Contributor: Fern Halper
Fern Halper is director of TDWI Research for advanced analytics, focusing on predictive analytics, social media analysis, text analytics, cloud computing, and other “big data” analytics approaches. She has more than 20 years of experience in data and business analysis, and has published numerous articles on data mining and information technology.
Halper is co-author of “Dummies” books on cloud computing, hybrid cloud, service-oriented architecture, and service management, and big data. She has been a partner at industry analyst firm Hurwitz & Associates and a lead analyst for AT&T Bell Labs. Her Ph.D. is from Texas A&M University.
All articles by Fern Halper
These five competencies are required to build a successful predictive model.
- By Fern Halper
- June 26, 2017
Simplifying tasks is a key benefit of automation, and in the world of predictive analytics, these three areas are getting the most automated help.
- By Fern Halper
- May 15, 2017
Reflections on the recent SAS analyst meeting and two-day overview of where SAS is headed by TDWI's VP and senior research director for advanced analytics.
- By Fern Halper
- March 27, 2017
According to TDWI research, the gender gap in BI-related fields widened in 2016. There are many reasons why women are earning less than men in these jobs.
- By Fern Halper
- February 21, 2017
Organizations are using many strategies to gain bottom-line value from big data and data science. Three major trends stood out in TDWI's recent research.
- By Fern Halper
- February 2, 2017
Greater interest (and deployment of) AI, advanced analytics, and open source are among the trends you'll be seeing in 2017.
- By Fern Halper
- December 16, 2016
Fern Halper, vice president and senior director of TDWI research for advanced analytics, offers her perspective on announcements from seven vendors.
- By Fern Halper
- December 5, 2016
Details of six popular analytics trends discussed at Strata Hadoop World that employ advanced analytics and/or make data consumable.
- By Fern Halper
- October 3, 2016