Friday, May 23, 2014

Aweekstweets May 17-23 2014: the week of strong

Did those quick-hits. Glad the week's over. 3-day. MemDay. Hooray.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp It's More Fun to Compute by Kraftwerk from Computer World JK--More fun than what? Hey, KW, your code not well-formed!

Ah, yes, grasshopper, true knowledge comes when you realize what a dummy you truly are.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Against Pollution by Mountain Goats from We Shall All Be Healed JK--2004. John Darnielle sorta blend o NCave+SRidgway

Catch me et al #IBM #bigdatamgmt tweetchat Wed 5-28 12noon EDT "Building no-compromise #bigdata mgt platfrm on SAP" (http://ow.ly/xc8rK )

Industry influencers who play hard to get tend and/or dont assertively publish their insights tend to see their influence diminish over time

"#IBM buys Cognea, will add virtual assistant tech 2 #Watson" JK--Cognitive conversational computing http://bit.ly/1ttzHzT 

Hi @acoliver. Enjoyed your Hadoop article. I'm moderating June 6 #IBM #BigDataBytes G+ Hangout on Hdp. Interested in being on panel?

" AI Needs More Than A Name, It Needs Personality" (http://ow.ly/xbKxm ) JK-- #Forrester Goetz discusses #IBM #Cognea acquisition

"#BigData role in mitig8ng electronix counterfeitng" (http://ow.ly/xbIqc ) JK--Digital-biotech signatures on electricl parts 4 ID/authent

"Biggest Potential 4 #BigData: Expandng Univers o Unknown Unknowns" (http://ow.ly/xbH5B ) JK--Hey @KirkDBorne , was Rumsfeld echoing you?

"Starting down the path of Data Science" (http://ow.ly/xbGEB ) JK--Good discussion of MOOCs to kickstart your data scientist career

"Auto ID o Replic8d Criminal Websites Using Combined Cluster Methods" (http://ow.ly/xbBs4 ) JK--"Website struct/text costly to change."

"Informix Tech Talk: High-Vol Data Mgt w/ #NoSQL Sharding" 5-27-14 1130am EDT #IBMDataMag Register: http://bit.ly/1tthtPc 

"Inventors o Analytics System Forerunnr Inductd into Natl Inventrs Hall o Fame" (http://ow.ly/xbozE ) JK-- #IBM -ers Durfee Hamilton Lake

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp America by Simon & Garfunkel from Bookends JK--1968. Lefty Frizzell song probably put Saginaw in Simon's mind.

"Bringing #BigData 2 Chicago Citzns" JK--I apprec author NOT echo Sandburg "big shoulders" http://bit.ly/1r0xcY9  pic.twitter.com/2CMJWOohK3

"How climate rsrchrs use HPC+ #BigData #IBMEdge" JK--NCAR has 51PB data on tape+rotat stor http://bit.ly/1r0wHxc  pic.twitter.com/ZNK8m9bPUz

It's amazing how many followers I continue to enlist on Quora, despite the fact that I've never ever posted on Quora. Got the golden touch!

"Failure Not A Cause For Celebration" (http://ow.ly/xbjMi ) JK--Failure sux, sez @RitaJKing. Accept that succeeding may B painful grind

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Drive-In Movies by Ray Lamontagne from Supernova JK--2014. I've already heard 2 songs from his latest. Both excellent

Rented "Gravity" last night & watched it with my daughter. I also recommended she watch "All is Lost." Resonances among these gr8 2013 films

It's hard to explain social media marketing to someone who only relates to it all as a social experience. It's a publishing/CRM channel too


Sexy stats? #BigData correl8ns & cautionaries p1: http://ow.ly/xbfwh  p2: http://ow.ly/xbfyV  p3: http://ow.ly/xbfDF  Fri #IBM qh

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Don't Wanna by Howler from World of Joy JK--"You don't have to dance to the Smiths if you don't wanna."

RT @IBMAnalytics @jameskobielus writes about #BigData 's bogus correlations - spurious, curious injurious http://bit.ly/R5PZ3F  #Analytics

People who send msgs w/subject lines such as "check out this awesome article" should visualize those non-subjects as news headlines. Moronic


#IBM has equipped me with this awesome new multichannel social engagement dashboarding platform. Quite addictive. Bookmarked & poised.

