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I've
come to the conclusion that the foremost authority on all topics in our society
is BIRIS: Because I Read It Somewhere.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Christmas
Wrapping by The Waitresses JK--1981. Probably Chris Butler's top royalty
earner. "Wrapping" = rapping, btw
Machine
learning. Dangerous trend. Soon our household robots'll demand 4-year college
education at elite Ivy League schools. This must stop!
I've
been told my 2014 #bigdata
predictions #IBM
blog will post on Jan 2. Will revise to reflect events of Jan 1. Hey, nothing
gets past me
Booz
Allen "Field Guide to Data Science." Excellent. Download PDF here: http://ow.ly/rX1lE
#BigData: still
too big for its britches? Discuss amongst.
Story
of Lou Reed memorial concert at NYC Apollo Theatre here: http://ow.ly/rWZnG
. Full video here: http://ow.ly/rWZsj
"Scientific
study o James Bond novels shows 007 was drunk" (http://ow.ly/rWYKS )
JK--"Shaken not stirred" refers to his delirium tremens
"Death
by A/B Testing" (http://ow.ly/rWXzU ) JK--Think of it as
automating your analysis paralysis to the nth degree. Decide, dammit!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Genius of
Love by Tom Tom Club JK--1982. Recall 1st seeing video while clubbing @ St
Andrews Hall in downtown Detroit
"Paradigms
for Realizing Machine Learning Algorithms" (http://ow.ly/rWWRj )
JK--Good discussions of the generations of machine learning.
Trawling
tweetosphere 4 orig #bigdata
content 2 chew on. Must have high tolerance 4 lotsa folks rehashing &
restating same s**t over & over
"EHR
Data & Metadata: Challenges for #BigData in US"
(http://ow.ly/rWWeP )
JK--Discusses semantic challenges in healthcare analytics
"ETL
on #Hadoop Is
Here. Now. Today." (http://ow.ly/rWW5z ) JK--Good Stephen
Swoyer discussion of prevalent practice.
Not
long ago we calld it very large DBs + massively parallel processing + webscale
analytics. So glad we settled on "#bigdata".
Saves breath
Thinking
about archaeological strata of Troy. Structures naturally collapse, vegetation decays
into dirt. Ruins disappear under rubble & mud
Article
about how cats were domesticated. We noticed cats predominate in Istanbul, dogs
in rural Turkey. Don't know what to make of it.
Solstice
approaching. I suspect the season of lights evolved as a communal response to
what we now think of as seasonal affective disorder.
"Uniquely
identify a human being with two questions" (http://ow.ly/rVQIj )
JK--Easy: 1) You human? 2) What's your name?
"#IBM to Acquire
Aspera to Help Companies Speed Global Movement of #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/rVIXw )
JK--Securely speed massive data files
Just
finished the first full draft of my RSA Security Conf preso for Feb: "#BigData's
Potential in Securing the Internet of Things." Whew!
Thinking
we need an Internet of Thingamabobs. A virtual playpen for the most whimsical,
listless, no-account, disposable things in our lives
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp In Bed With
Boys by Algebra Suicide from Feminine Squared JK--2013. Distaff equivalent of
"88 Lines About 44 Women"
Act
of pondering whether old acquaintance should B forgot & never brought 2
mind is likely 2 bring them 2 mind. Hey Alanis: isn't it ironic?
Ah
yes, New York. Contrary 2 popular belief, they didnt decommission Old York when
the new model came out. Still hanging on in north England
If
you have a dog with bad breath, you need to read this tweet to the end. To
distract you momentarily from foul Fido, if nothing else.
"The
Log: What every SW engineer should know about R-T data's unifying
abstraction" (http://ow.ly/rSpso ) JK--Log's also core DB
of IoT
"How
'internet of things' will replace the web" (http://ow.ly/rSobQ )
JK--"Pioneer species of the internet of things is the smartphone"
"Data
discovery to become the main focus of BI vendors" (http://ow.ly/rSkxU )
JK--Internet of Things will also be focus, per the article.
"Worm
may create Internet of Harmful Things" (http://ow.ly/rSjOf ) JK--As
Sagan might say, billions & billions o new vulnerability points
When
the Mule of Moaning sticks his sorry snout into the Trough of Disillusionment,
you just know he's not long for this Wide World of Woe.
"Evolution
of ETL" (http://ow.ly/rSgba ) JK--Good one.
