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Is Blockchain the Ultimate Enabler of Data Monetization?
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. Special thanks for the help on this blog to the coolest, most hip group of industry experts that I have ever met: the Pathfinders. The Pathfinders is an elite forces group of master system engineers inside of Dell EMC who tackle our customers’ most difficult and inspiring challenges.
Difference Between Big Data and Internet of Things
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. What does it mean, as a vendor, to say that you support the Internet of Things (IOT) from an analytics perspective?
Using the Economics Value Curve to Drive Digital Transformation
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. I’m missing my Thursday evening Big Data MBA classes at the University of San Francisco School of Management (though I expect my students are glad that ordeal is over). One of my biggest learnings from this semester was around how to properly construct an actionable and measurable business hypothesis.
Linking Data Science Activities to Business Initiatives Using the Hypothesis Development Canvas
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. In the blog “Data Science ‘Paint by the Numbers’ with the Hypothesis Development Canvas,” I introduced the Hypothesis Development Canvas as a tool for linking an organization’s data science activities with the organization’s strategic business initiatives (see Figure 1).
The Big Data Game Board™
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. I originally published the Big Data Storymap on January 2013 as a way to creatively communicate the key factors to a successful Big Data initiative (see Figure 1). Figure 1: Big Data Storymap The only major change I would make to it today would be to change the rivers (which was meant to represent the deep volume and wide variety and high-velocity of big data) into a data lake.
Data Science “Paint by the Numbers” with the Hypothesis Development Canvas
Data Science “Paint by the Numbers” with the Hypothesis Development Canvas Now you are ready to take the next step from a Big Data MBA perspective by building off of the Business Model Canvas to flesh out the business use cases – or hypothesis – which is where we can become more effective at leveraging data and analytics to optimize our the business. When I was a kid, I use to love “Paint by the Numbers” sets.
Digital Transformation vs. IT Transformation: Confuse Them at Your Peril
Digital transformation has been all the rage for half a decade now, but to this day, people are still confused about the specifics. IT transformation, on the other hand, is easier to understand. After all, it is clearly about technology. It includes changing various governance processes and revamping organizational silos to be sure, but all such changes center on technology.
Using Confusion Matrices to Quantify the Cost of Being Wrong
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. There are so many confusing and sometimes even counter-intuitive concepts in statistics. I mean, come on…even explaining the differences between Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis can be an ordeal. All I want to do is to understand and quantify the cost of my analytical models being wrong. For example, let’s say that I’m a shepherd who has bad eyesight and have a hard time distinguishing between a wolf and a sheep dog.
3 Stages of Creating Smart
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. “Tomorrow’s market winners will win with the smartest products.
A Winning Game Plan For Building Your Data Science Team
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. One of the most exciting challenges I have at Hitachi as the Vice-Chairmen of Hitachi’s “Data Science 部会” is to help lead the development of Hitachi’s data science capabilities. We have a target number of people who we want trained and operational by 2020, so there is definitely a sense of urgency. And I like urgency because it’s required to sweep aside the inhibitors and resistors to change.
Leveraging Agent-based Models (ABM) and Digital Twins to Prevent Injuries
By William Schmarzo, Hitachi Vantara. On the surface, preventing injuries to professional-caliber athletes would seem to have little in common with preventing operational failures for a machine (i.e., autonomous vehicle, locomotive, airplane, CT Scan). However, both athletes and machines deal with inter-twined complex systems (where the interactions of one complex system can have a ripple effect on others) that can have significant impact on their operational effectiveness.
Identifying Variables That Might Be Better Predictors
This blog serves to expand on the approach that the data science team uses to identify (and quantify) which variables and metrics are better predictors of performance. I love the simplicity of the data science concepts as taught by the book “Moneyball.” Everyone wants to jump right into the real meaty, highly technical data science books.
What’s the Difference Between Data Integration and Data Engineering?
Sometimes I write a blog because I’ve learned something new that I’m eager to share. And sometimes I write a blog because we’ve just done something enlightening in one of my classes or client exercises. But sometimes I write a blog because I don’t know anything about a topic, and writing a blog is the best way to force myself to learn what I don’t know. The latter is the driving factor behind this blog: What’s the Difference between data integration and data engineering?
Lessons from Game of Thrones: Stopping the White Walkers of Data Monetization
As I watched the impending battle between the White Walkers and humanity, I couldn’t help but identify a number of lessons that we can learn from Jon Snow’s battle with the leader of the White Walkers… and the power of Valyrian steel! As we end 2017, I’m tired of writing “lecturing” blogs about what organizations should be doing to master data monetization in order to power their business models and achieve digital transformation.
