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Data Management | Data Visualization

Leo SadovyJune 16, 2015 0

Is Data an Asset? The importance of the metaphors we use for data

The metaphors we choose to describe our data are important, for they can either open up the potential for understanding and insight, or they can limit our ability to effectively extract all the value our data may hold. Consisting as it does of nothing but electric potentials, or variations in

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Joyce Norris-MontanariJune 15, 2015 0

Event stream processing – Tips 2 and 3: Understand the life cycle of the data, collection and consumption

Determining the life cycle of event stream data requires us to first understand our business and how fast it changes. If event data is analyzed, it makes sense that the results of that analysis would feed another process. For example, a customer relationship management (CRM) system or campaign management system like

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Data Management

Dylan JonesJune 11, 2015 0

Can ESP bridge the data quality gap?

As consumers, the quality of our day is all too often governed by the outcome of computed events. My recent online shopping experience was a great example of how computed events can transpire to make (or break) a relaxing event. We had ordered grocery delivery with a new service provider. Our existing provider

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Joyce Norris-MontanariJune 9, 2015 0

Event stream processing – Tip 1: Don’t be overwhelmed

I believe most people become overwhelmed when considering the data that can be created during event processing. Number one, it is A LOT of data – and number two, the data needs real-time analysis. For the past few years, most of us have been analyzing data after we collected it,

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Data Management | Data Visualization

Daniel AunvigJune 9, 2015 0

All customer intelligence must be woven into CRM programs – online and offline

You've probably heard many times about the fantastic untapped potential of combining online and offline customer data. But relax, I’m going to cut out the fluff and address this matter in a way that makes the idea plausible and its objectives achievable. The reality is that while much has been

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Data Management

David LoshinJune 4, 2015 0

Embedding event stream analytics

In my last two posts, I introduced some opportunities that arise from integrating event stream processing (ESP) within the nodes of a distributed network. We considered one type of deployment that includes the emergent Internet of Things (IoT) model in which there are numerous end nodes that monitor a set of sensors,

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Data Management

Jim HarrisJune 2, 2015 0

Three things that need to get real – real-time, that is

In my previous post, I discussed the similarities, differences and overlap between event stream processing (ESP) and real-time processing (RTP). In this post, I want to highlight three things that need to get real. In other words, three things that should be enhanced with real-time capabilities, whether it’s ESP, RTP or

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Data Management

Hugo D'UlisseJune 1, 2015 0

Use Hadoop to visualize what wasn’t visible before

You might have lots of data on lots of customers, but imagine if you could suddenly add in a huge dollop of new, highly informative data that you weren’t able to access before. You could then use analytics to extract some really important insights about these customers, allowing you to

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David LoshinMay 27, 2015 0

Pushing event analytics to the edge

In my last post, we examined the growing importance of event stream processing to predictive and prescriptive analytics. In the example we discussed, we looked at how all the event streams from point-of-sale systems from multiple retail locations are absorbed at a centralized point for analysis. Yet the beneficiaries of those

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Considering how to be smarter with the Internet of Things

Patryk ChorośMay 22, 2015 0

Let us be smarter with the Internet of Things

As we enter the era of “everything connected,” we cannot forget that gathering data is not enough. We need to process that data to gain new knowledge and build our competitive advantage. The Internet of Things is not just a consumer thing – it also makes our businesses more intelligent. Whenever

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Phil SimonMay 21, 2015 0

Why data visualization matters

.@philsimon says that you shouldn't bring a knife to a gun fight.

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Joyce Norris-MontanariMay 20, 2015 0

Data management for analysis – Feeding the analytical monster more than once

(Otherwise known as Truncate – Load – Analyze – Repeat!) After you’ve prepared data for analysis and then analyzed it, how do you complete this process again? And again? And again? Most analytical applications are created to truncate the prior data, load new data for analysis, analyze it and repeat

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Dr. Laurie MilesMay 20, 2015 0

There’s no ‘i’ in data science team

Well OK, so there is an "i" in science, but being a data scientist is certainly not a lonesome job. Engagement with other team members is essential with data analytics work, so you never really work in isolation. Without the rest of the team, we would fail to ask all

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Using cellphone and considering event stream processing versus real-time processing

Jim HarrisMay 20, 2015 0

Event stream processing and/or real-time processing

Event stream processing (ESP) and real-time processing (RTP) so often come up in the same conversation that it begs the question if they are one and the same. The short answer is yes and/or no. But since I don’t need the other kind of ESP to know that you won’t

