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
This
wk #IBMDataMag
qhs: http://ow.ly/yvNU4
http://ow.ly/yvNUy
http://ow.ly/yvNVx
http://ow.ly/yvNWc
http://ow.ly/yvNX1
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
Jun 26
A7: #bigdatamgmt W/ #IoT growing fast, an org's ability to send, receive, gather, analyze & respond to events fm any dev needs to increase
A7: #bigdatamgmt W/ #IoT growing fast, an org's ability to send, receive, gather, analyze & respond to events fm any dev needs to increase
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A6:
Another source: read how #IBMBLU
Acceleration and #IBMPowerSystems
Offer 82X Fast Analytics http://bit.ly/1pEtTC2 #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A6:
#IBM SVP Bob Picciano
explains How #POWER8
with #IBMBLU Are Key
to Handing #BigData http://bit.ly/1lmfOsa
#bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A6:
Great place to start: #IBMBLU
#IBMPowerSystems
are optimized for #bigdata.
http://ibmbluhub.com/solutions/blu-power/ …
#bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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.
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#CokeCCBCC
did...now is seeing over 10x storage savings with #IBMBLU on #IBMPowerSystems
#bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#bigdatamgmt
Consider your workloads - type of workload, processing power needed, #queries, etc - then
optimize systems accordingly
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
Come talk with BCBS or #CokeCCBCC
at #IBMinsight in
Las Vegas http://ibm.com/ibminsight #IBMBLU #IBMPowerSystems
#bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#bigdatamgmt
Most performance issues i've seen result from trying to use a data
infrastructure in ways it was not intended
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
Q4:
Making the #business
more #agile - so we
can spend less time on running the #technology, and
more time on #innovation!
#bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4-
less admin means you can free up valuable resources to focus on new services
& offerings to grow the business #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
#bigdatamgmt Too
many niche solutions for niche problems adds to complexity - use a next
generation database that can do it all
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
#bigdatamgmt
Simpler infrastructure - IT improves their productivity, focuses more on
important business-impact projects
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
@IBM_DB2: Q3: Time to Decision still a
critical success factor. Embedding Predictive #Analytics in Front
Line apps is example #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A3:
Act based on original, first-hand insight into market realities -- instead of
buying second-hand news. #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A3:
#bigdatamgmt
Increasing marketing responses creates more leads, more pipeline, higher sales
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
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.
30
mins til #IBM #tweetchat "Is
Yr DB Ready 4 #BigData?"
Join me @LennyLiebmann @larryheathcote 11am EDT #bigdatamgmt pic.twitter.com/ORC8CZCP0g
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
RT
@IBM_DB2: Join @LennyLiebmann, @larryheathcote, @jameskobielus Thursday 11am EDT
for LIVE #tweetchat!
#bigdatamgmt pic.twitter.com/ORC8CZCP0g
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.
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?