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Rebecca Shockley is the Global Research Leader for Business Analytics at the renowned IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV). She joined us to talk about highlights from the latest IBV study, “Analytics: The speed advantage" and described four key "shifts" that occurred in the past year. She referred to one of these shifts as "profound." Learn which of the 4 "V's" of big data is getting the most emphasis now.   Download the complete report, “Analytics: The speed advantage," at no cost  

Rebecca Shockley is the Global Research Leader for Business Analytics at the renowned IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV). She joined us to talk about highlights from the latest IBV study, “Analytics: The speed advantage" and described four key "shifts" that occurred in the past year. She referred to one of these shifts as "profound." Learn which of the 4 "V's" of big data is getting the most emphasis now.   Download the complete report, “Analytics: The speed advantage," at no cost  

William McKnight is founder of McKnight Consulting Group, which focuses on helping clients solve business problems using proven, streamlined approaches in information management. He is also the author of a new book titled, "Information Management: Strategies for Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data." William talked about the value that many companies are leaving behind by not making the most of their data, and he gave advice on how organizations can become more agile—both in their methodology and mindset.

William McKnight is founder of McKnight Consulting Group, which focuses on helping clients solve business problems using proven, streamlined approaches in information management. He is also the author of a new book titled, "Information Management: Strategies for Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data." William talked about the value that many companies are leaving behind by not making the most of their data, and he gave advice on how organizations can become more agile—both in their methodology and mindset.

By now, most marketing managers and entrepreneurs have heard of big data, but they may not understand its impact on social marketing programs. Joining us to explain is Randy Hlavac, president of Marketing Synergy, a professor in Northwestern University’s Medill integrated marketing communications program and author of the book Social IMC: Social Strategies with Bottom-line ROI.

By now, most marketing managers and entrepreneurs have heard of big data, but they may not understand its impact on social marketing programs. Joining us to explain is Randy Hlavac, president of Marketing Synergy, a professor in Northwestern University’s Medill integrated marketing communications program and author of the book Social IMC: Social Strategies with Bottom-line ROI.

Organizations today are increasingly dependent on analyzing large volumes of data for strategic and operational decisions—and doing it in a timely fashion. As C-suite executives come to rely on advanced analytics, the importance of a robust IT infrastructure cannot be overstated. Adrian Bowles, founder of STORM Insights, a research and market intelligence firm, conducted research for IBM and documented his findings in a white paper titled “An Executive Guide to Analytics Infrastructure Imperatives for Advanced Analytics.” He has joined us today, along with Rick Perret, IBM’s global marketing leader for big data and analytics infrastructure, to discuss the research he conducted.

Organizations today are increasingly dependent on analyzing large volumes of data for strategic and operational decisions—and doing it in a timely fashion. As C-suite executives come to rely on advanced analytics, the importance of a robust IT infrastructure cannot be overstated. Adrian Bowles, founder of STORM Insights, a research and market intelligence firm, conducted research for IBM and documented his findings in a white paper titled “An Executive Guide to Analytics Infrastructure Imperatives for Advanced Analytics.” He has joined us today, along with Rick Perret, IBM’s global marketing leader for big data and analytics infrastructure, to discuss the research he conducted.

The internationally renowned IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) is beginning its 2014 survey on analytics. Rebecca Shockley, the global research leader for analytics at IBM Institute for Business Value, recapped some of the key findings from studies conducted over the last five years and how the use of analytics has evolved during that time. Rebecca also described what the research team will be watching for in this year’s study.

The internationally renowned IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) is beginning its 2014 survey on analytics. Rebecca Shockley, the global research leader for analytics at IBM Institute for Business Value, recapped some of the key findings from studies conducted over the last five years and how the use of analytics has evolved during that time. Rebecca also described what the research team will be watching for in this year’s study.

Going, going...gone! That phrase has been used by auctioneers to indicate the final bid opportunity for a hot auction item. Now “going, going, gone” is being used in the world of big data. Why? Organizations realize that they need to act faster by analyzing streaming data and taking action in the moment. Streaming analytics identifies opportunities in real time that would be missed using traditional analytic models that require storing, cleaning and querying data.

Going, going...gone! That phrase has been used by auctioneers to indicate the final bid opportunity for a hot auction item. Now “going, going, gone” is being used in the world of big data. Why? Organizations realize that they need to act faster by analyzing streaming data and taking action in the moment. Streaming analytics identifies opportunities in real time that would be missed using traditional analytic models that require storing, cleaning and querying data.

IBM has a long and successful history with open source, from running Linux on IBM PCs to contributing initial codebase for Eclipse. We believe a mix of open source and closed source is the best way to drive adoption in the marketplace. Having the full support of a vendor like IBM can lower risk while open source can help achieve customer requirements. In this podcast, Mike Spicer, lead architect for InfoSphere Streams, talk about IBM’s latest contribute to open source—the new GitHub project from InfoSphere Streams.

IBM has a long and successful history with open source, from running Linux on IBM PCs to contributing initial codebase for Eclipse. We believe a mix of open source and closed source is the best way to drive adoption in the marketplace. Having the full support of a vendor like IBM can lower risk while open source can help achieve customer requirements. In this podcast, Mike Spicer, lead architect for InfoSphere Streams, talk about IBM’s latest contribute to open source—the new GitHub project from InfoSphere Streams.