Discusses 4 ETL evolutionary trends: pushdown processing, streaming, NoSQL,
cloud
"Top
10 Big Ideas in Harvard Stat 110" (http://ow.ly/rSejz ) JK--Mr
Hart U come w/heads full o MUSH & U leav thinkin like DATA SCIENTISTS
"Variety's
The Spice Of Life – & Bane Of #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/rSdRj )
JK--Discusses how Semantic Web can supplement schema-less #NoSQL
"Myth
of 'anonymized' data&rise of 're-identification experts'" (http://ow.ly/rRWks )
JK--All that re-ID needs R correl8ns & inferences
"Mathematical
Modelling the Sensor Network" (http://ow.ly/rRVQe )
JK--Hmm. Interesting. Alludes to an orchestration logic grammar for IoT
"The
Internet of things will not arrive in 2014" (http://ow.ly/rRUax )
JK--Says IoT "too big to manage or secure"
Drafted
my latest #IBM #AnalyzingMedia
article: "The Aromatic Ambience of Customer Experience"
Drafted
my latest #IBM #Dataversity
blog: "Open Data Graphs Can Boost the Global Economy"
"#IBM Reveals 5
Innovs That'll Change Our Lives w/in 5 Yrs" (http://ow.ly/rRaS0 )
JK--In education, shopping, healthcare, privacy, cities
Letting
the days go by, letting the water hold me up. Notice how David Byrne was miming
swimming motions. What holds U up is constant effort
NYC.
First snowfall I've seen so far this year. Just missed it last week at home
& in Turkey. Comfy perch in #IBM office above
Madison Ave.
"#BigData
Visualization: Just Beginning?" (http://buff.ly/1kbj9sY )
JK--IDs me as "writer." No one checks bylines (http://ow.ly/rQq9m )
Heading
up to La Guardia on a snowy day in NYC. I'm festooned with the usual winter
gear. Hope the flights aren't delayed.
WSJ
reports Chinese cities tearing down mountains to prep land for economic devel.
This is an ecological obscenity.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Is the Black
at the End Good by Th Flaming Lips from Peace Sword JK--2013. Wow! New! My 1st
hearing & already classic
IBM
Informix #NoSQL
Webinar, TUES Dec 17th 11.30 EST. Deep Dive Continues: Hybrid storage &
application. Register @ http://buff.ly/18sT065
A8: #cxo #DecisionMgmt needs constant collab btwn #cem subj matter exprts (svc, mktg, sales, etc) & data scientists who devel
decision logic
A8:
Collaboration & Transparency between data analysis & customer facing
teams allow for better communication & customer responses! #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A8:
#cxo Best
practice for #decisionmgmt
is to continually reassess optimal mix of decision auto vs. decis support. When
human touch/judgmt?
A8:
Customer outcomes are one customer at a time. #decisionmgt
focuses on making best decision 1:1 using data #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A8:
#cxo Ensuring
right #cem
outcomes demands continual metrix o customer satis + continual tweaking o data,
models, rules 2 deliver results
A7:
#cxo Cust satis
make-or-break "moments of truth" often come in real-time unanticip8d.
#DecisionMgmt
risky cuz driven by prebuilt models
A7:
#cxo Real-time
customer interactions can go sour if auto #decisionmgmt
response driven by low-quality cust data & poor-fit stat models
A7:
#cxo However, #decisionmgmt
can worsen real-time customer interactions if implemented to exclusion of
human-touchpoint interactions.
A7:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
can improve real-time customer interactions if driven by streaming data that
enriches deep interaction history.
