Big Data, Big Dupe: A little book about a big bunch of nonsense
暫譯: 大數據,大騙局:一本關於一堆胡說八道的小書

Stephen Few

  • 出版商: Analytics Press
  • 出版日期: 2018-02-01
  • 售價: $597
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 96
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 1938377109
  • ISBN-13: 9781938377105
  • 相關分類: 大數據 Big-data
  • 已絕版

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商品描述

Big Data, Big Dupe is a little book about a big bunch of nonsense. The story of David and Goliath inspires us to hope that something little, when armed with truth, can topple something big that is a lie. This is the author's hope. While others have written about the dangers of Big Data, Stephen Few reveals the deceit that belies its illusory nature. If "data is the new oil," Big Data is the new snake oil. It isn't real. It's a marketing campaign that has distracted us for years from the real and important work of deriving value from data.


Big Data, Big Dupe gives a voice to the small army of data professionals who work silently and unheralded in the trenches to make sense of data. Data professionals (data analysts, statisticians, etc.) struggle to maintain focus amidst the constant distraction of Big Data nonsense. They recognize Big Data for what it is: a meaningless term, but also a well-funded marketing campaign that sends organizations on costly and wasteful pursuits. As IT vendors, consultants, and many academics sing the praises of Big Data, the real work of data sensemaking is being done by seasoned professionals using skills that they developed through years of study and practice. These skills existed long before the nonsense of Big Data arose. 

If you're one of these seasoned data professionals, buy this book, confirm that it speaks your truth, and then place copies on the desks of those whose foolish IT strategy and purchasing decisions are wasting your time and subverting your efforts. Data holds great promise, but that promise will forever remain unfulfilled by those who pursue the Big Data illusion rather than investing in the time-proven skills and hard work of data sensemaking.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

《大數據,大騙局》是一本關於一大堆無稽之談的小書。大衛與歌利亞的故事激勵我們希望,當小的東西擁有真理時,可以推翻一個大的謊言。這是作者的希望。雖然其他人已經寫過大數據的危險,斯蒂芬·菲尤揭示了掩蓋其虛幻本質的欺騙。如果「數據是新的石油」,那麼大數據就是新的蛇油。它不是真實的。這是一場營銷活動,多年來讓我們分心,無法專注於從數據中獲取價值的真正重要工作。

《大數據,大騙局》為那些在數據前線默默無聞工作的數據專業人士發聲。數據專業人士(數據分析師、統計學家等)在大數據的無稽之談中努力保持專注。他們認識到大數據的本質:這是一個毫無意義的術語,但也是一場資金充足的營銷活動,讓組織陷入昂貴且浪費的追求中。當IT供應商、顧問和許多學者讚美大數據時,真正的數據理解工作卻是由經驗豐富的專業人士完成,他們運用多年學習和實踐所培養的技能。這些技能在大數據的無稽之談出現之前就已經存在。

如果你是這些經驗豐富的數據專業人士之一,購買這本書,確認它表達了你的真實想法,然後將幾本放在那些愚蠢的IT策略和購買決策浪費你時間並破壞你努力的人的桌上。數據擁有巨大的潛力,但這種潛力將永遠無法實現,因為那些追求大數據幻影的人,而不是投資於經得起時間考驗的技能和數據理解的辛勤工作。