Mark (Prof) Reynolds

Master Solutions Architect

Data Engineer

Backend Developer

Integrated Systems Engineer

Systems and Industrial Integration

Mark (Prof) Reynolds

Master Solutions Architect

Data Engineer

Backend Developer

Integrated Systems Engineer

Systems and Industrial Integration

DIKW

May 18, 2018 The Data Driven Mindset
AnalyticsDIKWKnowledge Systems

What is a Data Driven Mindset? Why does it matter to identify Data Driven concepts? Starting from the basics, Data Driven “means that progress in an activity is compelled by data, rather than by intuition or by personal experience.

April 27, 2018 This Digital Transformation Web Site and Blog
AnalyticsDigital OilfieldDigital TransformationDIKWIIoTIndustry and ApplicationsKnowledge Systems

[updated May 17, 2018] DigitalTransformation.Engineer This www.DigitalTransformation.Engineer website and blog site is a personal creation; a personal labor-of-love project. Through…

March 10, 2012 Thoughts on Data Mining
Data MiningDIKWKnowledge Systems

The term Data Mining does not convey the different aspects of data mining / knowledge discovery. The basic types of Data Mining are: Descriptive data mining, and Predictive data mining.

February 9, 2012 Artificial Intelligence vs Algorithms
AIDIKWInformation TheoryKnowledge SystemsPredictive AnalyticsSoftware Development

I first considered aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) in the 1980s while working for General Dynamics as an Avionics Systems Engineer on the F-16.

September 8, 2011 What is Content?
DIKWKnowledge Systems

The operations system designer should perform content analysis. Content analysis is both qualitative and quantitative.

September 1, 2011 The Value of Real-Time Data, Part 2
DIKWKnowledge SystemsReal-Time

Predictive analytics is a combination of statistical analysis, behavior clustering, and system modeling. No one piece of predictive analytics can exist in a vacuum; … (3-part series)

August 31, 2011 The Value of Real-Time Data, Part 1
DIKWKnowledge SystemsReal-Time

Real-Time data is a challenge to any process-oriented operation. But the functionality of the data is difficult to describe in such a way that team members not well versed in data management. … (3-part series)

August 31, 2011 The Data-Information Hierarchy, Part 3
DIKWKnowledge Systems

The Data-Information Hierarchy is frequently represented as
Data –> Information –> Knowledge –> Understanding –> Wisdom.

Or it is sometimes shortened to 4 steps, omitting Understanding. But, in fact, there are two predecessor steps: chaos and symbol. … (3-part series)

May 16, 2011 The Value of Real-Time Data, Part 3
DIKWKnowledge SystemsReal-Time

Data is never ‘in balance’, data always carries uncertainty, and the process cannot stop. Operations personally have learned to perform their job while waiting … (3-part series)

February 23, 2011 Knowledge as an Asset
DIKW

Moving knowledge within the organization is perhaps the most challenging aspect of corporate knowledge. Knowledge handoff must occur laterally and temporally.