Big Data Buzz: Kevin Skadron on University of Virginia’s Big Plans for New Big Data Institute
The “Big Data” buzz is getting louder in Cavalier country. The University of Virginia (UVa) is positioning itself to be a major player in Big Data with the recent addition of its Big Data Institute. The institute was born out of a Big Data Summit held at the University in May 2012. It will leverage
Simone Acha of ECS Federal Talks Her Firm’s Acquisition of iLuMinA Solutions, Big Data’s Status in the Federal Space, Girls in STEM and More
Simone Acha is the Vice President of Enterprise Solution Technologies at ECS Federal Inc. Prior to her current role, Acha served as CEO of iLuMinA Solutions until it was acquired by ECS in the fall of 2012. Acha, who has served in the federal technology sector for the last 25 years, discussed with WashingtonExec the
Interview With Bobby Caudill: Big Data Challenges And Opportunities In Working For A Smaller Company
Bobby Caudill, Director of Federal Solutions at Cleversafe, believes that moving from a large to small company allows more freedom to build up from the ground and says that kind of opportunity “hits his passion button.” Caudill also talked with WashingtonExec about the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program and privacy challenges in big data. WashingtonExec: Could
Interview With Robert Grossman: 12 Rules For Success And Data Driven Decision Support
Robert Grossman, Founder of Open Data Group, sat down with WashingtonExec to discuss the emerging discipline of data science during financial struggles and whether big data analytics and mining are disruptive technologies. Grossman also talked of his new book, The Structure of Digital Computing: From Mainframes to Big Data, the mistakes he’s made over his long career,
Interview With Rod Fontecilla: Data Mining at Unisys
WashingtonExec sat down with Rod Fontecilla, Vice President of Unisys, to discuss managing unstructured social media data, the importance of a secure storage strategy and what questions should be asked when acquiring big data. WashingtonExec: Please tell us a little bit about your background. Rod Fontecilla: I started my career as a professor at the
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