Dell Technologies Struggles To Connect IT Infrastructure To Digital Transformation
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 At last week’s massive Dell Technologies World conference in Las Vegas – the revamped and expanded EMC World – Dell largely succeeded in rationalizing a complex, diverse product line. To be sure, this rationalization was a tall order, combining EMC (now Dell EMC), VMware, Pivotal, and several other divisions under the Dell Technologies banner.
Stopping the White Walkers of Data Monetization
My recent ankle surgery afforded me the opportunity to binge watch 'Game of Thrones' As we end 2017, I’m tired of writing “lecturing” blogs about what organizations should be doing to master data monetization in order to power their business models and achieve digital transformation. While the objective of every organization should be to master big data and data science (artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning) to drive “data monetization,” let’s take a breath and have some fun.
Great Data Scientists Don’t Just Think Outside the Box, They Redefine the Box
The best data scientists have strong imaginative skills for not just “thinking outside the box” – but actually redefining the box – in trying to find variables and metrics that might be better predictors of performance. Special thanks to Michael Shepherd, AI Research Strategist, Dell EMC Services, for his co-authorship. Learn more about Michael at the bottom of this post. Imagine you wanted to determine how much solar energy could be generated from adding solar cells to a particular house.
AI Is Not “Fake” Intelligence
The word ‘artificial’ may not be the right term to use to describe ‘Artificial Intelligence’ What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the following phrases? These phrases probably evoke thoughts such as “fake,” “not real,” or even “shabby.” Artificial is such a harsh adjective. The word “artificial” is defined as “imitation; simulated; sham” with synonyms such as fake, false, mock, counterfeit, bogus, phony and factitious.
Winning the Great #ArtificialIntelligence War | @ThingsExpo #IoT #AI #ML #DX
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 There is a war a-brewin’, but this war will be fought with wits and not brute strength. Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that “the nation that leads in AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be the ruler of the world,” the press and analysts have created hysteria regarding the ramifications of artificial intelligence on everything from public education to unemployment to healthcare to Skynet.
Back to the Future: 2018 Big Data and Data Science Prognostications | @ExpoDX #DX #BigData #Analytics
“We should study Science Fiction in order to understand what someday could become Science Fact.” This is the time of year when everyone makes his or her predictions for 2018. I have my predictions as well, but wanted to do something a bit more fun. So I thought I’d look backwards to the state of technology 50 years ago to gain some insights that we can use to make projections about 2018. That is, what “predictions” made in the 1950’s might tell us about 2018.
Back to the Future: 2018 Big Data and Data Science Prognostications | @ExpoDX #DX #BigData #Analytics
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 “We should study Science Fiction in order to understand what someday could become Science Fact.” This is the time of year when everyone makes his or her predictions for 2018. I have my predictions as well, but wanted to do something a bit more fun. So I thought I’d look backwards to the state of technology 50 years ago to gain some insights that we can use to make projections about 2018.
[slides] #Monitoring with #AI
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Artificial Intelligence, Globalization and International Basketball
Technology Predictions for 2018 and Beyond Every year about this time, we gaze into crystal balls to divine the future of our industry – or at least where it’s headed over the next 365 days. The result is often a triumph of incrementalism: we predict that we will get more of what we already have. The truth is, technology isn’t as revolutionary as we often think – and commenting on incremental changes alone may not help us understand what lies ahead.
Artificial Intelligence, Globalization and International Basketball
A strong declaration from a historically antagonist foe should put chills in the hearts of Americans preparing themselves for the world ahead: Russian President Vladimir Putin says the nation that leads in AI will be the ruler of the world [1]” … The ruler of the world! From the article (with some modification to avoid political landmines), we get the following: “The development of artificial intelligence has increasingly become a national security concern in recent years.
Data Monetization? Cue the Chief Data Monetization Officer
The role of Chief Data Officer (CDO) would seem to be a godsend to answer the data monetization challenge It’s the new mantra of many organizations. But what does “data monetization” really mean, how do you do it, and more importantly, who in the organization owns the job of “data monetization”? The role of Chief Data Officer (CDO) would seem to be a godsend to answer the data monetization challenge.
Stop Doing Meta-Work Now | @CloudExpo #API #Cloud #Storage #DataCenter
While walking around the office I happened upon a relatively new employee dragging emails from his inbox into folders. I asked why and was told, “I’m just answering emails and getting stuff off my desk.” An empty inbox may be emotionally satisfying to look at, but in practice, you should never do it. Here’s why. I recently wrote a piece arguing that from a mathematical perspective, Messy Desks Are Perfectly Optimized.
