Saturday, June 28, 2014

Aweekstweets June 22-28 2014: the week I missed a deer by th-a-a-t much on Valley View Drive

Almost hit a deer with my car the other morning. His butt was mostly into the woods before I noticed him bounding across Valley View Drive.

RIP Bobby Womack. Here's his Valentinos' "It's All Over Now" (1963) (http://ow.ly/yyVv2 ). Stones' cover 1964 (http://ow.ly/yyVxi )

Th harder Russia tries, th more thoroughly they lose influence ovr hearts & minds o people they consider their rightful "sphere o influence"

I am utterly shockd that Hillary Clinton accepts money for speaking to groups o people. Same business model as stand-up comics. Beneath her!

Whenever we get free 24-point car inspection by the dealer, they issue 24-point recommendation of all the expensive service we must do NOW!

RT @cparente: @jameskobielus - "got it. You're reporting, not opining." JK--No. I'm repining. If you want to read my POV into it, go ahead.

Nice Saturday morning. Full slate of shopping chores to do. Actually, depending on sort of shopping, not a "chore" so much as it is "fun."

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Sat By The Ocean by Queens of th Stone Age from ..Like Clockwork JK--2013. Sounds like classic 80s rock. A good one

"Internet Of Things: New Architecture Needed" (http://ow.ly/ywPx4 ) JK--"Need novel programming, content delivery & ntwk mgmt approaches"

"Wipe slate clean when data scientists stuck on problem" (http://ow.ly/ywP3e ) JK--"Quant block": dev bottlenek when team struggl 2 solve

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Blank Generation by R.Hell & Voidoids JK--Late guitarist Robert Quine was cousin o Black Keys' Daniel Quine Auerbach.

"New Study: Neuroscience Resrch Gets “F” for Reliability" (http://ow.ly/ywgip ) JK--Statistically weak findings due to small sample sizes

"NASA opens earth science data, cloud computing to the public as part of new contest" (http://ow.ly/ywa25 ) JK--A global cloud resource.

"Tire Changes, Fresh Air, & Yellow Flags: Challenges in Predictive Analytics for Pro Racing " (http://ow.ly/yw95r ) JK--Pitcrew analytics

"TV Audience Measrmt w/ #BigData" (http://ow.ly/yw8oI ) JK--Good historcl o-vu. My '80 UMich econ sr honors thesis touched on TV aud meas

"3 fundamental Google rules detected thanks to data science" (http://ow.ly/yw6El ) JK--Data scientists still searching 4 "don't be evil."

"How to Measure Employee Engagement w/Data Analytics" (http://ow.ly/yw4sw ) JK--Can you use it to measure if employees just going steady?

"Predicting World Cup w/ #BigData" (http://ow.ly/yw48f ) JK--If you do, issue spoiler alert. Bookies of th world: don't take their money

#IBM #Hadoop Dev site is live: https://ibm.biz/hadoopdev . Ample IBM Hadoop technical content. Includes new Q&A forum: http://ow.ly/yw194 


Data journalism? Using real-time analytics to ID who scooped whom p1: http://ow.ly/yvNr1  p2: http://ow.ly/yvNsy  Fri #IBMDataMag qh

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Back in the Tall Grass by Future Islands from Singles JK--2014. One of the standout musical artists of this year.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Wait For A Minute by tUnE-yArDs from Nikki Nack JK--2014. Merrill Garbus continues to show awesome vocal dexterity

New #IBM jk blog: "IBM #Watson and the power of conversation in the cognitive fabric" (http://ow.ly/yuiYK )

Good to see #IBM #SmartCloud ads playing on YouTube when I share links to songs+stuff on that site. Definitely better than th usual crap ads

A7: #bigdatamgmt Here's blog I published last week on IoT for "quantified self" apps in "Big Science." Biz apps too: http://ibm.co/1meTjkX 

A7: #IoT means that your TV notifies you that soccer match is about to start #bigdatamgmt
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A7: #bigdatamgmt W/ #IoT growing fast, an org's ability to send, receive, gather, analyze & respond to events fm any dev needs to increase
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A7: #bigdatamgmt More CRM strategies hinge on mobile/social/geo analysis of smartphone customer interXions. That's IoT "breadcrumb" analysis

A7: #bigdatamgmt Blog I published earlier this year with my predictions for Internet of Things: http://ibm.co/1lSkA0Q 

A7: #bigdatamgmt #SmarterPlanet rides on #InternetofThings & constant connectivity. Continuous ubiquitous sensor-drvn process optimization

A6: #bigdatamgmt Real time #analytics and faster BI made possible with #IBMBLU and #congos on #powersystems
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A6: Another source: read how #IBMBLU Acceleration and #IBMPowerSystems Offer 82X Fast Analytics http://bit.ly/1pEtTC2  #bigdatamgmt
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A6: #IBM SVP Bob Picciano explains How #POWER8 with #IBMBLU Are Key to Handing #BigData http://bit.ly/1lmfOsa  #bigdatamgmt
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A6: #bigdatamgmt Many users who are not yet taking advantage of in-memory tech are evaluating it closely. Clearly a next-gen #BI priority

A6: #bigdatamgmt Users needing speed-of-thought queyr response (against data marts, OLTP apps, etc.) are adopting in-memory tech (eg #BLU)

A4: #bigdatamgmt Tech like #IBMBLU delivers instant gratification on analytics projects. Speed to deploy, speed to insight.
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A5: #CokeCCBCC did...now is seeing over 10x storage savings with #IBMBLU on #IBMPowerSystems #bigdatamgmt
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A5: #bigdatamgmt Consider your workloads - type of workload, processing power needed, #queries, etc - then optimize systems accordingly
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A5: #bigdatamgmt Most performance issues i've seen result from trying to use a data infrastructure in ways it was not intended
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A5: #bigdatamgmt Transactional proc may bog down if compete 4 DB platform resources w/analytics. Move the latter wklds 2 #bigdata platforms

