Making Data Simple

Send us a textWelcome to a new Making Data Simple series, Stories from the Field with Wennie Allen, IBM Data and AI. This series will focus on practical use cases of big data and A.I., enabling shared experiences and perspectives.  You can expect these field highlights every fourth episode of Making Data Simple.In this episode, Wennie talks to Brittany Bogle about her perspective as a professional data scientist. Informed by her experiences helping business clients adopt AI, Brittany shares real-life problems organizations face when implementing an AI and machine learning (ML) solution.Listen for some delightful surprises and insights in dealing with big data and real-time requirements in fraud detection, prediction and prevention. Discover why AI/ML success is a team sport. Finally, are you looking to build or expand your data science team? Consider some criteria and guidelines that will improve your team’s effectiveness.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textIn this episode of Making Data Simple we hear insights from IBM Machine Learning Hub data scientists Jorge A. Castañón and Óscar Lara-Yejas as they discuss what machine learning is and is not. They also answer the most controversial question today: Will machines take our jobs? Listen to find out!Show Notes00:25 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)02:10 Connect with Jorge A. Castañón on Twitter (@castanan) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/jorgecasta)02:45 Connect with Óscar Lara-Yejas on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/óscar-lara-yejas-36700058)10:10 Tweet to Ginni Rometty @GinniRometty and read more about her here: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/ginni/11:00 Listen to "Machine Learning" by Business Daily here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p050db6316:45 Watch Neo Yokio on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/browse31:50 Find Michael Lewis "The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds" here: http://amzn.to/2yr5Dgv35:55 Find "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins here: http://amzn.to/2wi4pmT36:25 Find Ian Goodfellow's "Deep Learning" here: http://amzn.to/2hwZWKrWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textThis week host Al Martin welcomes Greg Bonnette, who is Vice President of Data & Analytics Strategy at Ironside. He comes on the show to discuss more in depth about his role engaging with clients, striving to find appropriate business solutions to their data problems. Discover typical industry issues and hear how Greg overcomes, in this week's episode.Check us out on: - YouTube - Apple Podcasts - Google Play Music - Spotify - TuneIn - Stitcher Show Notes00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.   00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.   00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:40 - Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and Twitter.04:25 – What is Ironside?21:27 - Learn about Watson Machine Learning and A.I. Modelling.41:39 - Learn about Daniel Kahneman and his book, Thinking Fast or Slow.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textHow do you provide answers to clients prior to them asking? What do you do with an abundance of client data?In this episode of Making Data Simple, Tracy Bolot, Director of Digital Client Support for Analytics at IBM, talks about how to maximize teamwork and strengths to enrich your clients' experience.Show Notes00:15 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)00:30 Connect with Tracy Bolot on LinkedIn(linkedin.com/in/tracy-bolot-992a6b4a)01:30 Link to Global Elite?04:00 Lean more about the Informix Software13:40 Check out Turbotax 27:20 Click here to learn more about information sharing and governance at IBM Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textThis week on Making Data Simple, Dinesh Nirmal comes on the show to discuss current industry trends. Host Al Martin poses questions that are both technical and leadership oriented. Together, they discuss the new, emerging technologies that drives them while providing their own definitions of team building and success. Listen, engage, react. Give us your feedback and get in on the conversation. Show NotesCheck us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- Stitcher00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 01:37 - Connect with Dinesh Nirmal on LinkedIn and Twitter.06:06 - An interesting read on the state of illegal dumping in rural California11:14 - Some examples of successful AI uses cases.14:31 - Learn about blockchain here.29:06 - Find out how open source is helping remove data silos in the enterprise.32:40 - Check out IBM's content on big data analytics.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textIn an ever-changing and growing age of data and technology, how can you turn data into better decisions for your company? How do you keep up? Is there a recipe for greatness? In this podcast, Rob Thomas, General Manager of Analytics at IBM, discusses data, tech companies and his two books, Big Data Revolution and The End of Tech Companies. "A crisis has arrived whether you know it or not." What are you doing to prepare?Show Notes00:30 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)01:00  Connect with Rob Thomas on Twitter (@robdthomas) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/robertdthomas) and read more of his work on his blog https://www.robdthomas.com/02:30 Big Data Revolution By Rob Thomas & Patrick McSharry, The End of Tech Companies by Rob Thomas04:35 Find Rob Thomas' first blog post here: https://www.robdthomas.com/robdthomas//2013/02/patterns-in-big-data.html05:30 Connect with Dr. Patrick E McSharry on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mcsharry, his personal website mcsharry.net or Twitter @patrickmcsharry 06:20 http://www.costar.com/14:10 Connect with Warren Buffett on Twitter (@WarrenBuffett)14:40 Connect with Clayton Christensen on Twitter (@claychristensen) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/claytonchristensen)24:50 Learn More about DomusKids on their website http://domuskids.org/ and connect with them on Twitter @DomusKids26:15 Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season by Urban Meyer & Wayne Coffey26:30 Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes by Ben BergeronWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textGuy Taylor, Head of Data & Data Driven Intelligence at Nedbank, comes on the show to discuss the state of the industry, machine learning practices, and why you should add a South African safari to your bucket list! Suit up for an incredibly engaging conversation.Show NotesCheck us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- Stitcher00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:58 - Connect with Guy Taylor on LinkedIn.01:00 - Connect with Nedbank on Twitter.01:49 - What is data driven intelligence? Click here to learn more.03:03 - South Africa has 11 official languages! Click the link to learn more.04:30 - Here are the 20 most beautiful places in South Africa.10:35 - "Culture eats strategy for breakfast". Check out a related Forbes article here.14:23 - Check out calnewport.com.21:39 - Here's an article explaining further details bias in machine learning.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textIn this first episode of Making Data Simple, host Al Martin welcomes Daniel Hernandez, Vice President of IBM Analytics Offering Management, who helps us navigate "the big data problem" and shares why he doesn't like the term "big data."Show Notes:01:30 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)04:30 Connect with Daniel Hernandez on Twitter (@danhernandezATX) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/danielghernandez)06:15 NPS = Net Promoter Score (http://www.medallia.com/net-promoter-score/)08:40 The four Vs of Big Data (http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/infographic/four-vs-big-data)17:30 Accidental Empires written by Robert X. Cringely (1996), Dealers of Lightening: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age, written by Michael A Hiltzik (2000)Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textOn this episode, host Al Martin welcomes Michael Sestak, who is a creative media director at IBM. He and Al discuss his role in-depth. Listen to learn what sources of inspiration Michael draws from, and how data and the creative process collide.Show notesCheck us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- Stitcher00:00 - Check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud.00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn.00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter.00:40 - Connect with Michael Sestak on LinkedIn.07:30 - Project Management.12:00 - UStream IBM.20:00 - Future of Video with Watson.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Send us a textAl Martin is joined this week by guest Jean-Georges Perrin, Director of Engineering at weexperience. Together, they discuss — and compare — Apache Spark and Hadoop, and explain what it means to hold the title of IBM Champion.Show NotesCheck us out on:- YouTube- Apple Podcasts- Google Play Music- Spotify- TuneIn- Stitcher00:10 - Connect with Producer Steve Moore on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:15 - Connect with Producer Liam Seston on LinkedIn and Twitter. 00:20 - Connect with Producer Rachit Sharma on LinkedIn. 00:25 - Connect with Host Al Martin on LinkedIn and Twitter. 02:07 - Connect with Jean-Georges Perrin on LinkedIn and Twitter, and check out his website.13:14 - Check out Jean-Georges' book on Apache Spark.24:38 - What does it mean to be an IBM Champion?Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.