Good high-level discussion of advantages of #IBM InfoSphere Streams vs. Apache Storm for stream computing. http://bit.ly/1jHjbL0 

Nice to have a few hours of quiet time to bang out several quick-hits. I can think uninterrupted. Have the luxury of interrupting myself.

Watson helps users of all sizes to swiftly answer complex questions from complex data. http://bit.ly/1sYUnhh  pic.twitter.com/Ev7gWNe1q8

The Fine Line Between Data Analytics and Security http://bit.ly/1sYSUY7  pic.twitter.com/msKg6i8BjN

IBM Watson: The Future of Computers with Conversational Skills http://bit.ly/1sYPTXL  pic.twitter.com/psqwV6jV8Q

"One fell swoop"? Only modern phrase that uses "fell" as adjective. Dictionary defn: "fierce, cruel, terrible, sinister, malevolent, deadly"

I have 7 committed speaking engagements in next 8 weeks. All but one "in person"--& I'm only one person. Glad I can leverage existing presos

I'll swear by Panera's acai iced tea. Actually, I'll swear by anything. Gotta watch my dirty mouth.

Mid-Spring, verging into Summer. Already vacationed. I'll just B working. Basement office still cool. Oh that's right, Monday's Memorial Day

New #IBM jk blog: "#BigData's bogus correlations: Detangling th truth from th spurious, th curious & the injurious" (http://ow.ly/x8Nqi )

Find it odd when LinkedIn discussion group auto-suggests another discussion, & it's one of mine. Does it realize I'm th same James Kobielus?

Drafted latest Latest Dataversity column: "Practical Data Science and The Tricky Business of A/B Testing"

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Aneurysm by Nirvana from Incesticide JK--Cobain put a different spin on "do the twist" than Chubby Checker.

Machine learning? A melting pot for today's leading-edge advanced analytics (http://ow.ly/x8ALS ) Thursday #IBM quick-hit

"Top 5 Reasons 4 Data Warehouse Modernization" (http://ow.ly/x8yKo ) JK--Russom says advancd analytics, speed, scale, productivity, costs

"IoT'll end expird milk @ store & free will" (http://ow.ly/x8xT5 ) JK--Argues consumer-level IoT will auto-optimize us 2 fetal dependency

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Par Avion by Xeno & Oaklander from Par Avion JK--2014. Nice atmospheric stuff from forthcoming LP from Brooklyn duo

"Why still dont need chief data officer" (http://ow.ly/x8x18 ) JK--Keep data gov & ops separ8. Each CxO must take resp 4 own data/anlytcs

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Minnesoter by Dandy Warhols from Dandy Warhols Come Down JK--Great song oddly missing from their greatest collection

"Cue th Data Storytellers: Data Industry Next Big Stars" (http://ow.ly/x8w5K ) JK--"Storytellers" makes me queasy. Implies making sh*t up

This is the golden age of news. I'll bet that, via routine web browsing, most of us consume at least 10 times as much news as we did pre-web

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hoist That Rag by Tom Waits frm Real Gone JK--2004. One of many Waits songs where his voice is so ugly it's beautiful

IBM helps stop the malware threat in its tracks with new Trusteer Apex endpoint software http://ibm.co/1lZX8Ok  #ibmsecurity

All my life, my bias toward directness & pith in expression has confused some people. I'm not angry. I just get to the point ASAP.

a10: #bigdatamgmt http://bit.ly/1k5ofYS  - check out our Smarter Risk portal for latest insights from IBM on this evolving space
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A10: #bigdatamgmt Organizations should start Smarter Risk initiative by bringing all stakeholders and LOBs into its planning & execution

A10: #bigdatamgmt Organizations should start with development of an enterprise-wide risk framework--and assessment of risk data sufficiency

A9: w/ #SmarterRisk, we help decision makers understand exposures & act w/ confidence, knowing they can trust their #risk data #bigdatamgmt
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A9: #bigdatamgmt check out this video at http://bit.ly/1gPoO9U  - Trust analytics video
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A9: #bigdatamgmt Smarter Risk shows an organization interdependency of all risks--financial, oper, IT, etc.--across otherwise-siloed LOBs

A9: #bigdatamgmt Learn about how CBA is gaining value from their #SmarterRisk approach on Livestream from #IBMVision http://bit.ly/1taOaAB 

A9: #bigdatamgmt Smarter Risk helps an organizations by rolling up risks into their larger enterprise-wide perspective. All eyes wide open!

