Putting BIG DATA
on a
Diet!
Darla Henning
ERP Practice Director
Fidato Partners
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DATA
comes from
everywhere!
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Social Media
Loyalty Programs
Purchasing Habits
Viewing Habits
(Netflix, etc)
Internet Searches
Surveys
Phone Apps
School Records
EVERYWHERE!
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Feels good
when we’re…
DATA
GORGING!
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BUT……
Gorging can lead to…
DATA
COMA!
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How do you put your
DATA on a DIET?
KNOWLEDGE!
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D’uh!!!
KNOWLEDGE = More than just TECHNICAL skill
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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
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NEED for BIG DATA
is driven by Business
NEED FOR
INFORMATION
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Know
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Know
Know
your
your
your
your
products
consumers
vendors
BUSINESS
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As attractive as it is to deliver
EVERYTHING…
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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
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Turn BIG DATA…
..into useful,
targeted,
actionable…
INFORMATION
and
KNOWLEDGE
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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!
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40+ World Time Zones
6500 spoken languages
40,000+ airports
1000’s of programming
languages
• First iPhone and app: 2007
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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!
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Read
Travel
Network
TRY THINGS!!
DO STUFF!!
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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
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Independent Filmmaker
Board member
World Traveler
Foodie
Fashionista
Daughter, Sister, Aunt
Bride-to-Be
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17yo High School Senior
14yo High School Freshman
Assistant Track Coach
Chef
Chauffeur
Tutor
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Thank You
Darla Henning
[email protected]
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