In my previous InFocus blog, I talked about attending the EMC Education Services Data Scientist class titled  “Data Science and Big Data Analytics.”  The course provided a hands-on practitioner’s approach to the techniques and tools required for big data analytics.  My primary interest in the course was to see if it was really possible for

This past week I’ve had a chance to attend EMC Education Services new class titled  “Data Science and Big Data Analytics.”  The course provides a hands-on practitioner’s approach to the techniques and tools required for Big Data Analytics.  My primary interest in the course was to see if it was really possible to transition an

My previous blog, “The Death of Why – Part I,” discussed how big data analytics is negating the need to understand “why” things happen.  With the vast amounts of detailed data available and high-powered analytic tools, it is possible to identify what works without having to worry about why it worked.  This can enable us

Before I continue my “Big Data Ramifications for Baseball” subject, there is a topic that I feel even more compelled to address.  I recently facilitated at EMC’s IT Leadership Council where I had the chance to mingle with a hundred-plus EMC customers. This allowed me the opportunity to poll a wide variety of industry leaders

I was recently running a customer workshop on how big data and advanced analytics could power some of their key business initiatives. One of the participants, from the business side of the organization, looked at me and said that she only needed to answer three simple questions: • Who are my most valuable customers? •