Data Mining is relatively new technology but it provides extremely powerful functionality for our Business Intelligence solutions. The typical Data Warehouse may be multiple terabytes so how do we sift through that data to uncover data patterns and valuable nuggets of information? Recently, I have been discussing "Performance" Data Warehouses. Can we apply the same strategies there too? Of course... Read more
This week I am teaching a class in the Ascolta Bellevue office. Some of them have asked me what areas of expertise are hot right now. While I can personally say that Wireless and Security has done well for me there are some other areas that you might me interested in. Read more
MapReduce sits at the heart of Google's data processing -- and Yahoo's, Facebook's and LinkedIn's as well. But it's been highly controversial, due to an apparent conflict with standard data warehousing common sense. Now two data warehouse DBMS vendors -- Greenplum and Aster Data -- have announced the integration of MapReduce into their SQL database managers. Read more
If you aren't using the Xobni plugin for Microsoft Outlook, then its time to upgrade from stone knives and bear skins to some new email + social networking tools. I had the pleasure of interviewing Xobni co-founder Matt Brezina earlier this year about Xobni, back when it was still in closed beta. Xobni's one of those innovative products I wish I'd thought of. It digs into your Outlook pst/ost files and pulls out valuable nuggets that help you use email more effectively. In addition to the podcast, I've also recorded a demo of Xobni and delved into some of the deeper capabilities on my personal The Converging Network blog. Read more
The National Science Foundation is holding a Workshop on next-generation data mining and "cyber-enabled discovery for innovation." The event, taking place in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 10 - Oct. 12, will explore the emerging technologies and applications of data mining in e-science and engineering, the media, security/surveillance, social science, finance, and the Web.
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