A5: #bigdatamgmt Queries may bog down if too much disk-to-RAM data-swapping. In-memory architectures (e.g, BLU) address that issue

A5: #bigdatamgmt Users suffer OLTP/analytic DB performance issues if haven't selected right #bigdata platform and/or optimized 4 workloads

A4: More time for innovation & driving bus value. Less time tuning. #IBMBLU #bigdatamgmt
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Q4: Making the #business more #agile - so we can spend less time on running the #technology, and more time on #innovation! #bigdatamgmt
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A4- less admin means you can free up valuable resources to focus on new services & offerings to grow the business #bigdatamgmt
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A4: #bigdatamgmt Too many niche solutions for niche problems adds to complexity - use a next generation database that can do it all
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A4: #bigdatamgmt Simpler infrastructure - IT improves their productivity, focuses more on important business-impact projects
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A4: #bigdatamgmt If #analytics developers can reuse in-DB or in- #Hadoop algo/model libraries, can accel projects & run tighter IT shops

A4: #bigdatamgmt If IT department can reuse #bigdata apps, platforms, & tools in new projects, faster value & more efficient operations

A3- #data will not only help a business make better decisions but also see patterns they could not see before #bigdatamgmt
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@IBM_DB2: Q3: Time to Decision still a critical success factor. Embedding Predictive #Analytics in Front Line apps is example #bigdatamgmt
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A3: Act based on original, first-hand insight into market realities -- instead of buying second-hand news. #bigdatamgmt
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A3: #bigdatamgmt Increasing marketing responses creates more leads, more pipeline, higher sales
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A3: #bigdatamgmt If can analyze data faster, you can more quickly trigger alerts,workflows, & collabs needed for effective action

A3: #bigdatamgmt Getting a jump on competition demands both faster real-time analysis + predictive.. Identify next best action. Take it!

A3: #bigdatamgmt Biz can respond more rapidly to new opportunities (and fend off new threats) if analysis in real-time on streaming feeds

A2: In the UK, we're seeing businesses use #data to help achieve an outcome not previously possible #bigdatamgmt
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A2: #bigdatamgmt Essentially, #bigdata is most large enterprises' shorthand now for data consolidation--aka EDW, hub, "data lake" etc

A2: #bigdatamgmt From what we've been seeing, many users would love if #bigdata were their focus point for all biz analytics, OLTP, ECM

A2: #bigdatamgmt Most users want, above all else, #bigdata to deliver biz insights that were previously inaccessible at smaller DB scales

A1: #bigdatamgmt Yet another factor preventing achieving goals via #bigdata is having insufficient analytic app devel skills.

A1: #bigdatamgmt Another factor preventing achieving #bigdata-enabled biz goals is having DB that won't scale to requisite "Vs".

A1: #bigdatamgmt Clear #bigdata goals must be defined by business imperatives (eg, boost customer loyalty, reduce operational costs, etc)

A1: #bigdatamgmt The first thing stopping any user from achieving goals with #bigdata or any other IT investment is lack of clear goals.


Rcm engines? Fancy math 2 illumin8... p1: http://ow.ly/ytG0H  p2: http://ow.ly/ytG38  p3: http://ow.ly/ytG5B  Thurs #IBMDataMag qhs

"In-Memory DB vs. In-Memory Data Grid" (http://ow.ly/ytzKy ) JK--Latter is "massively distributed in-mem storage/procssing btwn DB & app"

Hard 2 believ there'll ever B single "cure4cancer," anymore than we'll "cure," say, all cardiovascular issues. Too entwined in our biofabric

Ah summer! Season when outside of iced-tea glass drips w/condensation. Desktop gets good drenching. Drops trace the lifted path to my mouth

Moviegoers should have predictive sentimentality-analysis apps to help identify the most treacly tearjerking formulaic crap to avoid.

"Analytics Help Patients Follow Doctors' Orders" (http://ow.ly/ytvWS ) JK--Pinpoint populations likely to NOT be taking prescribed meds

Fitness tracking. There's the danger of focusing so intently on your numbers that you forget to pay attention to how you actually feel.

In th biz world, there are "artists" & "creatives." Former do PowerPoint graphics. Latter design the marketing campaigns the PPTs illustrate

WSJ article on "men's cologne problems." I think the fact that men wear cologne at all is the problem. Deodorant necessary. Odorant? Not!

Diane Sawyer steps down as ABC News anchor. I never thought she was right for the job. She always looks a bit pained.

Eli Wallach's wife Anne Jackson said their long marriage worked because he did the ironing. That actually sounds plausible.

"A certain je ne sais quoi." If you don't know what, it's the opposite of certain. Is this quantum rhetoric? Schrodinger's What?

Wife & I did our power walk around Lake Kingstowne. Practicing so we can graduate to one of the lesser Great Lakes. Lake Eerie? Lake Urine?

Wow, my connection has endorsed me? Thanks, LinkedIn! Now my life's complete--or will be when he or she does something more than click on me

Whoever this Jim Kobielus guy is, I wish he'd just shut up & let me get on with what I'm doing. Can somebody tell him to stop interrupting?

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp E-Pro by Beck from Guero JK--2005. One o my fave o Beck: phat fuzzy e-guitar line backed by "nah nah nah nah" vocal


Computerworld publishes its last print issue. I get more tech pubs than ever. I have watched the postal-delivered issues steadily dwindle.

