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Big Data

Big Data Roadmap – A roadmap for success with big data

I'm regularly asked about how to get started with big data. My response is always the same: I give them my big data roadmap for success.

Feb 5, 2018 · 4 min read
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data analytics

Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations – LIME in Python

Using LIME (Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations) in Python to provide visual explanations of your classification and regression models.

Jan 20, 2018 · 6 min read
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Technology

Agile Marketing Based on Analytical Data Insights: Improving Scrum Tactics in Brand Outreach

Mathias Lanni highlights how to improve Scrum Marketing Management using smart data collection for better brand outreach.

Jan 12, 2018 · 5 min read
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Big Data

Are your machine learning models good enough?

Guidance for non-technical people on how to ask the right questions to evaluate whether a machine learning model is good enough for the job.

Jan 2, 2018 · 6 min read
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data analytics

Forecasting Time Series data with Prophet – Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of posts about using Forecasting Time Series data with Prophet. The other parts can be found here: Forecasting Time Series

Jan 1, 2018 · 5 min read
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Featured

2017: A year in review (and a preview of 2018)

A brief look back at 2017 and a quick preview of what 2018 looks like for me.

Dec 31, 2017 · 4 min read
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Big Data

Deep learning – when should it be used?

When should deep learning be used? the answer isn't a simple one. The answer depends on the problem, data size and number of other factors.

Nov 20, 2017 · 3 min read
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Big Data

When it comes to big data, think these three words: analyze; contextualize; internalize

Stop thinking about big data technologies.  Think of ways to 'analyze, contextualize, internalize' your data instead.

Nov 2, 2017 · 4 min read
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Big Data

Data and Culture go hand in hand

Data and culture must go hand in hand in modern organizations.

Oct 12, 2017 · 5 min read
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Thinking

11 years, 1400 blog posts...and a pretty graph

As part of a tutorial on Text Analytics and Visualization I just finished  over  on technical blog called Python Data (where I blog about using python for

Oct 9, 2017 · 2 min read
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pandas

Text Analytics and Visualization

Using basic Text Analytics and Visualization techniques, keywords can be automatically extracted from text and relationships can be visualized.

Oct 9, 2017 · 8 min read
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Big Data

The Data Way

When working with data, don't just find the answers to your questions. Keep digging and find new questions to ask.

Oct 3, 2017 · 3 min read
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Leadership

Be pragmatic, not dogmatic

Rather than blindly follow your a 'successful' company, find ways to incorporate their successes into your organization. Be pragmatic, not dogmatic.

Sep 28, 2017 · 2 min read
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book-review

Text Analytics with Python – A book review

Text Analytics with Python by Dipanjan Sarkar provides an overview of how to use Python to perform text analytics / natural language processing.

Sep 26, 2017 · 3 min read
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Cloud

Python and AWS Lambda – A match made in heaven

Using Python and AWS Lambda, I've been able to offload a number of python scripts (set up as API endpoints on AWS) to allow more flexibility and save money.

Sep 19, 2017 · 6 min read