Artificial Intelligence, Globalization and International Basketball | @ThingsExpo #AI #IoT #M2M
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 A strong declaration from a historically antagonist foe should put chills in the hearts of Americans preparing themselves for the world ahead: Russian President Vladimir Putin says the nation that leads in AI will be the ruler of the world [1]” … The ruler of the world! From the article (with some modification to avoid political landmines), we get the following: “The development of artificial intelligence has...
Artificial Intelligence, Globalization and International Basketball
A strong declaration from a historically antagonist foe should put chills in the hearts of Americans preparing themselves for the world ahead: Russian President Vladimir Putin says the nation that leads in AI will be the ruler of the world [1]” … The ruler of the world! From the article (with some modification to avoid political landmines), we get the following: “The development of artificial intelligence has increasingly become a national security concern in recent years.
Sensei Labs: A People-Centric Way to Manage the Modern Enterprise
Data Monetization! Data Monetization! Data Monetization! It’s the new mantra of many organizations. But what does “data monetization” really mean, how do you do it, and more importantly, who in the organization owns the job of “data monetization”? The role of Chief Data Officer (CDO) would seem to be a godsend to answer the data monetization challenge. They should be the catalyst in helping orga... Data Monetization! Data Monetization! Data Monetization! It’s the new mantra of many organizations.
The Death of the Internet: What Happens Now? | @CloudExpo #AI #ML #Cloud
Net Neutrality rules were originally enacted to ensure that all Americans would have equal access to a free and open Internet. We can argue about what Net Neutrality rules did and did not accomplish in a moment, but now I want to explore the most sensational of all the post–Net Neutrality fears: the death of the Internet. If you’re still reading, you know that the FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality rules (aka the Open Internet) and replace it with the “Restoring Internet Freedom” order.
Attivo Networks: Deception Technology for Detecting and Stopping Threats
When shopping for a new data processing platform for IoT solutions, many development teams want to be able to test-drive options before making a choice. Yet when evaluating an IoT solution, it’s simply not feasible to do so at scale with physical devices. Building a sensor simulator is the next best choice; however, generating a realistic simulation at very high TPS with ease of configurability is...
St. Louis CIOs Plan To Increase Tech Hiring From 2017
Three Keys to Winning the Great AI War! There is a war a-brewin’, but this war will be fought with wits and not brute strength. Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that “the nation that leads in AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be the ruler of the world,” the press and analysts have created hysteria regarding the ramifications of artificial intelligence on everything from public education to unemployment to health...
Numerex to Exhibit at @CloudExpo
on your “Golden Pass”! before January 31, 2018! Call 201.802.3020 submit your speaking proposal for the upcoming Cloud Expo in New York City! [June 5 - 7, 2018] Sponsorship opportunities are now open for Cloud Expo 2018 New York, June 5-7, 2018, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, and for Cloud Expo 2018 Silicon Valley, November 6-8, 2018, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Simplifying the Advanced Analytics Discussion
on your “Golden Pass”! before January 31, 2018! Call 201.802.3020 submit your speaking proposal for the upcoming Cloud Expo in New York City! [June 5 - 7, 2018] Sponsorship opportunities are now open for Cloud Expo 2018 New York, June 5-7, 2018, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, and for Cloud Expo 2018 Silicon Valley, November 6-8, 2018, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Monetizing the Internet of Things (IoT) | @ThingsExpo #AI #IoT #M2M #BigData
In his session at 21st Cloud Expo, Carl J. Levine, Senior Technical Evangelist for NS1, will objectively discuss how DNS is used to solve Digital Transformation challenges in large SaaS applications, CDNs, AdTech platforms, and other demanding use cases. Carl J. Levine is the Senior Technical Evangelist for NS1.
Me, Myself and Digital Twins | @ThingsExpo #AI #IoT #BigData #DX #DigitalTransformation
DevOps teams have more on their plate than ever. As infrastructure needs grow, so does the time required to ensure that everything's running smoothly. This makes automation crucial - especially in the server and network monitoring world. Server monitoring tools can save teams time by automating server management and providing real-time performance updates. As budgets reset for the New Year, there is no better time to implement a new server monitoring tool (or re-evaluate your current solution)....
Announcing @NiagaraNetw to Exhibit at @CloudExpo | #API #SDS #DataCenter
So data warehousing may not be cool anymore, you say? It’s yesterday’s technology (or 1990’s technology if you’re as old as me) that served yesterday’s business needs. And while it’s true that recent big data and data science technologies, architectures and methodologies seems to have rendered data warehousing to the back burner, it is entirely false that there is not a critical role for the data warehouse and Business Intelligence in digitally transformed organizations.
