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Big data’s unvirtuous circus and twelve v-words

17 Sunday May 2020

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LINK: Laugh at Big Data – download my ebook for free on 17th May.

Many people come up to me in the street and ask me what big-data is all about. It has happened to me so many times in the past that I am convinced that it might just happen to you as well. I know sort of thing, I read the big-data tea leaves. Nothing gets past me.

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Laughing at Big Data – What’s on the inside

16 Saturday May 2020

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Laughing@BigData – What’s in the eBook

I thought people might like to know what’s inside my absolutely fabulous, totally amazing and utterly brilliant eBook Laughing@BigData

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Why I called bullshit on the data lakehouse nonsense

16 Saturday May 2020

Posted by Martyn Jones in All Data, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, dark data, data architecture, Data governance, data hub, Data Lake, data management, Data Mart, data science, Data Supply Framework, Data Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Inform, educate and entertain., The Big Data Contrarians

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Why I called bullshit on the data lakehouse nonsense

I wrote an article that took to task purveyors of the data lakehouse nonsense. It got plenty of positive reactions and quite a few negative opinions. But what surprised me the most were the number of people who had already swallowed their pitch. Hook, line and sinker.

So why did I bother to express my opinions on the subject?

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Laugh at Big Data – download my ebook for free on 17th May.

16 Saturday May 2020

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To celebrate the United Nations World Telecommunication and Information Society Day and International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, my new eBook laughing@bigdata will be free to download from all Amazon sites on Sunday 17th May 2020.

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THE TEN BIG DATA COMMANDMENTS

15 Friday May 2020

Posted by Martyn Jones in All Data, Big Data, Big Data 7s, Big Data Analytics, dark data, data architecture, Data governance, data hub, Data Lake, data management, Data Mart, data science, Data Supply Framework, Data Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Inform, educate and entertain., The Big Data Contrarians

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HOW TO SUCCEED WITH BIG DATA

Here are the ten golden rules of belief for surefire big data success:

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REVEALING WEALTH: USING BIG DATA TO FIGHT TAX EVASION – MARTYN JONES

14 Thursday May 2020

Posted by Martyn Jones in All Data, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, dark data, data architecture, Data governance, data hub, Data Lake, data management, Data Mart, data science, Data Supply Framework, Data Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Europe, European Union, Inform, educate and entertain., Tax avoidance, Tax evasion, The Big Data Contrarians, The hidden wealth of nations

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REVEALING WEALTH: USING BIG DATA TO FIGHT TAX EVASION – MARTYN JONES

If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper-middle class should even probably be cut further. But I think that people at the high end – people like myself – should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we’ve ever had it.

Warren Buffett

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Laughing at Big Data – eBook – Great new insight into realities of IT

08 Friday May 2020

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Laughing@BigData – New data eBook available at Amazon

Why laugh at Big Data? Informative, educating and entertaining, Laughing@BigData gives you real insider views on big data, agile, AI, data, deep learning, data warehousing, data lakes, IT strategy, leadership and management and much more. If you have the theory this gives you insight into the practice.

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Head Over Heels – The many colours, hues and tones of poems, lyrics and words

08 Friday May 2020

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Head Over Heels: The many colours, hues and tones of poems, lyrics and words by Martyn de Tours, is a delightful collection of poems, lyrics and words.

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Big Data Robitussin

06 Wednesday May 2020

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Join the big data Robitussin revolution

When I was a kid, that’s all we had was Robitussin. Whatever you got, Robitussin better handle it. I broke my leg once; daddy poured Robitussin all over it.

Chris Rock

What does big-data have to do with Robitussin? Let me explain.

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The big-data “wow wow” factor – big data, analytics and trading

06 Wednesday May 2020

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It’s not over even when the dead cat bounces.

Coco Jones

Hi, I’m Ricky Jones, boss and co-founder of Becci Boo International Investments. Last week we said goodbye to our best big-data energy commodity trader. It was sad to see him leave. He’d been with us for many years.

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