technologies emerge and catch fire is a great spectator sport. Whether it's a programming language, a platform or something like e-commerce, each new wave ripples throughout the industry. Currently, Hadoop is having its time in the sun, and we are all trying
Each year, I'm excited to see the awards nominations for Data Steward of the Year come in. It's not just because we enjoy seeing the program grow each year (which is true, based on the number of nominations we receive). It's also because of the variety of the nominations –
Earlier, I wrote about the Hadoop-centric view of big data that was evident in some recent research conducted by TDWI. If you haven't read the report yet, make sure you download "Managing Big Data," which gives a fantastic overview of "big data management" and how it's impacting organizations. Like any good piece
Recently, TDWI released "Managing Big Data," a report that explored trends in big data management (BDM). The author, Philip Russom, is an expert in the fields of data warehousing and data management, and for this report he surveyed more than 400 practitioners about their big data efforts. One thing immediately evident is