Announcing #IBM InfoSphere BigInsights v3.0 featuring SQL-on- #Hadoop without compromise. Read the whitepaper http://buff.ly/UC9nHN  #bigsql

RIP Eli Wallach. Accomplished stage, film, & TV actor. Skilled "Method" character actor. Was "The Ugly" in spaghetti western's title trinity

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Pusher Man by Curtis Mayfield from Superfly JK-Great song straddling delicate balance o glorification v. condemnation

To prepare for Thursday's tweetchat "Is Your Database Really Ready for BigData?", read this blog: http://ibm.co/1qvK5IA   #bigdatamgmt

I hope you can join this tweetchat on Thursday: "Is Your Database Really Ready for BigData?": http://ibm.co/1qvK5IA   #bigdatamgmt

I'm taking part in the "Is Your Database Really Ready for BigData?" tweetchat on Thursday: http://ibm.co/1qvK5IA   #bigdatamgmt

" #DataWarehouse Vendors Moving to Contain the #Hadoop Threat" (http://ow.ly/yqZGp ) JK--It's not a threat. Addresses different use cases

"Curly Fries & #BigData: Appetizing Path Fwd 4 Rspnsbl Data Use" (http://ow.ly/yqXWZ ) JK--Vague appeal 4 user "transparency" & "control"

"Health Tech Revolution Will Turn All Of Us Into #BigData Wonks" (http://ow.ly/yqX8O ) JK--Wearabls transmit real-time health data 2 docs

Open data? The front line of grass-roots consumer protection p1: http://ow.ly/yqKYX  p2: http://ow.ly/yqL02  Wed #IBMDataMag quick-hit

Cosmic background radiation is microwave. Universe is closed. Galaxies spin on their axes. So, basically, are we living in a microwave oven?

In IT, it's best to take "revolutions" in stride. We delight in convincing each othr that revolutions are spinning all around us all th time

I can sense in the first 3 seconds of a phone call if the caller knows me. If they call me "James" and mispronounce my last name, they don't

Whew! Finished that write-up, completed the thought. Also, upgraded my mail client. Mind is respecting from both ordeals. Successes.

Brain's kind of rusty right now. Been spinning mental wheels on the same paragraph for an hour now. Arghhhh!

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lucifer Sam by Pink Floyd from Th Piper at th Gates o Dawn JK--1967. Recorded down the hall from Beatles "Sgt Pepper"

Pondering if should do sequel to " #Hadoop: whither goest thou?" web panel. Perhaps " #NoSQL: what insight through yonder dashboard breaks?"

" #Bigdata role in food safety" (http://ow.ly/yon7j ) JK--Food industry using sensor-based analytics 4 supply-chain visibility. FDA mand8

"In the Zone" (http://ow.ly/yoeu4 ) JK--Vid: #IBM RClements on DW consol & next-gen #bigdata #IBMDataMag

"Accelerating Access 2 Insight" (http://ow.ly/yodG6 ) JK--Vid: enhance economics of #bigdata w/ #IBM software-defined storage #IBMDataMag

Girls and I walked around the lake in Kingstowne last night. Great colony of turtles under the bridge. Had half a mind to grab one. Didn't

"Blazing Data Access" (http://ow.ly/yocMT ) JK--Great infographic on software-defined storage for rapid #bigdata insights #IBMDataMag

"Extending Enterprise Content Mgt Experience" (http://ow.ly/yobOz ) JK--IBM Navigator on Cloud 4 cld-bsd ECM prodctvty/collab #IBMDataMag

"Delivering Subscription-Based #Cloud Computing" (http://ow.ly/yobvn ) JK-- #IBM intros customizable cloud business solutions #IBMDataMag

"Link into #IBM Data Mag" (http://ow.ly/yoaPq ) JK--LCherian on why YOU should join #IBMDataMag LinkedIn group (http://ow.ly/yoaXJ )

"Why a Build-It-Yourself Approach Doesn’t Cut It" (http://ow.ly/yoatW ) JK--S.Hanna on benchmarking #IBM InfoSphere Streams #IBMDataMag

"On-The-Go Collaborat'n 4 Rapid Decisions" (http://ow.ly/yo9O6 ) JK--Chad Peruba on #IBM #Concert 4 collab/data-drvn perf mgt #IBMDataMag

"The Emergence of the Analytics Architect" (http://ow.ly/yo9xQ ) JK--Ahmed Fattah on a key integrative role #IBMDataMag

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus) by Doug Martsch JK--2002. Gr8 guitar-burner from Built to Spill headman

No truth to the myth that the Norman Conquest was orchestrated by a randy fratboy named Norman Hastings.

"Is data science a sin against the norms of statisticians?" (http://ow.ly/yo76a ) JK--They have "norms"? Not just normal distributions?

Will catch the Cognitive Computing Forum, Aug 20-21, San Jose CA (http://ow.ly/yo6gX ). Not speaking there. Simply listening & engaging

Just noticed that July 4 (which is next week!) is essentially a 3-day holiday this year. It's on a Friday. Thank you calendar!

Quantified self? The social physics of a quantified society p1: http://ow.ly/yo1JV  p2: http://ow.ly/yo1N8  Tues #IBMDataMag quick-hit

Everybody wants to rule the world--or, at the very least, discover the fundamental rules that rule the world.

Word "jungle" a bit archaic, but endures in English usage because it's fun to say. No one bungles in a rain forest. No one I know, at least

Bill Inmon, 'father of the DW," has joined the ranks of #IBMDataMag contributors. Expect 2 columns by him to post soon.

Just a matter of time before drones start getting sucked into airliner jet engines & take them down. Geese can be excused. People, not

Glass containers denser than plastic, hence consume more energy to transport. Molten silicon: less or more green than cracked hydrocarbons?

Reading my physical morning newspapers while toggling over to my digital continuous news. Inkstained fingers sully my mouse and keyboard.

