June 4, 2013
7 signs that your Business Intelligence (BI) needs an overhaul
Many companies are stuck using BI tools and practices that are in desperate need of replacement. These outdated BI tools/practices waste precious time, harm decision-making, and keep these companies from truly taking advantage of their data.
May 2, 2013
Thought Leaders in Big Data: Interview with Ron Bodkin, CEO of Think Big
Ron Bodkin is the chief executive officer of Think Big Analytics, a services firm that helps organizations implement big data applications and create value for big data. He founded several successful companies, one of which he led to a staff of 900 service consultants.
April 30, 2013
Think Big Analytics Announces Chuck Palmer Hired as Vice President of Sales
A veteran sales executive with a proven history of success in services, Palmer will oversee and develop Think Big’s rapidly growing sales team, leveraging his two decades of technology sales experience.
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April 30, 2013
Park City's High Tech Connection
Rick Farnell's 'Think Big Analytics' gives life to big data. Co-Founder and president of Think Big, Farnell oversees operations and development of one of the high-tech industry's fastest growing companies in the explosive sector known as 'Big Data.'
April 30, 2013
Chuck Palmer | People on the Move
Think Big Analytics, a provider of data science and engineering services for "big data" and "big analytics" projects, has added Chuck Palmer as vice president of sales.
April 30, 2013
Think Big Analytics Announces Chuck Palmer Hired As Vice President of Sales
A veteran sales executive with a proven history of success in services, Palmer will oversee and develop Think Big’s rapidly growing sales team, leveraging his two decades of technology sales experience.
April 22, 2013
A Big Data Partner Revolution: Maritz On Vertical Expertise, Education
Pivotal CEO Paul Maritz has some good advice for solution providers interested in establishing a beachhead in the big data market.
April 8, 2013
Pentaho and Think Big Analytics Partner on Machine-Generated Big Data
The new partnership seeks to leverage customers' demand for feasible ways of taking stock of and interpreting the vast quantities of information that bigger Big Data will impose.
April 5, 2013
Pentaho and ThinkBig Analytics Expand Partnership
The two companies have entered into a partnership focused on helping customers achieve measurable results from massive amounts of machine-generated data.
April 4, 2013
Pentaho, ThinkBig Tackle Internet Of Things Analysis
Storage vendors and network equipment manufacturers are the low-hanging fruit for a budding partnership between open-source data management and business intelligence software supplier Pentaho and boutique big-data consultancy Think Big Analytics. But that's just the beginning.
April 4, 2013
Think Big Analytics and Pentaho Partnership Expedites Value of Big Data
Delivering the future of business analytics, Pentaho and Think Big Analytics today announced a partnership focused on helping customers achieve measurable results from massive amounts of machine-generated data. With several joint device-data user engagements already completed, the two companies initially will focus on this fast-growing market opportunity.

March 21, 2013
NASDAQ on the virtues of the public cloud
Financial institutions have a lot of data — as in multiple petabytes– so storing that data for use in new products and for regulatory compliance will move to the public cloud.
March 19, 2013
Should Big Data Businesses Be Forced to Prevent Hacking?
Earlier this year, Twitter admitted they lost personal information on 250,000 or so users to hackers. Other organizations, including the New York Times and the Federal Reserve, reported hackers had been inside their systems... If hacking can be prevented, will corporations be forced to take steps to do so?
March 6, 2013
Improving Customer Support using Hadoop and Device Data Analytics
At Strata 2013 last week, Pentaho had the privilege to host a speaking session with Ben Lloyd, Sr. Program Manager, AutoSupport (ASUP) at NetApp. Ben leads a project called ASUP.Next, which has the goal of implementing a mission-critical data infrastructure for a worldwide customer support program for NetApp’s storage appliances.
March 1, 2013
Today’s Burning Question: Andrew Mason’s Ouster As Groupon’s CEO
Today we asked out panel of industry leaders: What can be learned from the series of events that led to Thursday’s ouster of Groupon CEO Andrew Mason?

