The FIrst Coffee blog reports that SAS and Netezza have expanded their partnership to allow for SAS model code to run in parallel on Netezza’s TwinFin appliance.
Sep 22
Check out this Techcrunch article highlighting Myspace’s new recommendation system, Qizmt. It’s built on a mapreduce framework.
May 08
Netflix just implemented some updates to their star rating predictions based on some work done on the Netflix Prize. Here’s what Todd Yellin, Director of Product Management, and Jon Sanders, Director of Recommendation Systems have to say on the Netflix Blog.
May 03
The NY Times has an article discussing how models can help predict the spread of the flu.
May 02
If you’re looking for a good explanation of Bayes’ theorem, relating the conditional and marginal probabilities of two random events, this blog post does a great job through the use of visuals.
Mar 25
Greg Linden put together a few thoughts about recommendation algorithms. His ideas continue at a post on the Communications of the ACM Blog.
Mar 24
Read Write Web compiled some information about recommendation engine provider, Choicestream, and what they can do for online advertising.
Mar 12
Predictive analytics software vendor, KXEN, has announced two upcoming training sessions to be held in Chicago.
- May 13-14, 2009 Fundamental Training and KXEN Certification
- May 15, 2009 Scripting and Advanced Topics
Mar 05
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Mar 05
Prediction Impact offers predictive analytics training seminars