Q6:
#cxo Customer
experience is a complex construct. Needs diverse data & subtle analytics. #DecisionMgmt
streamlines real-time processing
Q6:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
ensures that operational processes are always driven from best #bigdata
analytics relevant to each decision/action
A6:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
provides BP-auto plat 2 leverage more data & execute more complex analytics
than human touchpnts can directly absorb
A6:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
helps companies serve customer better, enable agile response, & automate
processes. #BigData
analytics drive all that
A5:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
ensures orchestration o seamless interaction handoff across mobile, social,
portal, call-ctr & bricki/mortar channels
@stephaniethum ALL consumers
require a diff response. #decisionmgt
means they get one. Micro decisions 1 cust at a time #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
In
multi-touch environments decisions need to 'communicate' with each other to
ensure consistency and optimization #CXO cc/@jameskobielus
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
tailors specific interactions to each mobile device, app, OS, access channel,
geography, etc-& to each social medium
A5:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
ensures that auto & human-facilitated responses are tailored to interaction
framework of each channel (soc, mob, etc)
A4:
#Decisionmgt
allows one journey to have many unique treatment decisions> micro decisions http://bit.ly/fvpvgK
#cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
RT
@jamet123: #cxo Exaple: Cable
coy use #predictiveanalytics
2 predict churn/cross-sell and #decisionmgt
to gen custom script for each cust
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
accelerates discovery by human touchpoints (eg call ctr, acct rep) of the right
actions at each cust journey step
A4:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
helps manage customer journey by ensure right actions at each step (cust acq,
renewal, upsell, issue response, etc.)
#decisionmgt
ensures more STP and more RFT (Right First Time) customer interactions #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A3:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
supports effective response if powered by #bigdata with
full customer transaction/interaction history. Fine targeting
RT
@schmarzo @stephaniethum Amen! Don't leave
brand-impacting #decisionmgmt
decisions to the webmaster and junior marketing personnel #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A3:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
ensures that your first response is the right response, geared to the customer
& their circumstance. Reduce mistakes.
A3:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
speeds up issue response by automating alerts, notification, & escalation 2
right decision agents in engagemt process
A3:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
impacts customer respnsvenss by speeding structured responses & empowering
rapid human response w/fast analytics/data
A2:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
makes lives o human engagemt touchpoints easier by framing conversationl
guidance 2 help them exercise better judgmnt
A2:
#Decisionmgt
uses data from any sys/channel to improve decision-making for broader, deeper
learning #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
@IBMbigdata a2 better decisions help
us make timely and sensitive interventions to engage a customer. It should be
good discretion mgmt #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
RT
@tcrawford: Decision Mgmt provides
a vehicle to increase speed and accuracy to customer engagement. #cem #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
enables automation o structured engage processes & auto-guidance o human #decisionsupport
on semi-structurd functions
A2:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
improves engage by ensure all human & auto touchpoints (call ctr, portal,
etc) driven by same 360-degree cust view
@IBMbigdata @BarryBirkett A1: #cxo "Next
best" refers to best action (among alternatives) being executed in the
next decision cycle.
@IBMbigdata @jamet123 A1: #cxo Same diff.
Event-response & event-decision-action are diff types of processes being
executed.
A1:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
encapsulates and enforces best practices for #cem within
models/rules developed by SMEs and data scientists
A1:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
relevant 2 cust exper because ensures consistent, continously personalized
& targeted experiences across touchpoints
A1:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
enables automation o high-vol o actions driven by best data/models/rules.
Supplements human-enabling #decisionsupport
A1:
#cxo #DecisionMgmt
is next best action: right data, analytic models, and biz rules driving optimal
biz process execution.
@IBMbigdata A pleasure to be on this #cxo with @jamet123. Decision management is
hugely important for #cxo
and business process optimzation
Drafting
my 2014 #IBM #bigdata
predictions blog. Realizing I've made predictions all year long. Rounding them
up. Revisiting them.
RT
@IBMODM: Don't miss today's #CXO chat with @jamet123 @jameskobielus on #decisionmgt
& #analytics
in age o customer http://on.fb.me/1dGgLFP
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Into Your
Arms by The Lemonheads from Come On Feel the Lemonheads JK--1993, & sounds
it. Never realized it was an era
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Never Going
Back Again by Fleetwood Mac from The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
JK--LBuckingham's songs were my Mac faves
"#IBM Scientists
Demo Quantum Phenom for 1st Time Using Plastic Film" (http://ow.ly/rNISD )
JK--At room temp. Ultrafast optoelectrnc apps
"On
Eventually Consistent Data" (http://ow.ly/rNHZ7 )
JK--Similar POV to my recent blog: http://ow.ly/rNIb0 . BTW,
why the curse word?
RT
@IBMbigdata Customer Decision Mgt:
@Jamet123 leads #cxo today 12 ET.
