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Six lifestyle hacks for this year
April 04 2013
The last three years haven’t been very healthy. In addition to raising a new daughter, I’ve been launching Strata and Startupfest and working with Ben Yoskovitz on Lean Analytics. It’s been rewarding, and fun, but it hasn’t been good for my … read moreStrata Conference in Santa Clara 2013 Startup Showcase
February 08 2013
The Startup Showcase returns to Strata this month, with 10 startup finalists pitching our panel of judges. We’ve assembled an enviable— and somewhat intimidating— lineup of experts to help narrow down the field. In the interest of giving our finalists … read moreFebruary 08 2013
At Strata Santa Clara later this month, we’re reprising what has become a tradition: Great Debates. These Oxford-style debates pit two teams against one another to argue a hot topic in the fields of big data, ubiquitous computing, and emerging … read moreJanuary 31 2013
Exponential curves gradually, inexorably grow until they reach a limit. The function increases over time. That’s why a force like gravity, which grows exponentially as objects with mass get closer to one another, eventually leads to a black hole. And … read moreStacks get hacked: The inevitable rise of data warfare
January 19 2013
First, technology is good. Then it gets bad. Then it gets stable. This has been going on for a long time, likely since the invention of fire, knives, or the printed word. But I want to focus specifically on computing … read moreStacks get hacked: The inevitable rise of data warfare
January 18 2013
First, technology is good. Then it gets bad. Then it gets stable. This has been going on for a long time, likely since the invention of fire, knives, or the printed word. But I want to focus specifically on computing … read moreThin walls and traffic cameras
October 19 2012
A couple of years ago, I spoke with a European Union diplomat who shall remain nameless about the governing body’s attitude toward privacy. “Do you know why the French hate traffic cameras?” he asked me. “It’s because it makes it … read moreStartup Showcase: And the finalists are …
October 17 2012
We had a wide range of startups apply for a slot in the Strata Conference + Hadoop World Startup Showcase. Our selection committee, which included investors, entrepreneurs, and executives from SAP — which is sponsoring the event — whittled these … read moreOctober 15 2012
Since the first of our ancestors chipped stone into weapon, technology has divided us. Seldom more than today, however: a connected, always-on society promises health, wisdom, and efficiency even as it threatens an end to privacy and the rise of … read moreOctober 15 2012
Since the first of our ancestors chipped stone into weapon, technology has divided us. Seldom more than today, however: a connected, always-on society promises health, wisdom, and efficiency even as it threatens an end to privacy and the rise of … read moreFollow up on big data and civil rights
August 29 2012
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about big data and civil rights, which seems to have hit a nerve. It was posted on Solve for Interesting and here on Radar, and then folks like Boing Boing picked it … read moreAugust 21 2012
In the past couple of years, marketers and pundits have spent a lot of time labeling everything ”big data.” The reasoning goes something like this: Everything is on the Internet. The Internet has a lot of data. Therefore, everything is big … read moreBig data is our generation’s civil rights issue, and we don’t know it
August 01 2012
Data doesn’t invade people’s lives. Lack of control over how it’s used does. What’s really driving so-called big data isn’t the volume of information. It turns out big data doesn’t have to be all that big. Rather, it’s about a … read moreSurvey results: How businesses are adopting and dealing with data
January 23 2012
Feedback from a recent Strata Online Conference suggests there's a large demand for clear information on what big data is and how it will change business. read moreJanuary 04 2012
We're moving beyond an information economy. The efficiencies and optimizations that come from constant and iterative feedback will soon become the norm for businesses and governments. read moreSeptember 20 2011
Open data and transparency aren't enough: we need True Data, not Big Data, as well as regulators and lawmakers willing to act on it. read moreAugust 18 2011
Successful companies find ways to augment their employees, allowing them to operate at scale with customers. Big data, machine learning, and an iterative, experimental mindset are essential — and increasingly, company valuations are tied to the efficiency with which firms put information to work. read moreThere's no such thing as big data
August 09 2011
