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IBM Throws $3B into the Internet of Things
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IBM Throws $3B into the Internet of Things

Not an unexpected direction, maps well with some of their other efforts.   " ... Big Blue is a keen adherent of the idea that connected devices (be they sensors...

Big Data Videos
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Big Data Videos

A selection of big Data Videos:" .... Whether you’re entirely new to the field of big data, or looking to expand your machine learning knowledge; whether you have...

Amazon Launches Home Services
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Amazon Launches Home Services

Amazon Home Services. Have done some work with Amazon buying sites.  Now they have launched an offering similar to Angies List.   On the surface of it, very nicely...

Kraft Data Based Marketing
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Kraft Data Based Marketing

An example of data driven marketing, from Kraft.    " ... The company was wedded to a TV-centric model, wasn’t committed to measurement, and thought of media buying...

Persuasive Technology
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Persuasive Technology

A long time favorite topic.  How can technology persuade?    Special Report from the MIT technology review.Persuasive technologies surround us, and they’re growing...

Financial Effect of Information Management
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Financial Effect of Information Management

White paper: A Forrester study determines the impact of solving business problemsBy IBMdatamag News Desk on January 30, 2015Understanding the impact on finances...

Real Time Data Analytics at Pinterest
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Real Time Data Analytics at Pinterest

Short case study of the use of analytics on streaming data, using Spark.  " ... Pinterest, the company behind the visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover...

Sales by Kaizen
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Sales by Kaizen

Kaizen:  Continuous improvement in sales.  " ... It's in sales that I am most intrigued by the possibilities of a kaizen strategy. A slim majority of sales people...

How will the Internet of Things Work?
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How will the Internet of Things Work?

SAP community on how the IOT will really work.  I like their speculation about what the killer App might be.  I think it is doing something that we are doing haphazardly...

Learning to See Data as Art
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Learning to See Data as Art

In the NYT:  The art and science of data visualization.   " ... Advanced computing produces waves of abstract digital data that in many cases defy interpretation...

Big Data Blurring Industry Lines
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Big Data Blurring Industry Lines

In Forbes,   Morphing of analyses and businesses. Expect more of this.   And the partnership aspects, note the book Reciprocity Advantage , by colleagues Bob Johansen...

Architecture for Self Service Analytics
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Architecture for Self Service Analytics

Increasingly important.  Also important is the metadata required for current needs, and predicted future needs of the firm. A forecast.Architecture for Self Service...

On the Architecture and Why of Neural  Nets
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On the Architecture and Why of Neural Nets

A good overview of the concepts and key characteristics of neural nets by Stuart Reid.   We used these methods in the enterprise to replace some stat methods, especially...

Polinode: Leveraging Visual Enterprise Networks
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Polinode: Leveraging Visual Enterprise Networks

Polinode was brought to my attention because we also looked at using visualized networks to understand how our company worked, and could be simulated in its adaptation...

Who Owns Big Data?
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Who Owns Big Data?

Invitation to the discussion.  Which brings us back to the value of data and its ultimate view as an asset.  Ans as an asset in particular contexts of process....

IRI on Speed in Marketing
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IRI on Speed in Marketing

Speed will be key in future of CPG marketingThe future of shopper marketing lies in how fast consumer packaged good companies can act on market and consumer insights...

Unified Sensor Interface
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Unified Sensor Interface

For Windows 10:  With implications for a number of systems.  Sensors are a form of augmentation, so it is a natural step." ... Microsoft is building a unified sensor...

Cisco Beacon Management System
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Cisco Beacon Management System

In RFIDJournal. Includes a screen shot of how the beacons are managed." ... Several companies, including sports arenas, hotels and shopping areas, are piloting...

DARPA Promoting New Tracking Methods
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DARPA Promoting New Tracking Methods

What are the broader implications of these new methods commercially?   What comes to mind are technologies that will be more precise and reliable inside buildings...

Extracting Data from PDF Documents
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Extracting Data from PDF Documents

Could have used this idea a number of years ago. In projects meant to gather and archive enterprise knowledge.  Data tables are often embedded in PDF documents,...
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