Join the #IBMDataMag LinkedIn discussion group (http://ow.ly/ymiwr ). Engage with thought leaders, industry professionals, and peers.

Good not to be too particular when scouting 4 ideas 4 new blogs & columns. My personal practice is to occupy th entire range within my reach

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Xanadu by The Ghost of a Saber-Tooth Tiger from Midnight Sun JK--2014. Duo is Sean Ono Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl.

Drafted next #IBM blog: "IBM #Watson and the Power of Conversation in the Cognitive Fabric."

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp If It's Monday Morning by Lee Hazlewood from LHI Years: Singles, Nudes, & Backsides JK--Makes you feel his desolation

New #IBM jk #Dataversity column: "Data De-Duplication Should Be the Heart of all #BigData Strategies" (http://ow.ly/ylhvM )

Drafted next #IBMDataMag column: " #BigData can power behavioral fingerprinting for anti-fraud protection"

Big Media? The narrative power of video content analytics p1: http://ow.ly/ylaef  p2: http://ow.ly/ylagm  Monday #IBMDataMag quick-hit

"USENIX researchers get a grip on #Hadoop performance" (http://ow.ly/yl7ej ) JK--Hard to predict non-deterministic workloads in advance

New #IBM jk #InfoWorld column: "What's machine learning? It depends on who you ask" (http://ow.ly/yl2oS )

"Make tribal knowldg yr data science team secret weapon" (http://ow.ly/yl1BW ) JK--Why use faux anthropology term when "shared" suffices?

The Police "Every Breath You Take" (http://ow.ly/ykTKH ) JK--Honestly, Sting should have had privacy-sensitivity training long ago.

Now that Washington football club has lost federal trademark protection, others will dare commercialze its offensive name. This is progress?

"Can U build meaningful relationshp w/analysts even if dont pay them?" (http://ow.ly/yjLO9 ) JK--Yes if U info source NOT expertise mooch

Thinking of outsourcing my thought leadership. But no way I'd ever outsource another core competency: taking credit for leading thoughts

Bio indicates real-life Peter Sellers often used deft impersonations for selfish gain. Could have been Clouseau-befuddling master criminal.

"Arabic numerals originlly designed so number o angles on symbol equals th number" pic.twitter.com/x0P9UxYXc7 JK--Wow! Transformd how I see them

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Knockin on Heaven's Door by Dylan frm Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid JK--1973. Standout from Bob's early-70s fallow time

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen from Nebraska JK--1982. Oddly, the Boss has few NJ-themed songs. This is a gem.

No scientific study has ever shown "organic" food is better for you. What you're doing when U consume it is essentially ingesting your faith

Pope excommunicates mafiosi. It was probably the 10 millionth vendetta killing that tipped them over the edge into Satan's camp.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton bb Mountain Goats JK--2002. Best ever folk song with chorus "hail Satan!"

RT @TheMickyDolenz1: In memory of Gerry Goffin-RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXsGvIpcH8 … Monkees "Pleasant Valley Sunday." Goffin/King composition

Day after summer solstice. Days getting shorter. Just a long day's journey into night from here on out. Might as well just pack it in. Sigh!

This just in: William+Kate's son growing up--JUST LIKE A REAL KID! We'll keep you updated on the "isn't George the most darling thing" news

When will drones evolve into single-person helicopters?

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Aweekstweets June 14-21 2014: the week the universe momentarily deblurred

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Brown Sugar by Rolling Stones frm Sticky Fingers JK--Mick lusting for black woman. Jim Morrison's: "Hello I Love You"

Reading "Mr. Strangelove," a bio of Peter Sellers. Didn't realize he was Jewish.

WSJ reviewer of Indonesia book says diff islands' cultures "quite alien" from each other. That's not been my experience. Commonalities big.

Happy Solstice! Cool this morning, overnight rain not heavy. Glad 2 start summer with th windows open. Not enough fresh air most summer days

The only wearable device I want is a smart shoe, a la Maxwell Smart.

@jameskobielus “We anonymized the data” is the new, “We hash our passwords”.

Google Glass? Gad, no! Last thing I need is some display that's persistently to one side o my field o vision. Sounds like perpetual migraine

I think of primes as the atoms of the counting numbers, composites as the molecules, all arithmetic operations as chemical reactions.

Left my exercise bag out all night 2 air on th deck. And of course it rained overnight. Brought it into th garage this a.m. 2 drip drip drip

I see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's called "weekend."

If anybody doubts data is central to all computing, why are they called "data centers" & not "computing centers"? What's the core resource?

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Beautiful by Wussy from Live on KEXP JK--Gr8ly enjoying this live performance o the band's new material. Very strong!

I do my best blogwriting in th period btwn "please put your electronic devices in the off position" & "seatbacks in upright+locked position"

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Cattle and Cane by The Go-Betweens from 1978-1990 JK--Wish I'd paid more attention to these Aussies during their day.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Trouble by Father John Misty from Once I Was: The Hal Ashby Story JK--Good Cat Stevens cover.

No, U random webpage ad, I don't need latest scoop on Khloe Kardashian unless she's doing something cool w/ #bigdata. She a data scientist?

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Eanie Meany by Jim Noir from Tower of Love JK--2005. Footballer song that would work beautifully as a kids' song

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp London by Noonday Underground from Self-Assembly JK--Does England, and its capital, still swing like a pendulum do?

Holy crap! I've written an unholy amount of quick-hit material this week for next week posting. Dragged my analytic brain over vast fields.

"Traversal." I keep hearing word used in IT contexts. Means "agile comprehension of an entire collection of content & other artifacts." Hmm

"Digital doctor will see you now: how #bigdata saving lives" (http://ow.ly/yggbs ) JK--UnivOntario project w/ #IBM 2 save prematur babies

You and I travel to the beat of a different dream....

