Top 15 Tweets from Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit
The 2015 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit came to a close last 
week, but the conference is still making quite a buzz in Twitter. When it comes to data and analytics, the two industries have a lot of opinions. Here is a snapshot of the content, comments, personalities and more, from #RCAS15:
1. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights May 1
Does your organization have a database, datamart or a data lake? If no data lake where do you put your unstructured data? #rcas15 #BigData
2. Gaurav Pant @gpantEKN May 1
The grocery market is moving at a glacial pace and is ripe for disruption, will #amazon breakthrough? @debweinswig #RCAS15 @risnewsinsights
3. Gaurav Pant @gpantEKN May 1
Subscription retailing is big, is 3Bn+ and will change how retailers think of their business model #RCAS15 @debweinswig @risnewsinsights
4. Sahir Anand @sahiranand Apr 30
Easy to create #BigData model popular products compared to long tail products! @Macys #RCAS15 @CGTMagazine
5. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights Apr 30
@DaqingZhao @Macys You have to tell stories using data. It's not about the data or the modelling. #rcas15
6. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Linda from @BurtchWorks should be hosting “speed networking” although her line would be out the door with the talent in this room #RCAS15
7. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Top question asked of analytics leaders before considering a new career oppty: “Where does this role fit” If in IT, it’s a no-go. #RCAS15
8. Andrew Laudato @AndrewLaudato Apr 30
"Unicorns aren't real, but four leaf clovers are. ...you're very lucky if you find one." Well said @jangollins #rcas15
9. Joe Skorupa @joeskorupa Apr 30
U.S. Govt,, City of Chicago and City of New York all have chief data scientists. #rcas15
10. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
a true #data scientist is part Software Engineer, Product Mgr, & Analytics Pro. @WalmartLabs @EKNResearch
@risnewsinsights #rcas15
11. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
Measure, Explain, Predict, Control, Optimize - How Data Capabilities are frameworked. @WalmartLabs @risnewsinsights @EKNResearch #RCAS15
12. Joe Skorupa @joeskorupa Apr 30
People share on Facebook what the KGB would not have gotten from torture. Today there is only the illusion of privacy.@aweigend #rcas15
13. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights Apr 30
Walmart gives suppliers visibility into products on shelves. In return they give Walmart visibility into competitive shelves. #rcas15
14. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
Start with the decision you need to make, not w/ the data you have or don’t have. @aweigend @risnewsinsights @EKNResearch #RCAS15
15. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc are “data refineries” - wondering if #RCAS15 sponsors think they are also data refineries or data creators?
Click here to learn more about the 2015 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit, and be sure to follow @CGTMagazine and sister publication, @RISNewsInsights, for more updates and conversations about this event.
week, but the conference is still making quite a buzz in Twitter. When it comes to data and analytics, the two industries have a lot of opinions. Here is a snapshot of the content, comments, personalities and more, from #RCAS15:1. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights May 1
Does your organization have a database, datamart or a data lake? If no data lake where do you put your unstructured data? #rcas15 #BigData
2. Gaurav Pant @gpantEKN May 1
The grocery market is moving at a glacial pace and is ripe for disruption, will #amazon breakthrough? @debweinswig #RCAS15 @risnewsinsights
3. Gaurav Pant @gpantEKN May 1
Subscription retailing is big, is 3Bn+ and will change how retailers think of their business model #RCAS15 @debweinswig @risnewsinsights
4. Sahir Anand @sahiranand Apr 30
Easy to create #BigData model popular products compared to long tail products! @Macys #RCAS15 @CGTMagazine
5. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights Apr 30
@DaqingZhao @Macys You have to tell stories using data. It's not about the data or the modelling. #rcas15
6. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Linda from @BurtchWorks should be hosting “speed networking” although her line would be out the door with the talent in this room #RCAS15
7. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Top question asked of analytics leaders before considering a new career oppty: “Where does this role fit” If in IT, it’s a no-go. #RCAS15
8. Andrew Laudato @AndrewLaudato Apr 30
"Unicorns aren't real, but four leaf clovers are. ...you're very lucky if you find one." Well said @jangollins #rcas15
9. Joe Skorupa @joeskorupa Apr 30
U.S. Govt,, City of Chicago and City of New York all have chief data scientists. #rcas15
10. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
a true #data scientist is part Software Engineer, Product Mgr, & Analytics Pro. @WalmartLabs @EKNResearch
@risnewsinsights #rcas15
11. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
Measure, Explain, Predict, Control, Optimize - How Data Capabilities are frameworked. @WalmartLabs @risnewsinsights @EKNResearch #RCAS15
12. Joe Skorupa @joeskorupa Apr 30
People share on Facebook what the KGB would not have gotten from torture. Today there is only the illusion of privacy.@aweigend #rcas15
13. RIS News Insights @risnewsinsights Apr 30
Walmart gives suppliers visibility into products on shelves. In return they give Walmart visibility into competitive shelves. #rcas15
14. David Weinand @djweinand Apr 30
Start with the decision you need to make, not w/ the data you have or don’t have. @aweigend @risnewsinsights @EKNResearch #RCAS15
15. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Apr 30
Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc are “data refineries” - wondering if #RCAS15 sponsors think they are also data refineries or data creators?
Click here to learn more about the 2015 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit, and be sure to follow @CGTMagazine and sister publication, @RISNewsInsights, for more updates and conversations about this event.