Join us! #custserv
#cxm. JK--I'm on
it too http://ow.ly/rNHjt
"Retailers
Using #BigData:
The Secret Behind Amazon & Nordstrom’s success" (http://ow.ly/rNGZM )
JK--Next best offer, target mkting, #CXO
"Detecting
Patterns w/Naked Eye" (http://ow.ly/rNGr1 ) JK--Shows how
timeseries random walks can trompe l'oeil. Stat analysis shows truth
"Why
Cognition-as-a-Service is the next OS battlefield" (http://ow.ly/rNG6K )
JK--Places #IBM #Watson in
larger cloud-platform context
"DB
whiz MStonebraker on impending battle of DB elephants" (http://ow.ly/rNFEP )
JK--Ignores fact that we've invested in the alternatives
RIP
Peter O'Toole. Actually, my favorite Peter O'Toole performance was him playing
a Peter O'Toole-ish ham actor in "My Favorite Year."
Turkish
raki tastes close to Greek ouzo. Both taste like licorice. Cant help thinking about
Good & Plenty candy of my youth--albeit spiked
WashPost
put "big data" in quotes in headline. Oh, please! Either drop quotes
or use synonym. Quotemarks are typographical distancing tongs
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Silver
Timothy by Damien Jurado from Brothers and Sisters JK--2014. Due 4 release next
year. Totally cool samba/jazz
Thinking
of writing a poem about the public toilets and adjacent whorehouse of Ephesus.
Sustainable communities sluice sewage efficiently.
Was
hard to visit ancient ruins in Turkey without lapsing into mental cliches
reminiscent of "Ozymandias." Poetry can B barrier 2 experience
Why
#privacy #considerations
should be at the #core
of #bigdata #strategies http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=11728
by James Kobielus
Tony
Sheridan "My Bonnie" (http://ow.ly/rMiqx ) JK--1961. That was one
kickass backup band he had there, dontcha think?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Born on a
Day the Sun Didn't Rise by Black Moth Super Rainbow from Eating Us JK--2009. A pure electro-trance song.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Omanko by
Sky Ferreira from Night Time My Time JK--2013. Gr8/sexy. Should B calld
"Japanese Jesus Japanese Christmas"
@mirgray No Xmas theme. Mostly a golfing
theme. Not sure why. The DC suburbs aren't Palm Springs.
#GreaterIBM #BigData chat
Recap: Data Science Career (http://ow.ly/rMha4 ). JK--Dec 4 session
with me and @thomasdeutsch
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Angel by
Jimi Hendrix from The Ultimate Experience JK--Soulful number released
posthumously in 1971.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Long Time
Gone by Billie Joe & Norah from Foreverly JK--Gr8 Everly Bros cover. His
voice is Green Day's best asset
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp She by Green
Day from Dookie JK--1994. Still my favorite of theirs. Got me listening to rock
radio again. RIP WHFS-FM
WashDulles
international baggage claim plays annoying slick marketng pitch-loop 4 Northern
Virginia. Makes U wanna flee country upon arrival
Currently
I'm experiencing the boomerang back-end jetlag from global travel. Home rhythm
feels briefly strange.
New
#IBMDataMag
jk article: "Big Identity’s Double-Edged Sword: Wielding It
Responsibly" (http://ow.ly/rMfi0 )
Nice
to see that I've becoming most influential tweetchatter in the #Hadoop-o-sphere.
Not a crowded sphere, though.
Nice
2 see that, amid my archaeological touristing, my backlog o drafted #IBM blogs &
other tht-ldrshp pieces all posted during my absence.
Great
trip 2 Turkey. One o the other fellow tourists brought work 2 do. I thought
"I'm not that crazy." Was 100% personal pleasure vacation.
Turkish
etiquette guidebook for tourists: "Don't burp or fart loudly in
public" "Don't flirt w/other men's wives." OMG--I didn't
realize!
I
have th most social of wives, in traditional sense o "social." She
befriended us w/fellow tourists Mr & Mrs Gill. Now we're couple-buddies
Me
interviewed in e-talks "James Kobielus: #BigData,
Cognitive Computing and Future of Product" (http://etalks.me/james-kobielus-big-data-cognitive-computing-and-future-of-product/ …)
Today's
long bus journey from Pamukkale to Antalya was great. The fresh air, snow-clad
mountains, & wide plateaus reminded me of Wyoming.
New
#IBM jk blog
"#SAP users
now have access to the acceleration benefits of #IBMBLU" (http://ibm.co/1hPgzcm )
#db2
It
remains freakishly cold throughout Turkey, even here on the Mediterranean in
Antalya. We chose quite the week to visit.
