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Short Bio: Pabst Blue Ribbon Data Scientist rooted in results with a PhD from Hard Knocks U. Absolutely serious about turning Big Data into something useful.

My Web Site Or LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-thuma/1/b17/a3

Professional Status: Manager

Years of Experience:: 25

Your Company:: Teradata Corporation

Industry:: Technology

How did you find out about DataScienceCentral?: Great site

Interests:: Networking, Other

What is your Favorite Data Mining or Analytical Website?: http://https://aster-community.teradata.com/welcome

What Other Analytical Website do you Recommend?: http://https://aster-community.teradata.com/welcome

John Thuma's Blog

Video: IoT and the self healing power grid

Posted on June 9, 2016 at 1:00am 0 Comments 1 Like

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This video was built as a result of our internal hackathon using Teradata Listener to absorb real time small messages from Transformers and other devices on the Power Grid in Southern California. The video demonstrates a real time predictive analytic showcasing proactive repairs of the power grid to reduce costs and avoid disruptions of power service.…

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VIDEO: Aster On Hadoop - Introduction and Demo

Posted on November 4, 2015 at 9:49am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Please watch my new video on Aster on Hadoop and get a simple demonstration of how easy it is to perform advanced analytics with Hadoop data!

Aster on Hadoop is Hadoop for Everyone!

Posted on October 19, 2015 at 5:30am 0 Comments 1 Like

This announcement is a very exciting prospect for some but may strike fear into others. In my blog, I will entertain some of the interesting prospects of bringing together these technologies. I also hope to allay some fears as well.

One of the biggest announcements at Teradata Partners 2015 is that Aster will run on Hadoop. Many of our customers have already…

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Assembling The Data Team: Part 2: Traits to Avoid

Posted on August 22, 2015 at 11:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

In part one of this blog post we discussed the traits of people you should try to build in a data science team. Of course technical, statistical, programming and mathematical skills are needed. However, it takes much more. We discussed the following traits: The Pioneer, The Cattle Herder, The Muscle, and The Story Teller. See below for that blog post:

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