We all develop cognitive repetitive stress syndrome when everyone's pounding on same topics at the same time. Relief in following diff drum

"IoT meets Internet of Behaviors" (http://ow.ly/ygeQJ ) JK--Behavioral analytics, graph analysis, machine data 4 security/anti-fraud apps

"Double down on #bigdata play in wearables" (http://ow.ly/ygaHc ) JK--Not IN th wearables but IN th cloud the wearables wirelessly access

Auto sarcasm detect? Will we encounter Clippy-style bots that prompt: "Sounds like you're trying to be a wise-ass. Please confirm, jerkface"

"Sentiment analysis: Understanding customers who dont mean what say" (http://ow.ly/yg9HU ) JK--Here's crazy idea: use human ears 2 assess

"Get to know Cassandra, the NoSQL maverick" (http://ow.ly/yg8ZT ) JK--Useful but no "maverick"? Besides, every NoSQL db can claim that.

"22 NonStat Qs 4 Statstcian!" (http://ow.ly/yg7xL ) JK--Beauty eg "What surgical actions can we drive once we're able 2 predict outcome?"

When my mind feels too tight, I let my eyes go slack for a few seconds. Must be stationary for this to be safe to do. Loosens it up nicely.

"Predictive Case-Based Reasoning" (http://ow.ly/yfZJ5 ) JK--Uses ML to solve current problems with knowledge gained from past experience

"When Is Anonymous Data Really Anonymous?" (http://ow.ly/yfZnz ) JK--IMHO, it's when it says nothing even remotely valuable about anybody

"Predictive Analytics: 6 Teamwork Tips" (http://ow.ly/yfYHP ) JK--Embed them within business teams.


RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Eighties by Killing Joke frm Night Time JK--1985. Actually, in th Eighties we didnt need reminding what decade it was

Big identity? Nonintrus strong authent thru nvr-endg behav fngrprnt p1: http://ow.ly/yfVef  p2: http://ow.ly/yfVfy  Fri #IBMDataMag qh

I'm happiest when, on any given day, I've sharpened my point of view on at least one topic. Deblurring the universe.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lake Michigan by Rogue Wave from Asleep at Heaven's Gate JK--2007. I love the warm surging vibe of this one.

Can't get used to the word "drop" used in sense of "release new music to market." To me, "drop" means opposite: "withdraw old music."

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Amie by Pure Prairie League from Bustin' Out JK--This one goes out to Amie the grownup LA daughter of Alabama cops.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Mammas Don't Let Your Baby Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Willie & Waylon JK--1978. Real cowboys don' listen to they mammas

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Coat o Many Colors by Dolly Parton frm Coat o Many Colors JK--1971. Downhome ballad. Delivered in Pigeon Forge warble

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Don't Wanna Play House by Tammy Wynette from Greatest Hits JK--1967. Classic Nashville tearjerker. Her 1st solo #1

Day of strategizing, talking, writing, & analysis. Without constant situational re-analysis, stuff just tends to blur up my field of vision

New #IBM jk blog: "The delicate art of data science project prioritization and triage" (http://ow.ly/yelOa )

Drafted new #IBM #AnalyzingMedia column: "Immunizing Your Business Against Toxic Customer Relationships"

It feels like Friday. Or, perhaps, I feel like Friday. Either way, it's Thursday. The day before Friday. It's not Friday. It's Thursday.

Healthcare analytics? Health data brkrs & armsrace in intrusive.. p1: http://ow.ly/yduk2  p2: http://ow.ly/yduli  Thurs #IBMDataMag qh

" #BigData Goes Hollywood" (http://ow.ly/ydqN5 ) JK--Media/entertainment applications. UBM Tech special report sponsored by #IBM.

"New Technology May Allow People 2 Track How Their Data Is Used" (http://ow.ly/ydqbZ ) JK--“HTTP with Accountability.” Dev'd by MIT CSAIL

Seems like every other professional dude on Twitter describes himself as some sort of master of the universe. Prove it: stop global warming!

I'm going to suggest that the Washington football club owner rename himself "Daniel Redskin" if he's so utterly in love with this slur.

"Data Doppelgängers & Uncanny Valley o Personalization" (http://ow.ly/yc5Wc ) JK--Mistargeting. Online ads seem aimed at not-exactly-you

"Why Data Lakes Are Still a Murky Proposition" (http://ow.ly/yc5qR ) JK--Metaphor masquerading as fresh substance. Dredge it dry, please

Just presented at the Cloud Industry Symposium in Boston. Seems like moderator shortened the time. I accelerated/glossed over my final spiel

"#IBM Opens IT Security Operations Center in Costa Rica" (http://ow.ly/ybT9v ) JK--I do #bigdata preso in SJ CR next month.

A9: #bigdatamgmt Another big surprise (on th positive side) from #Hadoop Summit was that most vendors doing well & innovation remains strong

A9: #bigdatamgmt Biggest surprise (on the disappointment side of the ledger) was continued lack of broad #Hadoop industry focus on standards

Q8: #bigdatamgmt Machine interaction, predictive visioning

A8: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop core role in unstructured data curation will make it 2020 go-to 4 cognitive cmptg in social, mobile, cloud, & IoT

A8: #bigdatamgmt In the year 2525...wait...wrong year..in year 2020, #Hadoop will be the predominant unstructured data curation platform

A7: #bigdatamgmt It's stubborn open issue, re "where" (i.e., what standards group/s) should take up #Hadoop stdzn. US NIST has good ref FW.

A7: #bigdatamgmt Contrary to what some #Hadoop players have insisted, open-source process hasn't delivered ubiquitious multivendor interop

A7: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop ecosystem needs to standardize on a reference architecture that breaks subprojects/functionalty into service layers

A7: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop is indeed ready for true standardization: in SQL, metadata, APIs, #MapReduce, etc.

