IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

1971: Creeper worm Just five years after John von Neumann’s theoretical work was published, a programmer by the name of Bob Thomas created an experimental program called Creeper, designed to move between different computers on the ARPANET , a precursor to the modern Internet.

Software 109

Software IoT Internet of Things Experimentation 109

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

There is no longer always intentionality behind the act of data collection — data are not collected in response to a hypothesis about the world, but for the same reason George Mallory climbed Everest: because it’s there. Make experimentation cheap and understand the cost of bad decisions.

Experimentation 61

Experimentation Testing Statistics Metrics 61

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

Airbnb had enough data points to be confident in their results. By 2011, the company had 20 full-time photographers on staff. Advanced Analytics Big Data Digital Analytics Web Analytics Web Insights Web Metrics actionable analytics business optimization experimentation and testing key performance indicators'

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156