Industry Analysts for Analytics, BI, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Science
Here is my list of key industry analysts who cover the field of Analytics, BI/Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Science and related areas. Who do you follow?
Gregory Piatetsky, Feb 22, 2013.
A colleague asked me for industry analysts I follow, and once I sent him my list, I thought it would be useful to share. Who did I miss and who do you follow? Please comment.
I am not on this list, since I am not a "traditional" analyst, but, according to Information Management, I am a Business Analytics Guru (:-).
Here is my list, in alphabetical order, by last name:
Leslie Ament, @Hypatia_LeslieA
Hypatia SVP, Analyst, #Customer Intelligence Researcher. Business value of #CRM, #BI, #Analytics, #VOC, #Social Media, #Info Mgmt., #BigData, #GRC & Mkt.Aut
Anil Batra, @anilbatra
Analytics is my passion and work. Moving beyond web analytics and working on Multi-Channel Analytics with granular customer level data. Seattle, www.AnilBatra.com/analytics/
Robin Bloor, @robinbloor
blogger, humorist, technology analyst, maverick. Co-founder of Bloor Group. Austin, Texas. www.wordsyoudontknow.com/
Boris Evelson, @bevelson
Business Intelligence industry analyst at Forrester Research www.forrester.com/rb/analyst/boris_evelson
Mike Gualtieri, @mgualtieri,
Forrester Analyst: Big Data, predictive analytics, & emerging technology. Host of TechnoPolitics. Futurist.
Judith Hurwitz, @jhurwitz,
author, software industry thought leader, consultant, industry analyst focused on cloud, big data, analytics,+ focusing on customer experience and outcomes www.judithbalancingact.com
Recent publication: Hurwitz Text Analytics Victory Index.
Doug Laney, @doug_laney
Gartner VP Research, Analytics, Info Innovation & Big Data | Originator, discipline of Infonomics
Jeremiah Owyang, @jowyang
Industry Analyst, Partner at Altimeter Group. Silicon Valley, CA web-strategist.com/blog
Hyoun Park, @hyounpark
COO @cambervillechow & NucleusResearch Principal Analyst #analytics #bigdata #telco #MoneyBall LinkedIN: j.mp/hyounpark Tumblr: j.mp/TheFinalWord Read my research at nucleusresearch.com
Mark Smith, @marksmithvr
CEO & Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research - www.ventanaresearch.com Bend, OR marksmith.ventanaresearch.com/
Dan Vesset, @DanVesset
IDC VP, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Decision Mgmt, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Content Analytics, Unified Info Access Mass, US www.idc.com
David Vellante, @dvellante
Entrepreneur, CEO co-founder of Wikibon & co-host SiliconAngle.tv, investor in Big Data start ups. Boston. wikibon.org
Recently published Big Data Vendor Revenue and Market Forecast 2012-2017.
There are also a number of influential journalists and bloggers covering this space, including
- Vincent Granville, @analyticbridge, Founder of AnalyticBridge and Publisher of the Data Science Central. Big data, predictive modeling and business analytics guru. Seattle, WA
- Derek Harris, @derrickharris, Senior (and big data) writer at GigaOM; J.D.; thai boxer; Las Vegas, NV gigaom.com/cloud
- Gil Press, @gilpress, launched the #BigData conversation; writing, research, marketing services; whatsthebigdata.com/
Of course, I also cover Analytics, Big Data, and Data Mining industry via
- @KDnuggets twitter,
- KDnuggets blog,
- KDnuggets Newsletter (subscribe here),
- KDnuggets Facebook page, and
- KDnuggets Analytics and Data Mining LinkedIn group.
See also
- Data Science Top Influencers, KDnuggets, Jan 2013
- Who Are The Top 20 Influencers in Big Data?, Forbes, Feb 2012
- Most Influential Data Scientists on Twitter and Quora, KDnuggets, Dec 2012
- Who are the most notable and influential data scientists?, Quora
What analysts do you follow and read?