A8: #bigdatamgmt Smarter Risk rides on growing adoption of predictive modeling & visual exploration tools by data-savvy biz decision makers

A8: #bigdatamgmt The Smarter Risk approach aligns w/ growing adoption of BI, risk mitigation, and performance mgt tools by knowledge workers

A8: #bigdatamgmt The Smarter Risk approach aligns with the growing adoption of #bigdata EDWs to manage "single version of truth" risk data

A7: #bigdatamgmt Strong risk intelligence--grounded in risk DW, risk analysis/modeling, risk-data governance--is foundation of Smarter Risk

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#bigdatamgmt A7: #SmarterRisk about building #trust & driving biz value w/ context-rich #risk intelligence to support risk-aware decisions
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A7: #bigdatamgmt At the heart of #IBM Smarter Risk is improving organizations' ability to govern and secure their risk-relevant data.

A7: #bigdatamgmt Smarter Risk mitigates financial, operational, fraud, and IT risk and security impacts on enterprise.

A7: #bigdatamgmt Smarter Risk = #IBM approach 4 help customers build trust across org siloes. Act w/ confidence, make risk-aware decisions

A6: Building trust in risk data is essential b/c federated trust systems is a principal basis for #BigData systems esp cloud #bigdatamgmt
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A6 Another benefit is having the risk side of the house collaborating with the forensics talent #BigData #bigdatamgmt
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A6: #bigdatamgmt Trust in risk data creates a business climate in which external compliance reporting is crisp, confidence, straightforward

A6: #bigdatamgmt Value of building trust in risk data is can reach decision consensus faster. All facts/factors vetted in shared context

A5: #bigdatamgmt Lack o trust in risk data/proc might contrib to "analysis paralysis" decision inertia: risks too cloudy 2 act positively

@IBMAnalytics A5: Negatively impacts the ability of the org to raise capital - will be more expensive compared to orgs that do. #bigdatamgmt
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A5: #bigdatamgmt Hopefully, lack of trust in risk data & mgt processes will spur orgs to implement strong data governance. Hopefully!

A5: #bigdatamgmt Lack of trust in risk data/mgt processes creates dangerous biz climate encouraging reckless gut-instinct decision making

A5: #bigdatamgmt Lack of trust in risk data & in risk mgt processes adds biz risk of risk analyses being disregarded--no matter how accurate

@IBMAnalytics A4: Big data has increased the drivers of reputation risk in a #corpgov context - external data veracity. #bigdatamgmt
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Q4 #BigData data fusion de-anonymization has helped focus our stds devel team more on GRC for http://1.usa.gov/16kosCL  #nist #bigdatamgmt
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A4: #bigdatamgmt Shift toward audit logs in #bigdata & adv stat analysis on that data allows fine-grain historical+predictive risk modeling

A4: #bigdatamgmt Log data is the audit trail without which you can't do advanced statistical analysis on historical risk data.

A4: #bigdatamgmt Log data fundamental to risk mgt--e.g, IT security incident & event mgt depends on logs stored in #bigdata repositories

@IBMAnalytics A3: Seldom see risk-bridging. See the greatest need for it between #CIO, #COO and #CMO. #bigdatamgmt
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A3: #bigdatamgmt Have compliance mgmt. an integral part of collaboration environment with proper alerts based on defined scenarios #BigData
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#BigDataMgmt “Our research: 44.7 percent of GRC execs plan 2 address bus. process redesign via engagement w/management consult.serv.”
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A3: #bigdatamgmt Risk managers can't bridge risk siloes if data siloed. Enterprise risk mgt needs consolidation in enterprise data warehouse

@jameskobielus ,#bigdatamgmt http://bit.ly/1k5nUFC  - whitepaper - Big Data & Cultural Alignment
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#BigDataMgmt JAnalysis of 664 global GRC practitioners--Picture worth a thousand tweets pic.twitter.com/DJbgrb3r2E
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A1: #bigdatamgmt Assessing the complexity of risk is the key..can also be leveraged to instill trust among various stakeholders #BigData
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Q2: Siloed Compliance "depts" w/weak domain knowledge are unable to contribute materially. Ex: Compliance in urgent care #bigdatamgmt
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@IBMAnalytics A2: Not ensuring individual accountability for various risks means no integration with decision-making. #bigdatamgmt
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A2: Make risk mgmt inherent in processes. I think much focus on the risk side stifles creative solutions. #bigdatamgmt
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A2: #bigdatamgmt Risk siloes--each LOB only considering risks from their narrow perspective--plus siloed risk mgt tools are a barrier.

