In addition to increases in cloud computing and consumerization of IT, Gartner’s analysts predict that in 2012, we’ll see noticeable increases in big data. Among other specific predictions, according to FierceCIO: Gartner’s analysts fear that the ever-expanding volume of information available to organizations, coupled with IT’s diminishing control, will make it harder to ensure the […]
Posts Tagged ‘Emerging BI Trends’
Microsoft BI – No more excuses!
It’s been a few months since my last post and a lot has changed on the Business Intelligence front. ‘Big Data’ considerations are working their way into strategy discussions; DW appliances are being considered for BI proposals; and Self-service analytics continues to be one of the top demands of organizations. In response to these changes, […]
Leveraging NoSQL & Business Intelligence
I just happened to hear about the NoSQL Now Conference taking place at San Jose through this weekend and thought it would be interesting to explore a bit about bridging NoSQL and BI. What is NoSQL? NoSQL (‘Not Only SQL’) can be defined as the next-gen databases which differ from the traditional ones in being […]
Data Scientist – Will this be the dream job in the near future? – Part 2
In Part 1 we saw an overview of Data Science and how a Data Scientist comes into picture. Let’s now look into some of the challenges firms face in finding these skilled data scientists and what measures they could take to overcome the same. Challenges & Initiatives to consider There should be no surprises that […]
Data Scientist – Will this be the dream job in the near future? – Part 1
According to Fortune – Data Scientist is “The hot new gig in tech”. Indeed, the term Data Scientist is slowly being seen as one of the in-demand career options. With the increasing trend of firms like Facebook & Amazon depending more and more on data science to have that vital competitive edge, the value of […]
A Data Mining Approach to Spam Detection in Social Bookmarking Sites – Part 3
In Part 2 of this series we saw the details about the approach we employed to predict the spammers using Neural Networks and Text Mining. In this post, we’re going to look at some of the complexities involved in this approach and finally wrap it up by looking at some of the alternative approaches and […]
Listening Deeply: Using Text Mining on Social Media Data
Social media means big business for a lot of brands. Many companies jump into social media outlets with great gusto and litter the place with ethusiastic diatribes about how great they are. They release tweets with no greater value proposition than “try our great product now”, and then they wonder why their social media efforts are not […]
A Data Mining Approach to Spam Detection in Social Bookmarking Sites – Part 2
In Part 1 , we saw a small introduction to Social Bookmarking Sites and about the task. Let us now look into the Approach we employ here to predict the spammers. THE APPROACH Data Extraction & Data Cleaning The dataset provided consists of bookmarks, tags & user ids, and is in the form of a […]
Starbucks goes mobile with business intelligence
Business intelligence is a pretty strong buzz word right now, and for good reason. So many companies are jumping on the bandwagon, investing funds into BI because it can provide unique business insights that drive efficiencies, speedier decision-making, and mobility, among other benefits. This is particularly true for the retail sector, where operations such as […]
A Data Mining Approach to Spam Detection in Social Bookmarking Sites – Part 1
With the growing popularity of social bookmarking sites, spammers typically use these kind of services as a playground for their activities. As we sll know, one of the main disadvantages of Social Bookmarking Systems is Spam. The intention of spammers to use these systems is to pursue two goals: Place links in the sites to […]
How to go Social with Business Intelligence: Data Visualizations
Does your organization collaborate around its data? TIBCO Spotfire has a great recent blog post all about “Social Business Intelligence”, indicating that your organization’s BI can become more social in the following ways. Make meetings about business intelligence more collaborative: Include data visualizations to get better use out of your company’s data. Mark Lorion, Spotfire’s VP […]
Eliminating Dirty Data from your Sustainability Report
Today is the last day of the July-June fiscal year, which means many organizations, such as Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Ford Motor Company, are winding down the period covered under their annual Sustainability Report. There are many reasons that these organizations choose to release sustainability reports. Many believe these reports lend an air of […]