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New Book Review: "Big Data Now"

New book review for Big Data Now: Current Perspectives from O'Reilly Radar, O'Reilly Radar Team, O'Reilly, 2012: Copy provided by O'Reilly. Thorough introduction to the current Big Data landscape. After discussions of data science, associated tooling used in this space, and issues

New Book Review: "What is a P-Value Anyway?"

New book review for What is a P-Value Anyway? 34 Stories to Help You Actually Understand Statistics, by Andrew J. Vickers, Addison Wesley, 2009: Given the increased focus on analytics in the fields of technology and business, this gem of a book offers grounding to many who have lost sight

Product Reviews: Part 5

This past Thursday (May 24, 2012), my Amazon reviews hit two milestones: 1500 cast votes and a breaking of the Top Review Ranking of 2000 for the first time in almost 2 years, bringing it to 1967. Over the last 2 months, my ranking shot up about 500 spots due

New Book Review: "HBase: The Definitive Guide"

New book review for HBase: The Definitive Guide, by Lars George, O'Reilly, 2011: This text is amongst the few books I have read in my career which not only serves as a great introduction to a technology, but also provides significant content for both advanced users and those

New Book Review: "The Wrong Answer Faster"

New book review for The Wrong Answer Faster: The Inside Story of Making the Machine that Trades Trillions, by Michael Goodkin, Wiley, 2012: Copy provided by Amazon. A coming of age story of a man and an industry. As a first generation American, a Chicago-area native, and a software professional,

New Book Review: "Strategy and the Fat Smoker"

New book review for Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What's Obvious But Not Easy, by David H. Maister, The Spangle Press, 2008: When I first saw this title, I was inclined to think that the author had intended the phrase "fat smoker" to be an

New Book Review: "Hadoop in Action"

New book review for Hadoop in Action, by Chuck Lam, Manning Publications, 2010: After checking out reviews of what O'Reilly and Apress had to offer with regard to Hadoop, I ended up purchasing this book based on positive reviews, my past positive experiences with the Manning "In

New Book Review: "Confessions of a Public Speaker"

New book review for Confessions of a Public Speaker, by Scott Berkun, O'Reilly, 2011: About a year ago, shortly after one of the directors at the consulting firm with which I am currently employed recommended that I look into speaking on a more formal basis, partially as a

New Book Review: "Patent, Copyright & Trademark"

New book review for Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference (11th Edition), by Attorney Richard Stim, NOLO, 2010: Copy provided by Amazon. Good introduction to intellectual property law, which consists of four separate and overlapping legal disciplines: (1) patent law, (2) copyright law, (3) trademark law, and

Past Book Review (July 6, 2007): "Inventing Software"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Inventing Software: The Rise of "Computer-Related" Patents, by Kenneth Nichols, Quorum Books, 1998: From the first lines of the preface of this work by Kenneth Nichols, it is apparent that what was initially planned to be