Intro to Machine Learning
Machine learning is sub set of artificial intelligence and it is study of systems that can learn from data. A machine learning system could be trained. Core of machine learning deals with representation and generalization.
Machine learning is a "Field of ...
Using Apache Hadoop and Impala together with MySQL for data analysis
Apache Hadoop is commonly used for data analysis. It is fast for data loads and scalable. In a previous post I showed how to integrate MySQL with Hadoop. In this post I will show how to export a table from ...
Why Apache Spark is a Crossover Hit for Data Scientists
Spark is a compelling multi-purpose platform for use cases that span investigative, as well as operational, analytics.
Data science is a broad church. I am a data scientist — or so I’ve been told — but what I do is actually ...
Top 10 Big Data Trends in 2014
In January 2014, IDG published their latest big data enterprise survey and predictions for 2014 finding that on average, enterprises will spend $8M on big data –related initiatives in 2014. The study also found that 70% of enterprise organizations have ...
5 Steps To Master Big Data and Predictive Analytics
As recently as the past two years, one of the seminal issues regarding Big Data was storage, especially with respect to the exponential growth and size of unstructured data that did not fit into databases (e.g., video feeds, PowerPoint presentations). ...
3 Tools Companies Can Use to Harness the Power of Big Data
To the individual user, Big Data might simply mean a new 3-terabyte hard drive, which can be acquired for a hundred bucks or so. But real Big Data projects require clusters of servers, vast amounts of storage, and specialized software ...
5 lessons we learned about data science in 2013
Most people know what marketing executives do every day. They try to catch people’s attention through email, ads, tweets, and press releases. As for data scientists, well, their work is not nearly as well understood.
That’s been slowly changing this year ...
Big Data Success Means Investing in Talent and Tech
With all signs pointing to greater big data spending by businesses, the question is: Do you want to get the most out of your investment? To do so, experts say businesses shouldn't just invest on big data technologies, but on ...
Big data and predictive analytics-When is enough data enough?
"Many predictive analytics applications turn out not to need all of the data," Berry said during his keynote talk at Predictive Analytics World. So the real task for data scientists et al. isn't figuring out how to analyze all the ...
Data Scientists Create Code Of Professional Conduct
Concerned about big data's potential for misuse, a new organization of data scientists has created a set of rules for their profession.
The Data Science Association is a non-profit organization with more than 500 members, even though it's only about 2 ...