Data Mining Tools Review - Update

An updated Excel table with data mining tools from the paper by R. Mikut, M. Reischl: "Data Mining Tools". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Sep/Oct 2011.

Data mining tools review - update

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If Data Were A Person, Who It Would It Be Like?

Australian antropologist attempts to describe this hypothetical person: Data loves a good relationship, has a country, is feral, likes to deceive, doesn't last forever, and more.

If Data Were a Person, Who it would it be like?

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Report: Theft Of Digital Health Data More Often Inside Job

Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Electronic health data breaches are increasingly carried out by “knowledgeable insiders” bent on identity theft or access to prescription drugs, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Report: Theft of Digital Health Data More Often Inside Job

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Ibm Builds Biggest Data Drive Ever

The 120 petabyte drive could enable detailed simulations of real-world phenomena or store 24 billion MP3s. It is made of 200,000 conventional hard disk drives working together.

IBM Builds Biggest Data Drive Ever

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Hacker Publishes Names And Data For 20,000 Individuals, Many Us Gov And Military Staff Or Contractors

A hacker broke into the network of an events management company and stole data for some 20,000 individuals, many of whom are identified as United States government contractors or employees.

The cyber-attacker posted an Excel spreadsheet containing log-in credentials and personal information for 20,000 people obtained from allianceforbiz.com, according to a blog post signed by “Thehacker12″ on 22 August.

More: Hacker Exposes US Government Staff Log-in (eWEEK Europe UK)

Hacker publishes names and data for 20,000 individuals, many US gov and military staff or contractors

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Biggest Data Drive Ever Built By Ibm Can Back Up 60 Copies Of Wayback Machine

A 120 petabyte drive is being built by researchers at IBM's Almaden, California, R&D lab. It will be the largest data repository ever built, and will comprise 200,000 hard disk drives strung together.

The giant data container is expected to store around one trillion files and should provide the space needed to allow more powerful simulations of complex systems, like those used to model weather and climate.

A 120 petabyte drive could hold 24 billion typical five-megabyte MP3 files or comfortably swallow 60 copies of the biggest backup of the Web, the 150 billion pages that make up the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine.

More: Technology Review (via Cliff Pickover).

Biggest data drive ever built by IBM can back up 60 copies of Wayback Machine

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The Package (data Storage Unit)

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The Package (data storage unit)

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Stanford Graduate Certificate In Data Mining - Online

Sharpen your skills with graduate courses from Stanford University. Data mining graduate certificates are available in a) Mining Massive Data Sets, b) Data Mining and Applications.

Stanford Graduate Certificate in Data Mining - Online

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Growing Need For "big Data" Analysis Spurs Growth In Kdd Conference

More than 1,100 experts who analyze "Big Data" are gathered in San Diego today for the industry's major conference on "Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining" (KDD). The registered attendance is a 22 percent increase over the 900 who attended last year's KDD conference in Washington D.C.

Growing Need for "Big Data" Analysis Spurs Growth in KDD Conference

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Big Data And Machine Learning Engineer At State, London, Uk

building an ambitious big new site in the social web area, with plenty of technology challenges at the core. Need a software engineer who can work on the machine learning, data mining and recommendation aspects.

Big Data and Machine Learning Engineer at State, London, UK

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Data Analyst (matching) At Eharmony, Santa Monica, Ca

support the design, development and execution of matching related predictive models and analytics. Perform data mining and analysis to identify distinct, actionable user segments and recommend revenue-enhancing strategies.

Data Analyst (Matching) at eHarmony, Santa Monica, CA

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Marketing Data Analyst At True North Custom Media, Chattanooga, Tn

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• A robust benefits package, including 100 percent paid medical insurance for team members, 50 percent paid vision and group life benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid parking, paid time off, and paid holidays
• A culture founded on the principals of mutual respect, trust, growth, recognition, accountability, and fun
• A dedication to the cultivation of each team member's talent and leadership abilities through continuing education
• A commitment to offering opportunities for internal career growth

Primary Responsibilities
The Marketing Data Analyst develops predictive modeling applications in support of client production requirements and construction of new data solutions.

• Designing, executing, and analyzing databases
• Participating in the design, development and maintenance of core data variables
• Analyzing, categorizing, and interpreting findings and sharing recommendations in the context of a client's business and marketing goals
• Strengthening True North's market analytic and ROI capabilities
• Sharing reporting/analytic best practices and insights through communications, formal meetings, and presentations

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in the application of predictive models for production applications
• A master's degree (PhD preferred) in computer science, management information systems, or a related field and a minimum of 4 years of experience
• A self-motivated personality with the ability to work well with others in a dynamic, collaborative environment
• Ability to effectively communicate solution designs and concepts, both verbally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to commit to the successful completion of a campaign or project from the beginning to end
• Ability and willingness to engage with clients and sales in a support role by exercising communication skills and appropriate business savvy
• Must live in or relocate to the Chattanooga, Tenn., area

_Contact_:
If you are interested in this opportunity, you may apply online or email your information to careers.marketing@truenorthcustom.com and please mention KDnuggets.

