December 3, 2012

Daily aggregation of big data news from @cloud_aware, dataaware.net.

• Not Just for Google: CPGs, Sony Seek Out Data Scientists

AdAge.com Unilever, maker of skin-care brands including Pond’s and Vaseline, wants to add a senior-level data scientist to its R&D team in Trumbull, Conn. The senior manager will focus on Unilever’s skin-product line, and will manage three to five other data … (more)

• In Big Data, investors see big, profitable uses

Boston Globe From electing a president to buying a latte, Big Data is increasingly influencing consumer decisions. The science of analyzing huge troves of data has become such a big business that investors in Massachusetts are rushing to to find the next billion … (more)

• Do You Really Need a Data Scientist? – Data Science Central

Live Simulcast Panel Discussion on Dec. 12. Everybody has an opinion on Santa Claus. There are tons of books, recipes, decorations and family traditions … (more)

• When a Bank Needs a Data Scientist – Better Bank Systems

By uncovering patterns hidden deep inside big-data, data scientists can
help banks stay ahead of their competitors. But at what point does your bank need to … (more)

• ‘Big data analyst’, a new buzz in IT career

Daily News & Analysis As data flow is increasing across companies, a new breed of IT professionals called ‘Big data analysts’ (BDAs), who know how to manage and optimise big data environments, are maximising their earning potentials as they are highly in demand. With huge … (more)

• Big Data & advanced analytics: Success stories from the front lines

Forbes This commitment reflects a belief that big data and advanced analytics can transform business. While, at times, the promise has fallen short of the reality, some companies are already seeing significant value. Recent academic research found that … (more)

• Big data in big need of talent

FierceCIO Everybody appears to be interested in big data, but few seem to be actively pursuing actual initiatives. One of the inhibitors is a concern about finding the right talent to get a good return on a big data investment, write Paul Barth and Randy Bean … (more)

• ‘Big data’ and the changing role of enterprise architects

TechTarget “Big data” can be a new opportunity for organizations to gain business value or it could be another technology dead end. In either case, it has big implications for how IT professionals do their jobs today. In particular, it may shift the focus of the … (more)

• Versant Shows the Way Forward to Automated Demand Response With Big …

NASDAQ The main focus of the presentation will be to illustrate how electric utility companies can implement and leverage advanced, NoSQL-based Big Data management and analytics technologies to develop fully-integrated Automated Demand Response (ADR) … (more)

• Team Wins $2.7 Million Award to Advance Big-Data Technology for DARPA

Product Design & Development Richard Fujimoto, a Regents’ Professor and chair of the Georgia Tech School of Computational A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $2.7 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to … (more)

• IT’s “Third Platform”: Mobile, Cloud, Social and Big Data

Mobile Enterprise For the past several years, the IT industry’s transition to the “third platform,” built on mobile computing, cloud services, social networking and big data analytics technologies, has dominated the annual predictions from International Data Corporation … (more)

• 360i Releases Big Data Road Map

MediaPost Communications Supporting the transition, digital agency 360i will release guidelines Tuesday that offers a road map to guide companies in need of a chief data scientist or principal data lead. Data helps marketers address a range of marketing opportunities and … (more)