In 2017 Strata + Hadoop World was changed to the Strata Data Conference. As I pointed out in my coverage of last year’s event, the focus was largely on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). That theme continued this year, but my impression of the event was of a community looking to get value out of data regardless of the technology being used to manage that data. The change was subtle: The location was the same; the exhibitors were largely the same; attendance was similar this year and last. But there was no particular vendor or technology dominating the event.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Data Science,
Machine Learning,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Data Governance,
Data Integration,
Data Preparation,
Information Optimization,
Digital Technology,
Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing
All too often, software vendors view analytics as the end rather than the beginning of a process. I’m reminded of some of the advanced math classes I’ve taken in which the teaching process focused on a few key aspects of a mathematical proof or solution, leaving the rest of the exercise to be worked out by the students. In other contexts, you may hear people say the numbers speak for themselves.
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Topics:
Data Science,
Machine Learning,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Information Optimization,
Digital Technology,
collaboration for business
Informatica reintroduced itself to the world at its recent customer conference, Informatica World, in San Francisco. The company took advantage of the event to showcase its new branding in an effort to change the way customers think about the company. Informatica has been providing information services in the cloud for more than a decade. Even though cloud revenue comprises a minority of Informatica’s business, in absolute terms, the revenue is significant, and company executives want the public to recognize Informatica as a leader in cloud-based data management services for enterprises. Presenters also made notable product announcements, discussed below, including the application of machine learning to the data management process.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Data Science,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Cloud Computing,
Data Governance,
Data Integration,
Data Preparation,
Information Optimization,
Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing,
Machine Learning Digital Technology
I recently attended SAS Institute’s analyst relations conference. There the company provided updates on its financial performance and its Viya platform and a glimpse into some of its future plans.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Data Science,
Mobile Technology,
business intelligence,
Analytics,
Cloud Computing,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Integration,
Data Preparation,
Internet of Things,
Information Optimization,
Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing,
Machine Learning Digital Technology
Big data initially was characterized in terms of “the three V’s,” volume, velocity and variety. Nearly five years ago I wrote about the three V’s as a way to explain why new and different technologies were needed to deal with big data. Since then the industry has tackled many of the technical challenges associated with the three V’s. In 2017 I propose that we focus instead on a different letter, which includes these A’s: analytics, awareness, anticipation and action. I’ll explain why each is important at this stage of big data evolution.
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Topics:
Data Science,
Machine Learning,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Collaboration,
Data Preparation,
Internet of Things,
Information Optimization
The big data market continues to evolve, as I have written previously. Vendors are attempting to differentiate their offerings as they seek to encourage customers to pay for technology that they could potentially download for free.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Internet of Things,
Information Optimization
IBM recently held its inaugural World of Watson event. Formerly known as IBM Insight, and prior to that IBM Information on Demand, the annual event, attended by 17,000 people this year, showcases IBM’s data and analytics and the broader IBM efforts in cognitive computing. The theme for the event, as you might guess, was the Watson family of cognitive computing products. I, for one, was glad to spend more time getting to know the Watson product line, and I’d like to share some of my observations from the event.
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Topics:
Big Data,
Data Science,
Machine Learning,
Analytics,
Cloud Computing,
Data Governance,
Data Integration,
Internet of Things,
Information Optimization,
Digital Technology
