Putting BIG DATA on a - Philly Women in Tech Summit
Putting BIG DATA on a Diet! Darla Henning ERP Practice Director Fidato Partners Henning BIG DATA April 2015 DATA comes from everywhere! • • • • • • • • • Social Media Loyalty Programs Purchasing Habits Viewing Habits (Netflix, etc) Internet Searches Surveys Phone Apps School Records EVERYWHERE! Henning BIG DATA April 2015 Feels good when we’re… DATA GORGING! Henning BIG DATA April 2015 BUT…… Gorging can lead to… DATA COMA! Henning BIG DATA April 2015 How do you put your DATA on a DIET? KNOWLEDGE! Henning BIG DATA April 2015 D’uh!!! KNOWLEDGE = More than just TECHNICAL skill Henning BIG DATA April 2015 How do you put your DATA on a DIET? BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE! Know your business Know your environment Know your company’s strategic objectives Know your industry’s decision points Henning BIG DATA April 2015 NEED for BIG DATA is driven by Business NEED FOR INFORMATION • • • • Know Know Know Know your your your your products consumers vendors BUSINESS Henning BIG DATA April 2015 As attractive as it is to deliver EVERYTHING… Henning BIG DATA April 2015 Find the VALUE! Know who needs it Know why they need it Know how they need it Know when and how often they need it Henning BIG DATA April 2015 Turn BIG DATA… ..into useful, targeted, actionable… INFORMATION and KNOWLEDGE Henning BIG DATA April 2015 BIG DATA lives in a BIG WORLD …and data sources will get BIGGER The NEED for accurate, speedy INFORMATION will grow! Get outside your BOX… and get UNCOMFORTABLE! • • • • 40+ World Time Zones 6500 spoken languages 40,000+ airports 1000’s of programming languages • First iPhone and app: 2007 Henning BIG DATA April 2015 KNOWLEDGE is your power • Explicit (Technical know-what) • Tacit (know-how) • Emotional IQ (knowing yourself and others) • Uni-Q (know what makes you unique) Don’t be afraid to explore different roads! • • • • • Read Travel Network TRY THINGS!! DO STUFF!! Henning BIG DATA April 2015 Who is Darla? Scholar Executive • BBA Computer Science ERP Practice Director • MBA Leadership IT Director • Professional Certificate, Screenwriting Director, Sales and Marketing • (MS Candidate Cybersecurity) Entrepreneur Adjunct Professor Manufacturing Supervisor Programmer Single Mom • • • • • • • Woman • • • • • • • Independent Filmmaker Board member World Traveler Foodie Fashionista Daughter, Sister, Aunt Bride-to-Be • • • • • • 17yo High School Senior 14yo High School Freshman Assistant Track Coach Chef Chauffeur Tutor Henning BIG DATA April 2015 Thank You Darla Henning [email protected] Henning BIG DATA April 2015
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