[video] Self-Driving Private Cloud with @ZeroStackInc | @CloudExpo #Cloud #DigitalTransformation
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 "ZeroStack is a startup in Silicon Valley. We're solving a very interesting problem around bringing public cloud convenience with private cloud control for enterprises and mid-size companies," explained Kamesh Pemmaraju, VP of Product Management at ZeroStack, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 21st Cloud Expo, held Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
CPG Industry Levels Playing Field with Power of One | @ExpoDX #DX #IoT #M2M
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 Special thanks to Brandon Kaier (@bkaier) for his research and thoughts on the Digital Twins concept. Unilever, one of the Consumer Package Goods (CPG) industry’s titans with over 400 brands and annual sales greater than $60B, recently bought Dollar Shave Club for $1B. Now normally I would not think twice about such an acquisition, peanuts in the world of mergers and acquisitions. However, this one feels different.
Hitrons #IoT to Exhibit at @CloudExpo | @HSItweets #M2M #API #Mobile
What to Automate and What Not to Automate The benefits of automation are well documented; it increases productivity, cuts cost and minimizes errors. It eliminates repetitive manual tasks, freeing us up to be more innovative. By that logic, surely, we should automate everything possible, right? So, is attempting to automate everything a sensible - even feasible - goal? In a word: no. Consider this your short guide as to what to automate and what not to automate.
Announcing @HanuSoftware to Exhibit at @CloudExpo New York | #Cloud
What to Automate and What Not to Automate The benefits of automation are well documented; it increases productivity, cuts cost and minimizes errors. It eliminates repetitive manual tasks, freeing us up to be more innovative. By that logic, surely, we should automate everything possible, right? So, is attempting to automate everything a sensible - even feasible - goal? In a word: no. Consider this your short guide as to what to automate and what not to automate.
Winning the Great #ArtificialIntelligence War | @ThingsExpo #IoT #AI #ML #DL #DX
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 There is a war a-brewin’, but this war will be fought with wits and not brute strength. Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that “the nation that leads in AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be the ruler of the world,” the press and analysts have created hysteria regarding the ramifications of artificial intelligence on everything from public education to unemployment to healthcare to Skynet.
Data Monetization? Cue the Chief Data Monetization Officer | @ExpoDX #DX #BigData #DataLake
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 It’s the new mantra of many organizations. But what does “data monetization” really mean, how do you do it, and more importantly, who in the organization owns the job of “data monetization”? The role of Chief Data Officer (CDO) would seem to be a godsend to answer the data monetization challenge.
Three Keys to Winning the Great Artificial Intelligence War! | @CloudExpo #AI #ML #Cloud
The Economic Value of Data Since releasing the University of San Francisco research paper on “How to Determine the Economic Value of Your Data” (EvD), I have had numerous conversations with senior executives about the business and technology ramifications of EvD. Now with the release of Doug Laney’s “Infonomics” book that builds upon Doug’s EvD work at Gartner, I expect these conversations to intensify.
BSquare “Silver Sponsor” of @ThingsExpo | @BsquareCorp #IoT #M2M #BigData
Three Keys to Winning the Great AI War! There is a war a-brewin’, but this war will be fought with wits and not brute strength. Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that “the nation that leads in AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be the ruler of the world,” the press and analysts have created hysteria regarding the ramifications of artificial intelligence on everything from public education to unemployment to healthcare to Skynet.
Data Warehouse and Data Lake Analytics Collaboration | @ThingsExpo #BigData #DataLake
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 This blog was written with the thoughtful assistance of David Leibowitz, Dell EMC Director of Business Intelligence, Analytics & Big Data So data warehousing may not be cool anymore, you say? It’s yesterday’s technology (or 1990’s technology if you’re as old as me) that served yesterday’s business needs.
Why Use Data Analytics to Prevent, Not Just Report | @CloudExpo #BI #BigData #Analytics
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 I recently had another client conversation about optimizing their data warehouse and Business Intelligence (BI) environment. The client had lots of pride in their existing data warehouse and business intelligence accomplishments, and rightfully so.
[slides] Wild West of Gemini Test Automation | @CloudExpo #DevOps #AI #ML #DX
Select rating Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 Gemini is Yahoo's native and search advertising platform.
Data Warehouse and Data Lake Analytics Collaboration | @ThingsExpo #BigData #DataLake
This month, an AI (artificial intelligence) system passed a medical exam in China for the first time. I wonder how its bedside manner will be? In addition, Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to a robot named Sophia. With all these rapid advancements, I think it is time we explore the spiritual life of robots. Up till recently, programmers coded and configured algorithms, AI, automation and machine learning system and took personal responsibility for all the code.
Donald Trump, Equifax Top Dashlane's "Worst Password Offenders" of 2017
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dashlane, the award-winning password manager, and one of the world's most trusted digital security companies, today announced its second annual list of the "Worst Password Offenders." The rankings highlight the high-profile people and organizations that suffered the most significant password-related blunders of 2017.
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