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Evan GuarnacciaMay 18, 2015 0

Event stream processing: Think "rapid"

What sends a data management product to the top of the “hot” list? In a word – speed. Especially when that speed can gracefully accommodate the huge world of streaming data from the Internet of Things. One of SAS’ hottest (and recently enhanced) products, SAS Event Stream Processing is an

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David LoshinMay 12, 2015 0

Holistic analysis and event stream processing

Over the past year and a half, there has been a subtle shift in media attention from big data analytics to what is referred to as the Internet of Things, or IoT for short. The shift in focus is not intended to diminish the value of big data platforms and

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David LoshinMay 8, 2015 0

Integration and publication: Data management for analytics

Once you have assessed the types of reporting and analytics projects and activities are to be done by the community of data analysts and consumers and have assessed their business needs and requirements for performance, you can then evaluate – with confidence – how different platforms and tools can be combined to satisfy

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Young businessman works on data virtualization

Patryk ChorośMay 8, 2015 0

In data governance’s service: Data virtualization, part 2

Data governance and data virtualization can become powerful allies. The word governance is not be understood here as a law but more as a support and vision for business analytics application. Our governance processes must become agile the same way our business is transforming. Data virtualization, being a very versatile

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Data Management

Jim HarrisMay 6, 2015 0

Analyzing the data lake

In my previous post I used junk drawers as an example of the downside of including more data in our analytics just in case it helps us discover more insights only to end up with more flotsam than findings. In this post I want to float some thoughts about a two-word concept

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Phil SimonMay 5, 2015 0

Data management lessons from Google

@philsimon says that, yes, we can learn a great deal.

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Matthew MagneMay 4, 2015 0

Self-service big data preparation in the age of Hadoop

In April, the free trial of SAS Data Loader for Hadoop became available globally. Now, you can take a test drive of our new technology designed to increase the speed and ease of managing data within Hadoop. The downloads might take a while (after all, this is big data), but I think you’ll

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Businessmen discuss data virtualization

Patryk ChorośMay 1, 2015 0

In data governance’s service: data virtualization, part 1

Data governance and data virtualization can become powerful allies. The word governance is not be understood here as a law but more as a support and vision for business analytics application. Our governance processes must become agile the same way our business is transforming. Data virtualization, being a very versatile

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Analytics | Data Management

Dr. Laurie MilesApril 30, 2015 0

What's the No. 1 barrier to analytics success?

As the age old idiom goes, the early bird gets the worm and the early adopter gets the break. New technologies give clear advantages to those organisations that figure out before their early-adopting competitors how to use them effectively, an advantage that recedes as others catch up, and the technology

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Joyce Norris-MontanariApril 29, 2015 0

Filter, format and deliver: Managing data for analytics

In the last post, we talked about creating the requirements for the data analytics, and profiling the data prior to load. Now, let’s consider how to filter, format and deliver that data to the analytics application. Filter – the act of selecting the data of interest to be used in the

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Jim HarrisApril 28, 2015 0

Junk drawers and data analytics

In the era of big data, we collect, prepare, manage, and analyze a lot of data that is supposed to provide us with a better picture of our customers, partners, products, and services. These vast data murals are impressive to behold, but in painting such a broad canvas, these pictures

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Dylan JonesApril 27, 2015 0

Accurate data definitions: The keystone to trusted data analytics?

One area that often gets overlooked when building out a new data analytics solution is the importance of ensuring accurate and robust data definitions. This is one of those issues that is difficult to detect because unlike a data quality defect, there are no alarms or reports to indicate a

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Joyce Norris-MontanariApril 23, 2015 0

Data preparation: Managing data for analytics

What data do you prepare to analysis? Where does that data come from in the enterprise? Hopefully, by answering these questions, we can understand what is required to supply data for an analytics process. Data preparation is the act of cleansing (or not) the data required to meet the business

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Phil SimonApril 22, 2015 0

Analytics lessons from Amazon

.@philsimon on what we can learn from Seattle's juggernaut.

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David LoshinApril 15, 2015 0

Business needs and performance expectations: Data management for analytics

In the last few days, I have heard the term “data lake” bandied about in various client conversations. As with all buzz-term simplifications, the concept of a “data lake” seems appealing, particularly when it is implied to mean “a framework enabling general data accessibility for enterprise information assets.” And of

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