A6: I love Hadoop appliance and I love Hadoop in the cloud! Both have great futures. Cloud=elastic; Appliance=performance #bigdatamgmt
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A6 In the mid-term (next 5 to 10 years) #Hadoop appliance form factor will appeal to many mainstream enterprises but … #bigdatamgmt
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A6 Longterm (10 to 20 years out) the cloud will play a central role in #BigData architecture , consumption of insights #bigdatamgmt
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A6: #bigdatamgmt Marketplace dynamic affecting entire #bigdata #Hadoop arena: bigger, faster, cheaper. Clouds enable that & will predominate

A6: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop federatd hybrid clouds--on-prem using appliances, off-prem using public/SaaS--will B prevalent. Both markets bright

RT @mgualtieri: A5: Use Hadoop to 1) cost effectively break down data silos 2) do advanced analytics on large, gnarly data sets #bigdatamgmt
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. @IBMbigdata A5:NoSQL like cassandra brings that peer peer architecture where Hadoop has master-slave architecture. #bigdatamgmt
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A5: Practical sweet spot is social net data + structured , dictated by nontechnical project etiology #BigData #bigdatamgmt
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A5: #bigdatamgmt In-memory db sweetspots: fast query, interactive exploration, in-motion analytics, etc.
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A5: #bigdatamgmt #NoSQL sweetspots: unstructured data analysis, IoT/machine-data analysis, natural language processing.

A5: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop sweetspots: data curation, sandbox/exploration, unstructured analysis, at-rest machine-learning, queryable archive

A4: RT @g_demarest: two parallel threads of understanding #hadoop: dev and IT. Dev loves new tools, IT hates the unknowns #bigdatamgmt

A4 w/ each iteration #Hadoop gets easier to manage and consume - #cloud could also play role in abstracting away complexity #bigdatamgmt
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A4: Straightforward, simple use cases by industry probably the best remedy for that. #bigdatamgmt
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A4: #bigdatamgmt I also think " #Hadoop too complex" rap has been directed at we in industry, telling Hdp's sweetspot use cases not clear

A4: #hadoop is a mind shift from traditional data management efforts; push back is from the core data warehousing. #culture #bigdatamgmt
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A4: #bigdatamgmt For many longtime data analytx pros. #Hadoop "too complex" rap was veiled/facesaving way o saying "too new/unfamiliar 4 me"

A4: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop not "too" complex 4 all smart analytics/data science professionals using it all over. But yes all #bigdata complex

A3 Application dev tools another key feature needed to spur the creation of apps that help business people solve biz problems #bigdatamgmt

A3: #Hadoop needs 1) stronger ecosystem of data management 2) clarity on how fits architecturally in hetergenous environments #bigdatamgmt
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A3: There's still an educational issue for #hadoop to show #SMBs esp how they can use it. Not just for big boy enterprise. #bigdatamgmt
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A3: #bigdatamgmt Within today's innovative #bigdata arena, in-memory, streaming, graph dbs (eg Spark, Streams) hit sweetspots beyond #Hadoop

A3: #bigdatamgmt Within the context of the hybrid #bigdata cloud, #Hadoop's sweet-spot use cases need to emphasized. Not optimal for all.

A3: #bigdatamgmt #Bigdata universe is increasingly hybrid: #Hadoop has its core use cases, #NoSQL has its, in-memory its, RDBMS its, etc

A3: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop doesn't "need" anything. Users do the needing. Their needs are 4 faster, more efficient, cheaper #bigdata solutions

A2 That said, YARN enables #Hadoop to support multiple application types and data processing capabilities, big step forward #bigdatamgmt

A2: #hadoop 2.X evolves to the "data grid" concept Host data once and re-use many based on business reqt and soln fit #bigdatamgmt

A2: #bigdatamgmt What YARN enables is incorporation of R and other programming languages/paradigms beyond #MapReduce into #Hadoop projects

A2: #bigdatamgmt For starters, #MapReduce & HDFS in #Hadoop 1.0 will remain core infra for many #bigdata apps involving hybrid architecture

A2: #bigdatamgmt YARN #Hadoop 2.0 not obsoleting #MapReduce Hdp 1.0. Evolving it into more flexibl model/execution plat 4 #bigdata analytics

A1: #bigdatamgmt In terms of th maturity of enterprise IT skills & practices surrounding #Hadoop, many users are short-staffed/bootstrapping

A1: #bigdatamgmt In terms of commercial apps, dev tools, mgmt tools, appliances, etc., #Hadoop has a rich, vibrant marketplace. #IBM et al

A1: #bigdatamgmt In terms of #Hadoop functionality, Apache open-source distro is full in-db analytics MPP for #bigdata cognitive computing

A1: #bigdatamgmt #Hadoop has achieved significant enterprise adoption, hence "mature" in that respect. Functionality-wise, on maturity cusp


RT @IBMbigdata: In 1 hr! #bigdatamgmt chat: “#Hadoop: Where it’s been and where it’s going” Join us! http://bit.ly/1pfVaK3  #bigdata

When we say "the cloud is down," does that mean we've only got a foggy notion why?

Coffee. Not all it's cracked up to be. And I assume crack's not all it's coffee'd up to be. Don't know from personal experience, mind you.

"Does #BigData Mean Big Metadata?" (http://ow.ly/yb9n2 ) JK--I considr it "meaty"/"thick" (http://ow.ly/yb9Eg ) but 2 answr yr Q, yes!

"Wearables – A Data Scientist’s Dream Come True" (http://ow.ly/yb6el ) JK--Discusses healthcare and fitness #bigdata QS apps.

