A core SAS team of thought leaders, developers and executives will be in New York City on September 29 at Strata + Hadoop World, mixing and mingling with people like you who live and breathe analytics. We’d love to be a part of your Strata + Hadoop World agenda. Last week, I introduced
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With presidential candidates targeting alternate energy development, the Clean Power Plan officially in place last month, and the rapid evolution of connected devices and the Internet of Things -- life in the energy sector is even more interesting than usual. To catch up on the latest developments, I sat down with one of
With all the hype over big data we often overlook the importance of modeling as its necessary counterpart. There are two independent limiting factors when it comes to decision support: the quality of the data, and the quality of the model. Most of the big data hype assumes that the data
I enjoy watching TV crime series like Law and Order, Crime Series Investigation (CSI), CriminalMinds, Numb3rs, Person of Interest, as well as real-life mystery stories on shows like 20/20 and others. Obviously, the popularity of these types of shows means I'm not the only one who enjoys this type of entertainment. Here at SAS,
Recently I have been out speaking with a number of organizations about the idea of the innovation lab concept , which I discussed in a previous blog post, as the way to unleash the power of big data and make even the largest of companies as agile as a startup. During my
Mobile World Congress is quickly approaching. Attendees and exhibitors are feverishly scheduling meetings, doing research, and determining their areas of focus to maximize their experience of the event. If you're hoping to learn more about big data analytics at the conference, here are some helpful insights and resources to help you
Imagine choosing one application for Linux that worked on the version you currently use. You choose another program but find that it doesn’t work on that version of Linux. A third application? It works with another version of Linux. Luckily, that rarely happens. In 2001, the Linux Foundation established Linux Standard
Earlier this week I managed to catch up briefly with Christoph Sporleder, Vice President Centers of Excellence for EMEA & Asia Pacific, to talk Hadoop, big data and get some of his views on where we might be headed with big data. Mark Torr: Is big data just a buzz
Depending on whether you are a half-full or a half-empty kind of person, the "big data" revolution is either a tremendous windfall for the career of a statistician, or the makings of a real existential crisis. As with most things, it’s probably a bit of both. On the one hand,
In the world of IT, very few new technologies emerge that are not built on what came before, combined with a new, emerging need or idea. The history of Hadoop is no exception. To understand how Hadoop came to be, we therefore need to understand what went before Hadoop that led to its creation. To understand
Jill Dyché, internationally recognized speaker, author and business consultant, spends her days talking to businesses about big data – how they’re using it, challenges, successes, strategies, plans and more. What she’s hearing again and again from IT leaders is that they have to innovate with big data, move quickly and
The Google Flu Trends application has received negative press since 2013 over its inability to accurately detect flu outbreaks. The latest critique, “The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in Big Data Analysis,” from Science magazine compares Google Flu Trends data to CDC data and dissects where the Google analysis went
From time-to-time marketers, journalist, and thought leaders find ways to describe things in a new way. It’s a time-honored tradition guaranteed to attract eyeballs and sell books. Lately there has been a lot of buzz about the Internet of X, a way of describing a uniquely identifiable collection of objects
It’s Super Bowl week and the players, coaches, media and fans are converging on New York City and northern New Jersey for a week of practices, interviews and events - all leading up to the big game. I, too, am making preparations for Super Bowl XLVIII, even though I’m not traveling
Yes, we have all heard about the 3 V's of big data by now. Or the 4 V's or possibly 5 V's, depending on who you ask. However, I would argue the value of data isn't necessarily tied to the "volume" part of big data (unless of course you are a
After Mike Olson sold his start up to Oracle, he wanted to do something other than databases. It was 2008 and there was a new open-source software called Hadoop that caught his eye. It was aimed at a new class of data problem, addressing the kind and amount and speed
According to entrepreneur Gilad Elbaz, “The world is one big data problem.” And as a big data researcher and writer, Andrew McAfee is staking his career on it. McAfee spoke to a crowd of business and industry executives at The Premier Business Leadership Series in Orlando, FL, to put the topic
Popular SAS blogger Rick Wicklin was recently interviewed by the Brazilian statistics site, estatisti.co about his new book, his background in mathematics, his advice for programmers and his dedication to blogging. Wicklin's answers are conveniently translated into English on the site, so you can read these - and other gems by checking out the full interview.
I recently shared with you my 2013 industry predictions. With the anticipated increase in streaming data, social data, big data BI and analytics and the growing focus on Hadoop clusters, one thing is certain: big data is here to stay. Knowing how to best tackle that data while maintaining brand
The one blog post that stuck out for me in this year’s annual onslaught of New Year’s predictions posts was published by Forrester Research, Inc. Big Data Predictions For 2013* by Forrester’s Mike Gualtieri offers solid and realistic advice amidst the hype surrounding big data. Gualtieri’ main predictions are: Firms will realize
When SAS CEO Jim Goodnight talks about the development of SAS High-Performance Analytics, he always starts with the customer. After all, it was banking customer UOB in Singapore that first approached Goodnight three years ago about reducing the time it took to calculate risk factors on the bank's full portfolio.
Bill Hakes, CEO and Co-founder of Link Analytics, is on a mission to get people excited about big data and big data analytics. Speaking to a room full of statisticians, analysts and mathematicians at the Analytics 2012 conference in Vegas, he says, “Our mission should be to get the marketers,
What does “big data” really mean? If you ask Zubin Dowlaty, he will tell you it’s a metaphor for disruption. “I have never experienced anything like what we are experiencing in the industry right now,” he says. Dowlaty is VP and Head of Innovation & Development at Mu-Sigma Inc. In the past he has
What's new about the current emphasis on big data? How does it differ from the large data volumes of the past? Paul Kent, VP of Big Data at SAS answers these - and many more questions in the video below. He starts with an explanation of Moore's law and continues
Streaming video has been available on mobile devices for several years, but the London Olympics are the first truly worldwide use of wireless networks to stream video to millions of consumers, including me. It is not a substitute for watching on an HDTV, but is great for having a look
Big data. It’s a popular term used to describe the exponential growth, availability and use of information, both structured and unstructured. Of course, the term big data is relative; it applies whenever an organization’s ability to handle, store and analyze data exceeds its current capacity. And the real issue is not
Some of you might be wondering what I’m planning to spend my time on as the new VP of Big Data at SAS. I think there are three equally important segments: First off I will be talking with customers who are really pushing us hard in the big data space,
If you're interested in more white board art and more discussions about high-performance analytics, I have a good list of links for you here. SAS' roving reporter Anna Brown was in San Francisco last week at Predictive Analytics World, and she found a lot of people to talk to about
Everyone around SAS seems to be buzzing about big data and high-performance analytics (HPA). As we're preparing for conferences, product launches and customer engagements, it's the main idea on almost everyone's mind. Along with that excitement and buzz, however, it's worthwhile to step back and look at how we got here, and
I just had a great conversation about big data and high-performance analytics with Eric Williams, retired CIO of Catalina Marketing, and I hope to publish some of what he had to say here in the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can learn a lot about how big data