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James Kobielus
Big Data Evangelist
As IBM's big data evangelist, James Kobielus is IBM Senior Program Director, Product Marketing, Big Data Analytics solutions. He is an industry veteran, a popular speaker and social media participant, and a thought leader in Big Data, Hadoop, enterprise data warehousing, advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and next best action technologies
Next Best Action on the Streets of Your Town
August 16, 2012
When you're in a hurry, the next best action for all the drivers ahead of you is simple: pull over to the shoulder so you can zip through to your appointed destination. Read More
Data Scientists: Explore Game Theory to Boost Customer Engagement
August 13, 2012
Customer engagement is a bit of a game, because, deep down, it’s a form of haggling and bargaining. Let’s be blunt: everybody has an ulterior purpose and is manipulating the other party in that direction. Read More
Data Scientists: Credentialed or Otherwise
August 13, 2012
For the past 2 months, a LinkedIn discussion group has been debating the burning question "Do You Need a PhD to Analyze B Read More
A Week of Koby's Quick Hits - Aug. 6-10
August 10, 2012
Here are the quick-hit ponderings that I posted on various LinkedIn big data discussion groups this past week. Read More
Week's Worth of Koby Quick Hits: July 30 - August 3, 2012
August 7, 2012
James Kobielus recaps last week's quick-hit ponderings, covering meaty metadata, proofs of concept, the role of behavioral analytics in recommendation engines, decision scientists, and the speed of thought.
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Week's Worth of Koby Quick Hits: July 23-27, 2012
July 30, 2012
James Kobielus recaps his week's worth of quick hits, covering peta-governance, advanced visualization, prediction markets, frictionless sandboxes, and the NoSQL = no disk quandary.
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Recap: Big Data: What Drives You and Where Do You Start?
July 25, 2012
James Kobielus recaps the July 24 big data tweetchat, sharing insights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Trident Marketing, TDWI and others. Find out how they started their big data initiatives, their results to date and advice for others.
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Data Scientists: Bridge the Cultural Divide with BI Practitioners
July 24, 2012
One of the myths I deflated a few blogs ago was this prevailing notion that, as I expressed then, "data scientists are just an elite bunch of precious eggheads." Read More
Week's Worth of Koby Quick Hits: July 16-20, 2012
July 23, 2012
Jim Kobelius recaps his quick hits from the week of July 16, 2012, covering topics that included information glut, advanced visualization, social sentiment, Hadoop and complex event processing.
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Tweetchat Preview: Big Data – Where to Start
July 19, 2012
James Kobielus previews a July 24 tweetchat on big data business drivers, justification strategies, staffing and skill requirements, technical environment, and KPIs. He'll moderate the chat and be joined by PNNL/Battelle, Trident Marketing and others.
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