Time to Drill Deeper
No, this is not an article about fracking, drilling for gas and oil in shale. This is about drilling down into big data. We’ve been using the term for a long time and it provides a useful metaphor for data analysis. But we’ve conditioned ourselves to think of drilling down only to a superficial degree […]
Presentation on Big Data Analytics and Watson at IBM’s Information on Demand Conference
Last week, I spoke at IBM’s Information on Demand conference about big data and Watson. I also moderated a panel discussion on the initial applications being developed using the technology developed for Watson. Below is the annotated and properly hyperlinked text of my presentation. Data is emerging as an extremely valuable asset; some even characterize […]
Analyzing the Social Media Phenomenon: SAS Weighs In
SAS Institute put a stake in the sand recently with the announcement of its SAS Social Media Analytics service. It’s an important addition to the social media revolution and our ability to utilize the exaflood of data coming at companies from the many new social media sources now enlightening and bedeviling our businesses. In case […]
When Watson Meets Procurement – IBM Uses Big Data to Tackle Big Supply Challenges
By Jason Busch on June 5, 2015
One of the presentations at Coupa Inspire this week that I was particularly inspired by did not come from Coupa at all, but from Michael O’Leary, director of procurement offerings and strategy at IBM Commerce. Michael is a former procurement and supply chain executive within IBM. If you are interested in the Cliff Notes version of […]
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