Entries Tagged as 'analytics'
by Doug Laney | December 26, 2012 | 2 Comments
2012 has seen an acknowledgement and mainstream awareness of the challenges of managing the burgeoning streams of information generated and available to organizations, particularly big data. In 2013, I expect the focus to shift to the challenges of developing and implementing enterprise strategies for making use of all this data. Opportunities abound for deploying information [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: analytics, big data, bigdata, infonomics, information management, innovation, new year's, planning, strategy, vision
by Doug Laney | December 20, 2012 | 7 Comments
Going into the 2012 holiday season, North Pole Inc. (ticker: XMAS), the leading global distributor of presents to good girls and boys, called upon Gartner to assess and advise on its information related needs and opportunities. STAMFORD, Conn., December 18, 2012— Over the past quarter, Gartner was given exclusive access to the operations and information systems [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: analytics, BI, big data, bigdata, business intelligence, christmas, cloud, data management, data warehouse, humor, information management, mobile, predictive analytics, santa, social media
by Doug Laney | December 18, 2012 | 3 Comments
To understand the significance of December 21, 2012 to the Mayans (and today’s mass media) it’s necessary to recognize and understand the Mayan numbering system, theology and astronomical prowess. First, the Mayan had two numbering systems which more-or-less are akin to our distinct decimal system for counting things, and our Gregorian system for counting dates. [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: analytics, big data, data scientist, mayan
by Doug Laney | March 25, 2012 | 5 Comments
The research note, Emerging Role of the Data Scientist and the Art of Data Science, I authored with colleague Lisa Kart just hit the Gartner wires this week. Since most of the data scientist role dissenters we come across seem to believe that the role’s title is is nothing more than a pretentious moniker for [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: analytics, big data, busienss intelligence, data science, data scientist, statistician
by Doug Laney | January 28, 2012 | Comments Off
Today the Gartner Information Management and Analytics Community held its weekly Twitter Chat, (Tweetchat, Tweetjam, TweetUp, whichever you prefer) to discuss concepts around big data, the role of the data scientist, and data quality. Over a half dozen Gartner analysts shared their ideas and research. (Where else can you get access to that many Gartner [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: analytics, BI, big data, business intelligence, data quality, data science, data scientist, hadoop, information management
