Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business

242 Pages·2013·6.68 MB·English

by  Bill Schmarzo

Big Data

Big Data
Understanding How
Data Powers Big
Business
Bill Schmarzo
Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business
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About the Author
Bill Schmarzo has nearly three decades of experience in data
warehousing, Business Intelligence, and analytics. He was the
Vice President of Analytics at Yahoo from 2007 to 2008. Prior
to joining Yahoo, Bill oversaw the Analytic Applications busi-
ness unit at Business Objects, Inc., including the development,
marketing, and sales of their industry-defi ning analytic applica-
tions. Currently, Bill is the CTO of the Enterprise Information
Management & Analytics Practice for EMC Global Services.
Bill is the creator of the Business Benefi ts Analysis methodology that links an
organization’s strategic business initiatives with their supporting data and analytic
requirements. He has also co-authored with Ralph Kimball a series of articles on
analytic applications. Bill has served on The Data Warehouse Institute’s faculty
as the head of the analytic applications curriculum. He has written several white
papers and is a frequent speaker on the use of Big Data and advanced analytics to
power an organization’s key business initiatives.
His recent blogs can be found at http://infocus.emc.com/author
/william_schmarzo/
You can also follow Bill on Twitter at @schmarzo.
About the Technical Editor
Denise Partlow has served in a wide variety of V.P. and Director of Product
Marketing positions at both emerging and established technology companies. She
has hands-on experience developing marketing strategies and “Go To Market” plans
for complex product and service-based solutions across a variety of software and
services companies. Denise has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of
Central Florida. She was a programmer of simulation and control systems as well as
a program manager prior to transitioning into product management and marketing.
Denise is currently responsible for product marketing for EMC’s big data and
cloud consulting services. In that role, she collaborated with Bill Schmarzo on many
of the concepts and viewpoints that have become part of Big Data: Understanding
How Data Powers Big Business.
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