The
portrait of Kamal Ataturk is ubiquitous in Turkey. Many different renderings,
not one icon. I reminded self to photograph one at a store
I
will post all my own photos of Turkey to my Facebook when I get home. I'm using
my digital camera. Can't upload from my tablet.
Fitting
in this Xmas season that we're heading tomorrow to St Nicholas' true homeland:
Turkey's Antalya province. He hailed from Myra/Demre
Regrets
I have no opportunity on this personal vacation to meet #bigdata
analytics community in Turkey. Would love to return. Great country
@TheSocialPitt @TonyBaer @thomasdeutsch Surprised that Ovum
doesn't comment on 2014 main story in #bigdata: cloud-based
virtualization.
Southwestern
Anatolia is a pleasantly mountainous landscape with midsized cities, broad
valleys, extensive groves, & light industry.
Cold
Turkey has new meaning. Numbingly frigid & windy. Today was at Hieropolis
ruins & Pamukkale calcified cliffs in central Anatolia.
Ruins
of Ephesus are huge, complex, & in reasonably good shape. Can easily
visualize community that was. Echoes of Paul letter to Ephesians
Absolutely
no truth to the rumor that Jeff Bezos has acquired Santa Claus Inc and replaced
ho-ho-ho guy with a jinglebell-equipped drone.
Christmas
season & annual obsession with whether retail sales strong. I'm sort o
tired o seeing non-purchasing consumers portrayed as Grinch
"Of
biblical proportions." Most editions of Holy Bible that I've ever seen are
of normal proportions. Did they have it on gigantic scrolls?
"Why
I'm Ignoring the Hysteria About the Obamacare Website" (http://blogs.computerworld.com/government-it/23240/why-im-ignoring-hysteria-about-obamacare-website?source=CTWNLE_nlt_blogs_2013-12-09 …)
JK--First editorial that nailed right POV on this.
@myontem It will soon be snowing at home
too.
Fled
the country rather than face ice storm. Yes, I admit to being a coward. A real
man would just face up to the the test of slippery roads
@myontem I'm in Turkey on a personal
vacation. Package tour. So far, no snow, though Istanbul was cold & windy.
Standing
@ Troy highpoint U see why worth holding+fighting over. Controlled access 2
civilizations via Dardanelles Marmara Bosporus BlackSea
Troy
archaeological site is amazing. It clearly shows 9 layers of ruins dating back
to 3000 BC. I felt presence of Helen, Paris, Agamemnon
Bus
tour ferried from Europe 2 Asia. Today we learned WW1/Turkish history at
Gallipoli & ancient history @ Troy. Seas Marmara & Aegean shone
Istanbul
is a modern city with an ancient heart. Roman Empire remains. Passed under an
ancient aqueduct on our way back from dinner.
Made
the rounds of historic Istanbul. Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace.
Dinner across the Bosporus. Cool place. Good Turkish food.
RT
@Will___Ferrell: I drink
coffee I show my empty mug to the IT guy and tell him I've successfully
installed Java. He hates me.
Istanbul.
Arrived earlier than scheduled. Tour group friendly. Hotel decent. WiFi and
water work. Off to a good start.
If
anybody wants an indication of how a post-apartheid South Africa could have
gone horribly wrong, I have just one word for you: "Mugabe."
Weird
detail from Bob Dylan's early-60s Greenwich Village coffeehouse days. One
fellow performer was Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Thru the Tulips")
RT
@RSAConference: #RSAC highlight #IBM @jameskobielus presents #BigData
Potential Helping Secure Internet o Things http://ow.ly/28Ad1B
In
his memoir, Dylan mentions seeing Richard Pryor hanging around Greenwich
Village in the early 60s. Curious what those guys discussed.
@BlairReeves Never heard of it.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Kickin' Our
Hearts Around by Buck Owens from On the Bandstand JK--1962. Great twangy
example of Bakersfield sound
Reading
Bob Dylan's terrific memoir "Chronicles Vol. 1." Makes you feel like
you were there with him in Greenwich Village in the early 60s.
RIP
Nelson Mandela. The words "heroic" & "iconic" need to
be reserved for especially significant historical figures such as him.
Salvation
Army stationed a trumpeter in lieu of a bellringer in front of our supermarket.
Quiet, stately tunes. Nice.
