Inbox is the Trojan horse of AI
Alistair Croll looks at the sometimes surprising ways that machine learning is insinuating itself into our every day lives.
Alistair Croll
Alistair is an entrepreneur with a background in web performance, analytics, cloud computing, and business strategy.
In 2001, he co-founded Coradiant (acquired by BMC in 2011) and has since helped launch Rednod, CloudOps, Bitcurrent, Year One Labs, and several other early-stage companies. He works with startups on business acceleration, and advises a number of larger companies on innovation and technology.
A sought-after public speaker on data-driven innovation and the impact of technology on society, Alistair has founded and run a variety of conferences, including Cloud Connect, Bitnorth, and the International Startup Festival. He's the chair of O'Reilly's Strata + Hadoop World conference. He has written several books on technology and business, including the best-selling Lean Analytics.
Alistair tries to mitigate chronic ADD by writing about far too many things at "Solve For Interesting".
Radar
The Internet of Things has four big data problems
The IoT and big data are two sides of the same coin; building one without considering the other is a recipe for doom.
Content
Re-thinking marketing: Generating attention you can turn into profitable demand
The media and ad tech sessions at the Strata Data Conference in San Jose will dig deep into how media businesses are changing.
Different continents, different data science
Regardless of country or culture, any solid data science plan needs to address veracity, storage, analysis, and use.
Data science startups focus on AI-enabled efficiency
Recapping winners of the Strata San Jose Startup Showcase.
The coming tipping point in data-driven logistics
Four leading figures in transportation and logistics offer a glimpse into what they see coming around the corner.
Analytics are key to a strong startup business model
Learn how to create a business model that includes the right metrics and get an introduction to the Business Model Flipbook planning tool.
Analytics frameworks for the startup lifecycle
This chapter from Lean Analytics reviews the various frameworks that exist for growing your business and keeping up with the changes that come with that growth.
Four reasons to use the One Metric That Matters
Determining your OMTM early on is of the utmost importance to help you maintain focus and build a better business faster.
Why 2016 is a tipping point for fintech
In 2016, we'll see a perfect storm of regulatory, technical, and cultural transformation that will make tomorrow's financial systems nearly unrecognizable.
Next:Money 2016
Every aspect of finance is in flux, from transactions to markets to capitalism itself. We'll examine these changes at the O'Reilly Next:Money Summit.
New York Startup Showcase reveals what’s needed in the data industry
Collaboration and data security tools win the day.
Old-school DRM and new-school analytics
Piracy isn’t the threat; it’s centuries old. Music Science is the game changer.
Music science
How data and digital content are changing music.
The music science trifecta
Digital content, the Internet, and data science have changed the music industry.
Filing cabinets, GAAP, and the accountant’s dilemma
The inability to take advantage of digital technology is as big a threat to financial organizations as any fintech startup.
9.3 trillion reasons fintech could change the developing world
Modern fintech is going to create formal, standard records about economies where none existed before.
Apple Watch and the skin as interface
The success of Apple’s watch, and of wearables in general, may depend on brain plasticity.
Year Zero: Our life timelines begin
In the next decade, Year Zero will be how big data reaches everyone and will fundamentally change how we live.
Data: Emerging Trends and Technologies
How sensors, fast networks, AI, and distributed computing are affecting the data landscape
Data, Crime, and Conflict
Can data and connectivity improve criminal justice and mitigate conflicts?