Data Science and Analytics
Thought Leaders

ISchool 296A

Spring 2012

What's Next for Large-Scale Analytics?

Bob Page

VP, Analytics Platform, eBay

Abstract

We've all heard about Big Data.Whether or not we agree on a definition,it's clear that "the old way" of doing analytics needs to be revisited.In this talk I'll cover some of the challenges we're seeing at eBay and how we're addressing them, including some predictions for the future of large-scale analytics.

 

Bio

As eBay's Vice President, Analytics Platform, Bob Page brings more than 16 years of passion for analysis to the world's largest online marketplace. Bob leads eBay's data and analytics infrastructure, and is responsible for the strategy and policies that power data-driven decisions. From data warehouse and business intelligence solutions to advanced analytics and custom insights, Bob delivers solutions for eBay's strategic use of data.

 

Bob joined eBay from Yahoo!, where for over five years he led analytics teams across a broad range of responsibilities. He has been active in analytics since 1996, when he was co-founder, CTO and VP of Product Development for Accrue Software, a provider of large-scale web analytics. Bob is on the board of directors of the Digital Analytics Association, and serves as an advisor to a number of organizations, including Teradata, Cloudera, and the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit.

 

Bob was recently named by Information Management magazine as one of the top 25 information managers of 2011. He is @bobpage on Twitter.