A2: #bigdatamgmt Big barrier to enterprise risk mgt is getting beyond reactive "cover yr a**" decision making. Risk mgt should be proactive

A2: #bigdatamgmt Chief barrier to ent risk mgt is cultural: business thrives on action-oriented reward-seeking, Tunnel vision re full risks?

A1: #bigdatamgmt Enterprise-WIDE risk mgt ensures that risks in ALL parts of business are factored into equation. No risk siloes!

@jameskobielus ,A1:#bigdatamgmt and hopefully driving more opportunities as risk is reduced
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A1: #bigdatamgmt Enterprise risk mgt ensures all risk factors--e.g., financial, operational, IT, fraud, etc--included in decision scenarios

A1: #bigdatamgmt Enterprise risk mgt adds strategic value by helping vet "rewards" of various strategies against risks. Reality check

A1: #bigdatamgmt Enterprise risk mgt adds strategic value by buffering business strategy against downsides--e.g., noncompliance penalties

The "if you could take a few minutes 2 complete this questionnaire" post-encounter inquiry is most wishful of thinking. Yes if only I could!

RT @IBMbigdata: Join me @Hypatia_LeslieA et al #BigDataMgmt chat "Don't let #bigdata mean big #risk" - today, 12 ET http://bit.ly/1lku8yK 

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Classical Gas by Mason Williams JK--1968. Comedy writer on Smothers Bros. Colleague Steve Martin best known for banjo

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall by Dylan frm Bootleg Series, V5: Live 75: Rolling Thndr Revue JK--Far better than studio vsn

Experience optimization? Drilling into the messy gusher of web analytics data (http://ow.ly/x5N6e ) Wednesday #IBM quick-hit

"Driverless cars could cripple law enforcemt budgets" (http://ow.ly/x5Ie3 ) JK--Speeding-ticket revs vanish Thanks a lot, law-abiding AVs

Driverless police cars. You know it's going to happen. Everywhere. Constant surveillance and data gathering.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Door Into Summer by The Monkees from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. JK--1967. A great Nesmith song

Long ago, I kept detailed bibliography of everything I'd published. I gave that up when I started posting daily. I print it & throw on stack

Near-sleep is precisely the wrong time to stew over stuff. Your nervous system is slipping into quasi-paralysis. Still yrself. Awake + act!

Drafted latest #Infoworld #IBM jk column: "Big-Data Log Analysis Thrives on Machine Learning"

"New #IBM Cloud Tech Puts Analytics Into Hands of More Decision Makers Across Org" (http://ow.ly/x3VBv ) JK--IBM Concert & Catalyst

Drafted latest #ITKnowledgeExchange column: "Grounding Cognitive Computing in Probabilistic Data Analytics"

Drafted next #IBM blog: "New blog: "#BigData's Bogus Correlations: Detangling the Truth from the Spurious, the Curious, and the Injurious"

Drafted latest #IBM #AnalyzingMedia column: "Whipping Web Analytics Data into Shape to Glimpse True Customer Experience"

Storage optimization? Software-defined storage driving the demise of rip-and-replace (http://ow.ly/x39ze ) Tuesday #IBM quick-hit

"#IBM DB2 Tech Talk: Developing Apps for th IoT" (http://ow.ly/x36Qk ) JK--6-412:30 PM EDT. Register:  http://ow.ly/x36Wt  #IBMDataMag

"Webcast: Big Data & Analytics 4 #IBM Biz Partnrs" (http://ow.ly/x36x6 ) JK--5-22 10 AM EDT. Register: http://ow.ly/x36CR  #IBMDataMag

"Confidence Score 4 Every Piece of Data?" (http://ow.ly/x35UB ) JK--#IBM Info Confidence Calculator (http://ow.ly/x368j ) #IBMDataMag

"Shaping the Future of Banking" (http://ow.ly/x35G0 ) JK--Video: discover how #IBM #Watson can transform banking experience #IBMDataMag

"Analytics For Healthcare Ecosystem" (http://ow.ly/x35m6 ) JK--Video: healthcare orgs need to collaborate in expanding ecosys #IBMDataMag

"Transactions+Analytics w/out Compromise" (http://ow.ly/x34fp ) JK--IDC whitepaper “#IBM DB2 4 SAP: No-Compromise...DB Platf" #IBMDataMag

"Aggressively Countering Fraud" (http://ow.ly/x33V3 ) JK--Video: leverage advanced analytics w/ #IBM Counter Fraud Management #IBMDataMag

"Th Sentiment Behind th Chatter" (http://ow.ly/x33Ar ) JK--Krish Krishnan identifies biz value of social sentiment monitoring #IBMDataMag

"#BigData Security Analytics Meets Identity & Access Management" (http://ow.ly/x33cY ) JK--Interesting discuss of IAM analytics use cases

"My data science journey" (http://ow.ly/x32H2 ) JK--Interesting discussion of the range of projects he's worked on in his career.

