Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. It’s Fall championship time for NCAA D1 college sports. On Sunday 12/3, college football announced its final four to commence New Year’s day, and other championship tournaments such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball are currently in progress. A major challenge before the start of […]
SAS, R, and Python for Analytics
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I did a short consulting gig last year with a company that was building an analytic app driven largely from a web-based data repository. The data were stored as a collection of SAS data sets which “customers” would subset by uploading SAS data step and proc SQL […]
Act-On Makes Data-Driven Marketing Easy with Engagement Insights Powered by Data Studio
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Act-On Software, the leading provider of adaptive marketing automation for fast-growing businesses, today announced the release of Engagement Insights, a new reporting tool that provides real-time access to analytics through a live data connection and pre-configured, templated reports in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets – making […]
Nasdaq Expands Analytics Hub — Adds Four Data Sets with New Signals
by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “Nasdaq, Inc., a leading provider of real-time market data and analytics to large institutions, financial professionals, and retail investors, announced the addition of four new data sets to the Nasdaq Analytics Hub. The Nasdaq Analytics Hub debuted in May 2017 to address the growing needs of the […]
Kinetica Brings GPU Acceleration with SQL to Tableau
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “Kinetica, provider of the fastest GPU-accelerated database, today announced the availability of native integration with Tableau allowing users to simultaneously ingest, explore, analyze, and visualize data within milliseconds to make critical decisions and find efficiencies, lower cost, generate new revenue, and improve customer experience. ‘We are excited […]
Aerospike Unveils New Release to Power Next Generation Digital Business Apps
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Aerospike, the leader in enterprise-class NoSQL solutions, today announced it has released a new version of its Aerospike platform to serve the world’s largest customer engagement applications in industries such as AdTech, Financial Services and Telecommunications. New Aerospike features are transforming how organizations store, access and analyze […]
1010data Announces Local Market Insights
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “1010data, Inc., offering the only integrated platform that combines self-service data management and analytics at scale with ready-to-use data, today announced the availability of Local Market Insights (LMI), a browser-based tool that enables merchants to measure business performance against competitors over time at the local metropolitan market […]
DataScience Inc. Concludes Elite Education Residency Program With Capstone Event
by Angela Guess According to a new press release out of the company, “DataScience, Inc., a data analytics company, today announced a new capstone event to mark the culmination of its inaugural DS12 data science education residency program. The one-day event, held September 2, 2016 at DataScience’s Los Angeles headquarters, will feature highlights from the […]
NSF Commits $35 Million to Improve Scientific Software
by Angela Guess A recent release out of the National Science Foundation states, “Scientists increasingly rely on computers to gain insights about the world through simulations, data analytics or visualizations. These computational investigations typically rely on scientific software that makes it possible to perform virtual experiments and explore laboratory research data with reliable, reproducible results, […]
Big Data and the Streetlight Effect
by Angela Guess Ethnographer Mark Moritz recently wrote in New Republic, “Researchers are rightly excited about the possibilities offered by the availability of enormous amounts of computerized data. But there’s reason to stand back for a minute to consider what exactly this treasure trove of information really offers… We’ve all heard the joke about the […]