Big Data
By: Sam Koslowsky, Senior Analytic Consultant,
Harte Hanks
While I have spent most of my career exploring and leveraging data science, and its associated rigorous analytics, only in the past decade or so have so many managers accepted the obvious- that data driven decision making far surpasses the old seat-of-the-pants approach. The sophisticated warehouses, the acceptance of cloud computing, and the huge availability
Watch the latest episode of The Dr. Data Show, which answers the question, “What the hell do data science and big data really mean?” About the Dr. Data Show. This new web series breaks the mold for...
There’s a lot of talk right now about how big data is going to change insurance. Artificial intelligence and prescriptive analytics are definitely coming, and they will definitely change the insurance industry. To get a better idea...
By Eric Siegel, Predictive Analytics World
Original published in OR/MS Today
In this excerpt from the updated edition of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, Revised and Updated Edition, I show that, although data science and predictive analytics’ explosive popularity...
In anticipation of his upcoming conference presentation, Defining Optimal Segmentation Territories – 10 Years of Research at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco, May 14-18, 2017, we asked Frédérick Guillot, Senior Manager, Research and Innovation at The Co-operators...
Data is the world’s most potent, flourishing unnatural resource. Accumulated in large part as the by-product of routine tasks, it is the unsalted, flavorless residue deposited en masse as organizations churn away. Surprise! This heap of...
In anticipation of his upcoming conference keynote presentation, 21st Century Data-Driven Environmental Protection at Predictive Analytics World for Government, October 17-20, 2016, we asked Robin Thottungal, Chief Data Scientist/Director of Analytics at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
In anticipation of his upcoming conference co-presentation, Words that Matter: Application of Text Analytics at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at Predictive Analytics World for Government, October 17-20, 2016, we asked Miguel Castillo, Assistant Inspector General...
How can businesses continue to respect privacy concerns while still permitting the use of big data to drive business value? ‘Companies will now have an even greater obligation to protect the personal information entrusted to them, no...
Do you talk to your computer or smartphone? Just a few years ago, that question would have been absurd. But with advances in natural language processing, the likelihood is that you have asked your phone to send...