"How Data Visualization Helped Me Run Faster" (http://ow.ly/yb5Qw ) JK--Didnt see phrase "quantified self" in here but that's wot this is

Judith Hurwitz @jhurwitz just twice-uttered classic phrase: "monopolies can be very magnanimous." If they also display equanimity, jackpot!

APIs. In the API economy (http://ow.ly/yb3qz ), they're buzzing around in an APIary (http://bit.ly/1nPgo1N ). A real honeypot.

"What #BigData Patent Analysis Looks Like" (http://ow.ly/yb2wE ) JK--Big data NLP 4 prior-art search on any patent applic'n at any stage

Educating the 'big data' generation http://bit.ly/UaGBOa  pic.twitter.com/EKDWUEpxuN


Hadoop: Where it's been and where it's going: #bigdatamgmt tweetchat. Today at 12noon (eastern). I'll be on it. http://bit.ly/1iGvlPh 

Does pouring the contents of a data lake into data sandbox create data mud? If so, are data models mudpies? Are data scientists mudslingers?

New #IBM jk #InfoWorld column: " #Bigdata log analysis thrives on machine learning" (http://ow.ly/yaYvR )

"How Predictive Modeling Affects the World Around Us" (http://ow.ly/yaY3L ) JK--Good high-level rollup of some industry-specific apps

Am I the only person who suppresses a giggle when someone mentions the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" in a business management context?

"Lingerie Startup Uses #BigData 2 Engineer World’s Best Bra" (http://ow.ly/yaIfJ ) JK--Curious what lift is on those models. Predictive

Facebook open-sources Haxl-Big Data Haskell library (http://ow.ly/yaH6h ) JK--No, it's not optimized to suck up to Mr & Mrs Cleaver.

Join @mgualtieri @jeffreyfkelly and li'l ol' me today at 12noon (EDT) #bigdatamgmt chat #Hadoop: where it's going. http://ibm.co/1vx8Nbq 

I assume that basic training in the US Cyber Command involves running an obstacle course of pop-up ads and get-rich-quick offers.

Published ideas are th best advertising, if you want 2 B perceived as "thought leader." Most of the people who reach out 2 me read my stuff

"Cut me some slack"? That doesn't make any sense. The opposite is true. If one cuts the slack, fabric less slack. Tauter. Who taught this?

It's Wednesday. I'm in Boston. It's full of highly educated people. I think I'll pronounce it "Wed-nezz-day." Just because.

Data-scientist skillsets? Delicate art o project prioritiz'n+triage p1: http://ow.ly/yaEET  p2: http://ow.ly/yaEGL  Wed #IBMDataMag qh

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Shoulda by Jamie Woon from Mirrorwriting JK--2011. Beautiful piece of moody electro-soul.

My biggest fear in writing the quick-hits is not running out of ideas. My biggest fear is repeating myself while replowing the same ground.

Let's see. Did the quick-hit I wrote late last night make any f'ing sense at all? Mmmm.mmmm..mmmm. Whew! It logically flows. Only one typo.

I actually do hold onto every biz card that people give me. All go into largely obsolete diskette drawer in my home office. There they sit.

Getting ready to do the CSCC event in Boston today. By "getting ready," I mean "getting up." Already ready.

Elon Musk. I still think that sounds like an overpowering cologne for Alpha Male wannabes.

Catching Andy Samberg's series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." Not bad. I laughed a fair bit. Quirky characters but real enough seeming.

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Stop Breaking Down by The White Stripes JK--1999. Jack White's been a guitar show-off from the start. Pure Detroit.

Well, you'll be happy to know that Boston's old North End is just as confusing in summer daylight, GPS in hand, as map-less in winter dark.

RT @BenRTT: "I'd put open access to public data in the category of basic civil rights." - @jameskobielus http://bit.ly/1lNAMkn 

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Sweet Black Angel by The Rolling Stones from Exile on Main St. JK--Great piece of authentic Stones soul.

RT @SysorexGlobal: @jameskobielus Any key discussion points on leveraging #BigData that U'll address? JK--Yes, these: http://ow.ly/y9rbg 

"DB2 Tech Talk: Developing Apps for the Internet of Things" (http://ow.ly/y93Qp ) JK--Listen http://ow.ly/y940X  #IBMDataMag

"Hailing a Manhattan Taxi in Real Time" (http://ow.ly/y93rA ) JK-- #IBM Jason Verlen #BigData in a Minute video. #IBMDataMag

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Oh! Sweet Nuthin' by The Velvet Underground from Loaded JK--1970. Languid country-rock vibe. LReed channeling JGarcia

"Transforming Business with Marketing Analytics" (http://ow.ly/y9240 ) JK--Book out shortly: use #bigdata to engage customers #IBMDataMag

"Governance 4 #BigData Landscape" (http://ow.ly/y91Ia ) JK-- #IBM Redbook: Learn information governance principles+practices #IBMDataMag

Why epistemological notion o ground truth may apply 2 any #machinelearning approach http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=15186  by James Kobielus #IBMDataMag

How unsupervised learning and #reinforcementlearning eschew the notion of ground truth http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=15186  by James Kobielus #IBMDataMag

Distilling knowldg easily from #bigdata calls 4 #collaborative human+algorithm engagemt http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=15186  by James Kobielus #IBMDataMag


"Apply ML 2 Text Analytix" (http://ow.ly/y90Hf ) JK--MRiemer on InfoSphere BigInsights on social media augmentng NYC 311 data #IBMDataMag

"Enhancing Survey Data with Related Social Media" (http://ow.ly/y90pZ ) JK--MRiemer discusses using supplementary open data #IBMDataMag

"Elevating #BigData Analytics Acumen of Biz Leaders" (http://ow.ly/y905B ) JK--RRLee says leadership can build data literacy #IBMDataMag

Catch me speaking mañana por la tarde CSCC, Boston, "How 2 Leverage #BigData in Cloud 2 Gain Competitive Advantage" (http://ow.ly/y8YmR )

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp They Don't Know by Lydia Loveless from Somewhere Else JK--2014. Nice country-rocking Kirsty MacColl cover.