Some marketing person's byline below informational article was "director of paid media." Dumb to state outright that you pay for placement

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Redemption Song by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros from Streetcore JK--2003. Great Marley cover was one of Joe's last

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Baby, You're My Light by Richard Hawley from Late Night Final JK--2001. Englishman with an exceptional romantic voice

"SQL-on- #Hadoop w/out compromise" (http://ow.ly/x30wL ) JK--#IBM Software Group Thought Leadership White Paper (http://ow.ly/x30F5 )

"#BigData brings new power to open-source intelligence" (http://ow.ly/x30a6 ) JK--The latter is what your social-listening engine filters

I'm a really impatient nonfiction reader. I glance quickly up & down searching for the thesis. Authors who don't call it out try my patience

"OpenID Connect may usher in new era of federated online ID" (http://ow.ly/x2Zhb ) JK--Or just complicate already messy IdM world further

Twitter's still a niche pet tool of elitist cybergeeks such as me? I guess. Not yet seeing a lot of "retweet if you love Jesus" traffic.

"Internet Of Things: Who Gets The Data?" (http://ow.ly/x2YII ) JK--In a B2B setting, will be the crux of many a contentious negotiation.

"#Hadoop security gets better" (http://ow.ly/x2XK8 ) JK--Fails to mention Hdp security tools in #IBM portfolio, eg http://ow.ly/x2XQL 

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads JK--Impossible to listen and not have that brilliant video playing in your head

Catch me in San Jose, Costa Rica Wed July 16 speaking on #bigdata to #IBM customers. Event details to follow.

After that long vacation & last week's business trip, I've had to resort to fracking to crunch thru my inbox. Now I'm covered in the stuff

Why #IBMDatamagazine is more intellectually, socially, and visually #engaging than ever before http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=14549  by James Kobielus

How #IBMdatamag.com will deepen its #thoughtleadership content and not skimp on established topics http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=14549  by James Kobielus

A new course is set for a publication with a #richtradition serving the #datamanagement community http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=14549  by James Kobielus

#IBMDataMagazine: Its Value and Its Vision http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=14549  by James Kobielus

So now, if we accept this EU mandate on its own terms, Internet supposed 2 practice selective amnesia by regulatory decree? Not gonna happen

RT @IBMMEA: Webinar on #BigData & #Analytics (5/20): Why You Need a Platform? w/ @jameskobielus - http://ubm.io/1l4aOG7   #PureData

New #IBMDataMag jk blogpost: "#IBM Data Magazine: Value & Vision" (http://ow.ly/x148J ) JK--I'm editor-in-chief. Contribs eagerly sought!

"#IBM Reveals New Cos Dev #Watson-Powered Apps" (http://ow.ly/x0Qpz ) JK--3 new partners: Modernizing Medicine. Reflexis Systems. Modulus

New #IBM jk #Dataversity column: "Don’t Understaff and Overstretch Your Analytics Development Team" (http://ow.ly/x0Gr9 )

In the era of the ubiquitous and asymptotic "long tail," is declaring things "dead" dead?

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Aint Got No Home by Clarence "Frogman" Henry JK--Luv the bit in "Diner" where Daniel Stern character sang this in car

Real-world experiments? Tricky business o A/B testing p1: http://ow.ly/x07Rk  p2: http://ow.ly/x07SR  Monday #IBM quick-hit. I'm back!

Life management is all about finding tiny opportunities to de-stress in the normal course of your existence. Sort of like combing your hair

"A Politician & A Pedophile Have Already Used New Ruling That Forces Google To Delete Links From The Web" (http://ow.ly/wXAH7 ) JK--Yep!

Yes, of course our "right to privacy" includes right to edit public record of our lives so that only our private conceit is foisted as fact


The right to have selected data about you "forgotten" and to thereby distort the portrait of you that's "remembered"? This is a good thing?