Sponsored by: Women in Big Data Summit, taking place in April 2013 as part of the overall Big Data Innovation Summit, discussing the unique challenges faced by women in this industry. How can women working in Big Data challenge the stereotypes they are faced with in a predominantly male dominated environment? How can women inspire [...]
Posts Tagged "big data"
Big Data, Machine Learning, Data Science, Real-Time Analytics…
May 12, 2012 – 5:00 am
Women 2.0 save 50% on tickets to the Large Scale Machine Learning workshop (July 9 in San Francisco). By Courtney Burton (Assistant Producer, Sessions Events) There’s a revolution happening in technology. We’ve recently crossed over into a new age. The age of Big Data. If you haven’t heard already, Big Data is, according to the [...]
Does Big Data Have A Story Beyond Geeks?
March 24, 2012 – 7:00 am
What’s your big data story? By Kristen Nicole (Senior Editor, SiliconAngle) During my trip to Austin for SXSW 2012, I wanted to uncover this year’s big data story, and determine the areas to which big data can still be applied. SXSW is a unique instance of merging cultures, technology and marketing themes, pitting mainstream appeal [...]
The People Of The Petabyte (Big Data, Big Money)
March 12, 2012 – 5:00 am
Big data is big noney. And the “big” adjective is crucial, because that’s what justifies new infrastructure investments. By Venkatesh Rao (Contributor, Forbes) Speaking of data geeks, that’s the topic of this post. I’ve spent much of my first couple of days at Strata idly observing them (and wondering whether I am one of them), [...]
Big Data & Analytics: Opportunities For Informed Decision-Making
February 22, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Nusrat Rabbee (Statistician & Analytics Consultant, Rabbee Analytics) Big data consists of datasets that have grown so large that it is not feasible to use regular database management tools or desktop packages to make any sense out of them. Since the beginning of the computer era, the fields of astronomy, physical sciences, biological sciences, [...]
Partner Event: O’Reilly Strata Conference On Big Data
January 4, 2012 – 10:00 am
Strata 2012, the leading big data conference, happens February 28 – March 1, 2012 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Strata debuted to a sold-out crowd last year and has become the leading event for the people and technology driving the data revolution. Strata delivers the nuts-and-bolts of building a data-driven [...]
The Human Scale of Big Data (Strata NY 2011)
September 28, 2011 – 4:55 pm
By Mimi Rojanasakul (Student, Communications Design at Pratt Institute) The 2011 Strata Conference in New York City kicked off on Thursday with a brief introduction by O’Reilly’s own Ed Dumbill. He ventures a bold assessment of the present social condition and how data science plays into it: the growth of our networks, government, and information [...]
Data 2.0: On Openness & Participation
April 5, 2011 – 6:16 pm
By Emily Goligoski (“In Conversation” Video Producer, Women 2.0) Among the many information discussions at Data 2.0 this week, we recognized: It’s important to focus on citizens’ responsibilities not just as voters, but as information advocates. The conference at UCSF started with a comparison of different cities’ offerings (with SF celebrating census data mashups, NY offering [...]
