EB
Feb 16, 2018
Foto Friday – Sunrise colors over Sedona

A few weeks ago, I traveled to Sedona Arizona for a few days. While there, I was able to sneak out and get a few sunrise photos. Here's the first of a few

EB
Feb 5, 2018
Big Data Roadmap – A roadmap for success with big data

I'm regularly asked about how to get started with big data. My response is always the same: I give them my big data roadmap for success.

EB
Jan 20, 2018
Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations – LIME in Python

Using LIME (Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations) in Python to provide visual explanations of your classification and regression models.

EB
Jan 12, 2018
Agile Marketing Based on Analytical Data Insights: Improving Scrum Tactics in Brand Outreach

Mathias Lanni highlights how to improve Scrum Marketing Management using smart data collection for better brand outreach.

EB
Jan 2, 2018
Are your machine learning models good enough?

Guidance for non-technical people on how to ask the right questions to evaluate whether a machine learning model is good enough for the job.

EB
Jan 1, 2018
Forecasting Time Series data with Prophet – Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of posts about using Forecasting Time Series data with Prophet. The other parts can be found here: Forecasting Time Series

EB
Dec 31, 2017
2017: A year in review (and a preview of 2018)

A brief look back at 2017 and a quick preview of what 2018 looks like for me.

EB
Nov 20, 2017
Deep learning – when should it be used?

When should deep learning be used? the answer isn't a simple one. The answer depends on the problem, data size and number of other factors.

EB
Nov 2, 2017
When it comes to big data, think these three words: analyze; contextualize; internalize

Stop thinking about big data technologies.  Think of ways to 'analyze, contextualize, internalize' your data instead.

EB
Oct 12, 2017
Data and Culture go hand in hand

Data and culture must go hand in hand in modern organizations.

EB
Oct 9, 2017
11 years, 1400 blog posts...and a pretty graph

As part of a tutorial on Text Analytics and Visualization I just finished  over  on technical blog called Python Data (where I blog about using python for

EB
Oct 9, 2017
Text Analytics and Visualization

Using basic Text Analytics and Visualization techniques, keywords can be automatically extracted from text and relationships can be visualized.

EB
Oct 3, 2017
The Data Way

When working with data, don't just find the answers to your questions. Keep digging and find new questions to ask.

EB
Sep 28, 2017
Be pragmatic, not dogmatic

Rather than blindly follow your a 'successful' company, find ways to incorporate their successes into your organization. Be pragmatic, not dogmatic.

EB
Sep 26, 2017
Text Analytics with Python – A book review

Text Analytics with Python by Dipanjan Sarkar provides an overview of how to use Python to perform text analytics / natural language processing.

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