Blog Posts by Bill Franks
So the question is…when do you sample and when do you not? And does it even matter anymore in the world of big data? As I’ll lay out here, in…
THE BIG IDEASAnalytics professionals have different titles but a similar goal: use data to make better business decisions.There are misconceptions about what makes a great analytics professional. The most common…
Unstructured data has been a very popular topic lately since so many big data sources are unstructured. However, an important nuance is often missed - the fact is that virtually…
There is a lot of hype about the new position of “Data Scientist” (see January’s Fortune magazine). I am always happy for analytics professionals to get recognition and excitement about…
Privacy is always a flash point. With the advent of big data, privacy is only going to be even more of a concern. The fact is that many sources of…
How will the adoption rate of applying analytics accelerate? Who in an organization might emerge as the primary driver? Will it only be the CEO? Analytics is certainly embraced in…
A few weeks ago, I attended the Hadoop World show in New York to hear first-hand how organizations are making use of the new technology. In future postings, I may…
We always hear about the benefits of analytics done correctly and used well. What we don’t hear as often are the dire consequences of analytics done poorly and used inappropriately.…
What a change a few decades makes! When first starting my career as an analyst, I had no illusions about what I was getting into. I was choosing a field…