Leaders and Innovators: How Data–Driven Organizations Are Winning with Analytics

Praise for LEADERS AND INNOVATORS

"Leaders and Innovators: How Data–Driven Organizations Are Winning with Analytics colors in the value of emerging big data solutions, offering examples of what success looks like at companies that have merged tried–and–true technologies with emerging big data solutions. A great introduction for and to the data–driven organization and those that want to become one!"

Jill Dyché, Vice President, SAS Best Practices and author of The New IT

"Tho Nguyen shares an impressive overview of the most important technologies that are driving the growth of analytics in every industry. With clear explanations, Tho demonstrates which investments in data capabilities are essential for any company to unlock the power of analytics in all aspects of its operations, finances, customer relationships and ultimately the bottom line."

Dan Magestro, PhD, Research Director, International Institute for Analytics

"Analytics is now empowering organizations worldwide to beat their competition. It is imperative that all companies create a data–driven infrastructure that enables operational and strategic decision making. Tho Nguyen takes us on an analytics journey that highlights how data is transformed into the information required to create relevant insights that will increase profitability and execution agility. Leaders and Innovators is a must read for any organization that is in the process of creating and deploying analytics to deliver data–driven decisions."

Ron Powell, Executive Director, Business Analytics Collaborative, and Founder, DM Review and the BeyeNETWORK

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Author(s)

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Analytical Data Lifecycle

Chapter 2: In–Database Processing

Chapter 3: In–Memory Analytics

Chapter 4: Hadoop

Chapter 5: Bringing It All Together

Chapter 6: Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Afterword

Index

THO H. NGUYEN works closely with customers across industries, research and development, and business partners to drive and deliver value–added business solutions in analytics, data warehousing, and data management. Over his eighteen–year career, he has extensive experience applying his technical and business skillsets to strategy development, product management, global marketing, and business alliance management. Tho has held strategic leadership and management roles with emphasis on increasing performance, economics, and governance. In addition, Tho is an active speaker and blogger on analytics and data management.