"Is Big Data just a cash grab by IT?" (http://ow.ly/y8UsX ) JK--Yeah, sure, and it's also run by a Big Eastern Syndicate, Charlie Brown!

"Can U Afford 2 Ignore Artificial Intelligence Wave?" (http://ow.ly/y8R5C ) JK--#Forrester Goetz on context cognitiv conversation #Watson

WSJ's Walt Mossberg discusses "artificial intelligence" on CNBC. What he's really talking about is predictiv analytics apps o cognitiv cmptg

Downtown Boston. Tourist season upon us. Narrow sidewalks choked w/families who stop without warning to consult walking maps. Outa my way!


"Report: #IBM Leads Flash Storage Sys Mkt as Customrs Look 4 Faster Access 2 #BigData Insights" (http://ow.ly/y8MpH ) JK--Gartner numbers

Engag cust as individ? Mappng cust journ thru seemingly irrational p1: http://ow.ly/y80oR  p2: http://ow.ly/y80qp  Tues #IBMDataMag qh

Casey Kasem's radio show was first place I ever heard the Ramones. He played "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" right after it was released. Salute!

"Watergate garage" to be torn down. Big deal. (Pssst...hey bud...it's in Arlington's Rosslyn neighborhood, not Washington DC's Watergate).

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Virginia Plain by Roxy Music JK--I always thought Bryan Ferry's voice on early Roxy sounded like a cartoon vampire

My Delta Shuttle seatmate emailed to say I was one of the "most interesting men" she's ever met. Odd. I'm no ladies man...or Dos Equis man.

Didn't feel like working out tonight. Worked out, regardless. Same holds for my feeling about working, on any given day. Do it regardless.

They should bring back those mood rings, but code the colors to indicate if & whether the wearer is in the peak or trough of a mood swing.

New #IBMDataMag jk column: "The Ground Truth in Agile Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/y6zWn )

New #IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange column: "The democracy of open data" (http://ow.ly/y6rgj )

My guess is that Eric Cantor will run for president now. He has as good a shot as anybody else on the GOP side of snagging it.

Checking out "Advanced Analytics: The Hurwitz #VictoryIndex Report (http://ow.ly/y6q4S ). Substantial analysis. Solid work. Worth delving

Drafted latest Dataversity #IBM jk blog: "Data de-duplication should be the heart of all #bigdata strategies"

Drafted new #IBM jk blog: The delicate art of data-science project prioritization and triage

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Out on th Weekend by Neil Young from Harvest JK--Always luv Neil's shambling harmonica. Compare 2 BobD's intense harp

Storage optimization? Data deduplication improves cuts IT costs, boosts data scientist ... (http://ow.ly/y4XjM ) Monday #IBMDataMag q-h

#IBM Predictive Customer Intelligence JK--"Memory of elephant 4 contextual cust interXns" http://bit.ly/1qUQIkY  pic.twitter.com/kJr9NhCqPb

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Airwaves by Ray Lamontagne from Supernova JK--2014. Batting 1.000: haven't heard a song from this LP that I dont love

"MIT can now track heart rate through wall w/Wi-Fi signals" (http://ow.ly/y4ToX ) JK--Emergency medical (& intruder detection) apps?

Where's #Hadoop headed? Join me @mgualtieri @jeffreyfkelly Wed Jun 18 12-1pm EDT to discuss on #bigdatamgmt chat http://buff.ly/1kXfh0k 

"Quantum teleportation" (http://ow.ly/y4OTq ) JK--"Nothing in laws o physix prevents humans from being teleported @ some point in future"

WSJ article on people's fear of public speaking. My fear vanished when I decided I truly don't care whether my audience likes me. I like me

Yes! Fitness club dumped Fox News from monitors. Infomercials preferable. Rather see demonstrations o upright vacuums than uptight ignorance

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Heaven's On The Other Side by Curtis Harding from Soul Power JK--2014. Great slice of fresh soul. Seconds, please!

RIP Casey Kasem. "America's Top 40" man with polyurethane radio voice. Also a cartoon TV voice: Shaggy from "Scooby Doo." ZOINKS!!!

Moderate temps, low humidity, calm air, & sunny a.m @ home helping decompress travel-weary head. Will work out. Then we do Daddy Day dim sum

Next-seat passenger probed for my thoughts on poetics vs. prosaics in Twitter era. Not often I get to indulge this thread in casual convo

Sat next to off-duty flight attendant yesterday, woman my age with PhD linguistics. "Why'd you choose this career?" "I like meeting people"

Was rainy week in NYC. I'm happy when it rains in Manhattan. Gives me good excuse to carry umbrella. Wielding an unopened one gives me mojo

Yesterday was the only Friday the 13th on which I ever recall having bad luck. Flight cancellation. Won't attribute it to superstition.

"Deep Learning Tutorials" (http://ow.ly/y1hxY ) JK--Good page o' pointers so you too can learn more deeply about deep learning.

"Apache Spark Big Data Tool Gets Better SQL Support in Major New Release" (http://ow.ly/y1h3T ) JK--Suggest "NoSQL" be renamed "Mo' SQL"

"Video Analytics" (http://ow.ly/y1fAb ) JK--Excellent overview/drilldown on this technology. Worth further scrutiny.

"Jay Leno: 'Tonight' Was About 'Trying 2 Get Johnny To Laugh'" (http://ow.ly/y1b4S ) JK--Listening 2 this podcast, waiting 4 flight @ LGA