Today is the last day of 2017, another year in the books. It’s been a great year for the Big Data Beard team. We added 5 new members, launched the Big Data Beard podcast and […]
Big Data 101.1-Visions-AI-“We Are Legion, We Are Bob”
My family and I just completed our annual pre-Christmas pilgrimage to ski and snowboard in Colorado. For the ride we listened to “We Are Legion, We Are Bob” by Dennis E. Taylor. (In addition to […]
The Big Data Beard team takes a crack at Machine Learning
Machine learning is one of the hottest IT and data analytics buzz words of the year. In fact, CNBC ranked it among the top 4 tech buzz words of 2017 which means there must be […]
BDB Podcast Ep:15 “Hadoop Community Updates with Alan Gates from Hortonworks”
Title: Hadoop Community Updates with Alan Gates from Hortonworks Join the Big Data Beard Podcast in episode 15 where have special guest Alan Gates from Hortonworks. In this week’s episode we explore where the Hadoop […]
BDB Podcast Ep:14 “Data… Are we using it ethically and are we securing it appropriately?”
Big Data Beard Podcast Episode 14 Title: Data… Are we using it ethically and are we securing it appropriately? Host: Erin K. Banks Co-Host: Brett Roberts & Rob Hout Guest: Carey James In episode […]
Ongoing Syllabus and References for Curriculum to Big Data (Frequently Updated)
Preparation for Practical Stream of Consciousness Curriculum to Big Data and Geekery (Ongoing Journey into the Heart of Data Darkness_201712xx_v01) 101.1 Visions Literature We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Bobiverse Book 1; Dennis E. Taylor; […]
A Practical Stream of Consciousness Curriculum to Big Data 101.1-Intro or Ongoing Journey into the Heart of Data Darkness_20171209_v01
Within any organization there are groups of individuals who are seldom seen but are some of the hardest working, ofttimes under-appreciated, and yet the most critical resources to the company. There is one such group […]
BDB Podcast EP:13 “A Lesson in Data Monetization from the Dean of Big Data”
Big Data Beard Podcast Episode 13 Title: A Lesson in Data Monetization from the Dean of Big Data Host: Thomas Henson Co-Host: Cory Minton Guest: Bill “Dean of Big Data” Schmarzo In episode 13 of […]
O’Reilly has grown a Big Data Beard!
On behalf of the entire Big Data Beard team, I am really excited to announce that we are now an official community partner and sponsor for ALL of the Strata Data and Artificial Intelligence global […]
BDB Podcast Ep:12 “Banks Shots”
Big Data Beard Podcast Episode 12 Title: Banks Shots Host: Brett Roberts Co-Host: Kyle Prins Guest: Erin “Big Data” Banks In episode 12 of the Big Data Beard Podcast Brett and Kyle talk with special […]