Links for Sept 29 2013
When Does Quantity Become Quality? How to navigate big data | UX Magazine Quote: Data should not be used for finding evidence to support our own opinions
Don't let your opinion on big data keep you from using big data
About a year ago, I heard the following two lines from well-respected IT professionals. The first comment: 1.) Big data is the future And the second:: 2.)
Links for Sept 22 2013
The big data Wild West: The good, the bad and the ugly — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Ron Bodkin of Think Big Analytics discusses the best and worst
Links for Sept 15 2013
Big Social Data: The Second Era Starts Quote: When Big Data techniques are applied to the social media firehose, some amazing things start to happen. Like
Foto Friday – Bagpiper at the Broadmoor
Every evening at the Broadmoor, a bagpiper walks the grounds and plays some songs. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L.
“Build” or “Buy” – The Big Data Dilemma Facing Organizations Today
Finding the right people has always been a problem for IT organizations for many reasons. There’s always been a “build or buy” decision for organizations
A look at Twitter messages in 2012 mentioning $SPY and S&P500 Symbols
Cross Posted at TradeTheSentiment.com While working up my data analysis chapter of my dissertation, I came across some interesting tidbits of information
Links for Sept 8 2013
Anticipate the Corporate Culture of "No!" - Sales Aerobics for Engineers ® Blog Quote: Do you work in a Culture of No? Some of you will be defeated by the
Foto Friday – Another of the Broadmoor Hotel
This is another capture of hte main buildings at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs CO after a storm passed through. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon
CIO 100 Awards – On Disrupting IT
IT pros should welcome the opportunity to disrupt their own services and processes. It prevents complacency and opens new ways to add value.
Big Data won't solve your problem (or maybe it will)
I just finished reading "Can big data technology be used to replace creative marketing?" and felt the need to vent a bit. This first part of this vent:
Foto Friday – The Broadmoor after a storm
Captured this image after a storm moved through Colorado Springs. This is the Main building at the Broadmoor. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L
Predictive Analytics is not Big Data
According to Wikipedia, predictive analytics is described as: Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics, modeling, machine
Links for August 25 2013
Data Science for Business - O'Reilly Radar Quote: Data analytic thinking means knowing what questions to ask, how to ask those questions, and whether the
Foto Friday – Garden of the Gods
This is capture of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Taken immediately after a rain storm had passed through. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon
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