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MH17 and big data: preventing the tragedy?
This might be a good time to take a break from our usual Internet of Things and Predictive Analytics technological musings and take a quick look at current events. Can big data be applied to the tragic recent shoot-down of MH17? Could a country-scale analytics dashboard (or lessons derived from analytics) have prevented this tragedy? We think so. In an earlier blog article (before the tragedy), we discussed possible frameworks for country-wide analytics dashboards. For any such dashboards to be successful, it needs to be as apolitical as possible. For this to work, these models need first to be accepted by stakeholders (e.g., politicians, corporations, voters, citizens, tax-payers, oligarchs, dictators). There needs to be a general consensus that the models’ predictions are based on sound social science. Even if the models are not perfectly accurately, there should be an understanding that they are at least directionally correction in terms of connecting input parameters with future outputs.… Read the restopen semantic meaning platforms: alternatives to IBM Watson?
We’ve been a fan of IBM’s Watson semantic meaning analytics system since IBM first announced they were opening up their ecosystem. Around the time of CES we pointed out that the explosion of data from Internet of Things devices meant semantic processing made more sense than just writing more specialized apps. [Update June 2015: Check out our more recent post on Watson, which includes a selection of Ted Talks on Watson. This also talks about Watson’ use of distance matrices in statistical inference, and how this relates to our CEO’s own peer-reviewed academic research in that area. These internal metrics, whether automatically selected or manually defined, are likely to impact all similar systems. It would seem to be key technical factor in the cost and success of any new semantic data implementation.] There’s one small problem with developing IBM Watson cloud apps currently: access to the platform is currently still limited to a few partner companies, and IBM has not yet publicly announced pricing.… Read the restProject management and software engineering analytics
Have you ever wondered, “how many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?” This post will give you the predictive analytics tools to finally answer that age-old question. Today we look at using software engineering analytics to help project managers and software engineering managers do resource planning. This is part of our popular Ask Acculation series; scroll down to find out how to get your analytics or start-up questions answered here. We originally answered this question on a Q&A site. Where can I learn best practices for Scrum? The answer depends on the specific situation. Many advocates of Agile insist that it can only be done properly if engineers and your internal product experts are the same location, or at least in the same time zone. The original question asked about “Scrum” but didn’t specify whether Agile was intended or not. Proper use of the term “Scrum” always requires Agile, but in practice project managers will use the term “Scrum” with what are, in fact, very non-Agile methodologies.… Read the restUsing analytics to validate startup ideas for products?
Today we look at using predictive analytics to validate startup ideas. This is part of our continuing Ask Acculation series; scroll down to find out how to get your analytics or start-up questions answered here. A version of this post was originally published elsewhere. “How do I validate my B2B idea? I have considered joining an accelerator, building a website prototype, or asking entrepreneur friends, but are there other ways? This is essentially one of the main goals of predictive analytics (what we do) when applied to business data: be able to evaluate your idea using fast, inexpensive tests, than transform that data to how the market might behave under “real” conditions. First off, the premise of the question is intriguing. We’ve seen social media memes that have gone viral “there is no B2B or B2C. There are only people” superimposed over some sort of feel-good graphic. And the memes have their staunch defends.… Read the restRecent Posts
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