February 22, 2013
VCs pour money into data startups during 2012
Venture capitalists made more big data investments in 2012 than in any previous year, according to a report released Thursday from CB Insights and law firm Orrick.
February 7, 2013
Former Quantcast VP gets $3m funding for big data venture
Think Big doesn’t offer analytics technology itself but instead works with companies to prioritise initiatives and identify technical and skills gaps. From there it tries to figure out the best big analytics hardware and software for the job.
February 7, 2013
Big Data Solution Provider Think Big Analytics Emerges From Stealth Mode With $3M In Funding
Think Big Analytics, a startup solution provider claiming its stake in the burgeoning big data market, announced this week its formal launch fueled by $3 million in funding from angel investor Daniel Scheinman, along with venture capital firm WI Harper Group.
February 6, 2013
Think Big Analytics Secures Funding for Big Data Consultancy
Big data is only so much noise if you don't do anything with it. And with many people speculating about the looming lack of data scientists, the time might be right.
February 6, 2013
Think Big Analytics emerges with $3M funding
"Big Data as a service" is the idea behind Think Big Analytics, a Mountain View startup that came out of stealth mode on Tuesday.
February 5, 2013
Think Big Analytics raises $3M, goes old school with big data consultancy
The phrase “big data” is arguably one of the most played out terms of the last several years. Every company “has” it. Few companies know what it “is,” or what to “do” with it once they’ve collected it. Enter Think Big Analytics, a self-described big analytics as a service company that combines data science and data engineering to help enterprises drive value from data investments.
February 5, 2013
Think Big Analytics nabs $3M to help you with Hadoop
Analysts have reported that both chief marketing officers and chief information officers will carve out a slice of their budget to spend on big data technologies in the coming years.
February 5, 2013
Think Big Raises $3M For “Big Data As A Service” To Give Customers Predictive Powers And New Business Insights
Think Big is a new form of service provider that specializes in helping companies take advantage software and cloud-based offerings that have been built with big data in mind.

February 5, 2013
Think Big Analytics wants to help companies make the most of Hadoop
After almost three years of operating in stealth mode, Think Big Analytics is stepping out to consult with and educate more companies on big data analytics.
February 5, 2013
Big Data Startup Attracts Fortune 100 Clients, Venture Capital
Planning and implementing a Big Data project can be a daunting affair. Enter Think Big Analytics, a vendor-neutral services provider that aims to help large enterprises plan Big Data projects, train staff and then implement.

February 5, 2013
Everyone Is Talking About Big Data
At Think Big Analytics, Bodkin leads a considerably smaller staff of about 50. But he says he expects that to grow quickly as companies ramp up their Big Data plans this year. Already, the firm counts a number of Fortune 100 companies among its client list, including Wal-Mart, Apple and HSBC.
Feb 5, 2013
Think Big Analytics Closes Seed Financing
Think Big Analytics announces today a $3 million dollar seed round lead by Angel Investor Daniel Scheinman with participation from WI Harper Group. The company provides data science and engineering services that enable customers to accelerate their time to value from Big Data.
Jan 29, 2013
Superbowl XLVII in the Age of Big Data-Powered Advertising
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up, and while it’s always a time for advertisers to flex their creative muscles, this year we can expect brands to take their creativity a step further with targeted messages and ads. The real game changer this year will be how advertisers use Big Data to engage consumers in a more compelling way.
Jan 28, 2013
The Role of a Data Scientist
Although out-of-the-box software exists to run at the click of a button over large amounts of data, technology alone is not enough. Out-of-the-box solutions with defined analytical techniques constrain the approaches available, the types of data utilized, and the nature of the insights derived.
July 20, 2012
10 Coolest Big Data Startups Of 2012 (So Far)
Think Big Analytics positions itself as a big data solutions provider. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company works with Cloudera, DataStax, Hortonworks and other vendors, using their technologies to assemble big data systems for their clients.