Marketing Data Analyst at True North Custom Media, Chattanooga, TN

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Statistical Learning And Data Mining Iii, Boston, Sep 22-23

10 hot ideas for learning from data. This course focuses on both "tall" data and "wide" data, and gives a detailed overview of statistical models for data mining, inference and prediction.

Statistical Learning and Data Mining III, Boston, Sep 22-23

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Kdnuggets 11:n20: Top Languages For Data Mining; Kdd Innovation, Service Awards

Latest analytics and data mining news, including Features (9) | Courses, Events (3) | Webcasts (1) | Software (3) | Jobs (8) | Academic (3) | Meetings (1) | Publications (2) | NewsBriefs (8) | CFP (7)

KDnuggets 11:n20: Top languages for data mining; KDD Innovation, Service Awards

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ZTE Handset, Tablet, Data Card Shipments to Rise 33%

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- ZTE Corp., China’s second-biggest maker of telephone equipment, forecast its global shipments of mobile phone handsets, tablet computers and wireless data cards will jump 33 percent to 120 million units this year.

ZTE Handset, Tablet, Data Card Shipments to Rise 33%

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Open Data: Why the Crowd Can Be Your Best Analytics Tool

From the bounty of data emerged "data science" and a plethora of new tools to deal with the size and speed of information. Today we are seeing crowdsourcing increasingly commoditize data, and projects like OpenStreetMap replacing the NAVTEQs of the world.

Open Data: Why the Crowd Can Be Your Best Analytics Tool

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Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining at Polyvore, Mountain View, CA

identify patterns in user behavior data that will drive key product initiatives and business decisions; bring algorithmic innovation that will dramatically improve our search quality, recommendations, and personalization, and build production systems on a massive scale.

Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining at Polyvore, Mountain View, CA

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Three Hedge Funds Got Data From Consultant, U.S. Says

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- A former Primary Global Research LLC expert-networking consultant was charged by U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan with selling inside information to portfolio managers at three unidentified hedge funds.

Three Hedge Funds Got Data From Consultant, U.S. Says

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WSJ obtains Wikileaks financial data: spending up, donations down

[photograph: Ukrainian activists hold a rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in front of the Swedish embassy to Ukraine in Kiev. REUTERS] The Wall Street Journal has a report out today with details on Wikileaks' financial inner workings, from the foundation in Germany that pays the organization's bills. Odd that this long-sought information would come out on Christmas Eve, but here's the short version of the story: spending is up, because they're paying salaries now (including $86K/year to Julian Assange), and they're "facing potential legal issues" (understatement of the millenium). Snip: Wau Holland Foundation says it has collected about €1 million ($1.3 million) in donations in 2010, the year in which WikiLeaks exploded into public prominence thanks to its release of thousands of classified U.S. documents. WikiLeaks said in August that it had raised about €765,000 until that point in the year. The data from the foundation, which is a major but not the sole conduit of funding for the website, suggest donations to WikiLeaks have tampered off some since the organization landed in the headlines. The Wau Holland Foundation provides key back-office services for WikiLeaks' operations by collecting donations and paying its bills. Last summer, WikiLeaks said it operated on about €150,000 a year. Now, however, the foundation says it has paid about €380,000 in WikiLeaks expenses, with some invoices for the year still unprocessed. Some of that total is for hardware, Internet access and travel, Wau Holland spokesman Hendrik Fulda said. But a big factor in the leap is a recent decision to begin paying salaries to staff. The primary beneficiary of that decision--which has been hotly debated within WikiLeaks--is Mr. Assange, the controversial founder and public face of WikiLeaks who is currently under house arrest in the U.K., where he faces possible extradition to Sweden to WikiLeaks is said to have committed to paying half of the estimated $100K that Bradley Manning's legal defense is expected to cost, but a spokesman recently said the organization will now only donate around $20K. They have not yet contributed these funds. The WSJ reports that Wau Holland is said to be waiting for legal advice on whether such a donation is permitted under German law. WikiLeaks Spending Ballooned, Data Show (WSJ, paid subscription required) WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Now Making $86k/year (CBS News)...

WSJ obtains Wikileaks financial data: spending up, donations down

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Taiwan Offers Trove of Insider Data for Hedge Funds Seeking Edge

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- For technology companies, Taiwan is home to the biggest custom producers of chips used in products like Apple’s iPhone and Dell computers. For hedge funds, it’s a cornucopia of confidential data, leaked from chipmakers and parlayed into an edge in trading stocks of their U.S. customers.

Taiwan Offers Trove of Insider Data for Hedge Funds Seeking Edge

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