Smart New Choices for Oracle Data Mining (part 2)
Data visualization is near and dear to my heart (as it is for the majority of folks engaged in advanced analytics). The new Graph node in Oracle Data Miner, the…
Oracle R Enterprise Blog
Mark Hornick's Oracle R Enterprise blog recently touted our new Oracle R Enterprise Test Drive link. If you haven't had a chance to read the blog (Marcos Arancibia and Sherry…
Smart New Choices for Oracle Data Mining (part 1)
I was at the Oracle Data Mining hands-on lab yesterday at Oracle OpenWorld (the room was packed to capacity) and one particularly sharp participant zoomed through the material and started…
Oracle Database 12c Installation Experience
Ever since the latest, greatest version of the Oracle Database, Oracle Database 12c, was released and the new SQL Developer 4.0 was released I’ve been itching to get my hands…
Oracle Data Mining vs. SAS is like Support Vector Machines vs. Neural Nets
I’m part of a small group of mathematics enthusiasts in Kansas City who meet about once a month on Saturday mornings to drink coffee and discuss mathematics. This past weekend it was my turn to do a presentation to the rest of the group and I chose to speak on the mathematical foundations of the Support Vector Machine algorithm in Oracle Data Mining. While I wasn’t surprised that some in the group had a better handle on Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory than I and gently “guided” me a few times, I was somewhat surprised at their positive reaction to my characterization of the “Oracle” approach to data mining in contrast with the “SAS” approach.
Oracle Advanced Analytics Announcement
Announcing the New Oracle Advanced Analytics Option to the Oracle 11g Database Enterprise Edition Oracle Advanced Analytics combines Oracle Data Mining and Oracle R Enterprise into a comprehensive platform for…
Vlamis Sponsoring Oracle Day and Partner Fair in St. Louis and Kansas City
Wednesday Jan 20 St. Louis info link registration link Thursday Jan 21 Kansas City info link registration link Join us in St. Louis or Kansas City as we'll be presenting…