Having a lot of data is not the same as using it well. Today's big companies are losing to small upstarts simply because those firms ask better questions. To compete, large enterprises need to learn how to harvest the data they have on customers, markets, competitors, and products. read moreJanuary 04 2011
Strata's science fair will showcase the creative edges of big data. If you have an interesting tool or technology to show -- the more beta, the better -- let us know. read moreTablets, education, and unions
October 20 2010
Tablet computing can reverse the decline of U.S. education, but there's a side effect. Because tablets are digital, we can analyze how students learn and examine teachers' competence. It opens the question: What happens when the digital classroom challenges powerful teachers' unions? read moreSeptember 21 2010
Netezza sprinkled an appliance philosophy over a complex suite of technologies, making it easier for enterprises to get started. But the real reason for IBM's offer was that the company reset the price/performance equation for enterprise data analysis. read moreWhy Twitter's t.co is a game changer
September 13 2010
If Twitter is so inclined, the company could turn the new t.co shortening service into a powerful analytics tool that solves the marketing and tracking issues attached to off-site engagement. read moreJune 21 2010
Bitcurrent and Webmetrics ran five cloud providers through a series of tests: a small object, a large object, a million calculations, and a 500,000-row table scan. Here's some of the results and lessons learned. read morePromiscuous online culture and the vetting process
April 29 2010
Social networks, and the big data to analyze them, will forever change how we vet candidates, whether for security clearance, employment, or political office. Technology can help employers check candidates' backgrounds, monitor their behavior once hired, and protect their online reputations. But using the social tracks we share -- and… read moreWeb operators are brain surgeons
April 14 2010
As we become more dependent on our collective consciousness, web operators will be much more involved in end-user experience measurement, from application design to real user monitoring. We're in the century of the distributed nervous system, and web operators are its brain surgeons read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
Webcast: Lean Analytics 201: Five Lessons Beyond the Basics
August 06, 2013
During the first part of this exclusive webcast event we welcome Eric Ries (@ericries) author of New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup for a fireside chat with Alistair Croll (@acroll) and Ben Yoskovitz (@byosko) authors of Lean Analytics to learn...
Strata Online Conference: Strata Santa Clara 2013 Preview
February 15, 2013
At the end of February, Strata returns to Santa Clara for the third year. In addition to our focus on the burgeoning field of Big Data, this year Strata is diving deep into the role of design and our inexorable march ...
Webcast: Five Things You Need To Know About Startup Analytics
March 06, 2013
In this live webcast presentation we walk you through Lean Analytics—what it is, how it works and some important concepts that can help you as an innovator in a startup or large company. In this webcast we will discuss: Lean From Within: ...
Webcast: Strata + Hadoop World: Join the Data Revolution
October 03, 2012
On October 23, the Strata Conference returns to the Big Apple. Twinned with Hadoop World, it's the leading event on how pervasive data is changing the world in which we live. In this free online conference, we preview some of the...
Webcast: O'Reilly Strata Online Conference
December 07, 2011
Recorded Sessions: Part 1: Top-down: What CEOs Can Do to Accelerate Data Mindsets Part 2 - Web Analytics: The Enterprise Gateway Drug to Big Data? Part 3: Take a Lesson from the Research World Part 4 - Is it Still Big Data if it Fits ...
Webcast: O'Reilly Strata Online Conference
May 16, 2012
It was the best of times: open, unfettered access to data from around the world in an instant, and the tools to analyze it and put it in the hands of the many. Today's always-on society has access to the sum of all human thoughts in a click or a ...
Webcast: Data in Motion
July 24, 2012
With every step, every commute, every leap, we make data. From the diagnostics on a jet engine to the muscles of a top athlete, from the train we take to work to the way we track sports scores, data is in motion. In this Strata Online ...
Strata Online Conference: Data Warfare
January 22, 2013
From public policy to elections, from healthcare to the battlefield, our lives rely on the analysis of abundant, connected data. But if data is infrastructure, then that infrastructure's vulnerable. Enemies can confound...
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