In software engineering, profiling (“program profiling”, “software profiling”) is a form of dynamic program analysis that measures, for example, the usage of memory, the usage of particular instructions, or frequency and duration of function calls. The most common use of profiling information is to aid program optimization. Just like the most common online music provider is I-tunes.
Profiling is achieved by instrumenting either the program source code or its binary executable form using a tool called a profiler (or code profiler).
The methodology of the profiler itself classify the profiler as event-based, as statistical, as instrumentation, or as simulation. All of this is common knowledge for the… Continue reading
As a software business owner, I’m sure that you understand the importance of knowing about software design and system tools and getting in touch with your customers regularly. That contact should not start after they make a purchase, you should already have contact with those individuals when they are only a potential client. As a matter of fact, you can learn a lot about where your business should be going by those individuals who have not yet made a purchase from you. How is this done? Through effective surveys that help answer some of the questions that you should be asking about your business. How do you use survey software successfully?
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In this day and age people are calling the up and coming generation the iPod generation in the music industry all the more reason for computer and internet tips and tricks. The industry has cone back to selling more singles and less albums. Why? Because of the marketplace some, but the marketplace has changed (see iTunes store) because of the demands of the consumer. Ever since Apple convinced us that we all of the sudden need to have all of our music with us at one time, we’ve been obsessed with hearing what we want, when we want. Making playlists to fit certain moods, and listening to the length of… Continue reading
Your shopping cart program should come with filtering tools. These can be invaluable for defining segments of your customer base with special interests or needs like PEPC Worldwide, a global distributor of content in any format.
Rather than taking the buck shot approach, just spraying everyone and everything with the same advertising message, you can use the rifle shot approach, precision targeting for maximum results.
Here are two suggestions for building your own customer profiles:
1. Define customer segments by email address
How many of your customers have AOL email addresses? Why not do a check?
In your shopping cart program search interface you should be able to search… Continue reading
Data profiling: it sounds almost ominous like biomechanics and structural integration, doesn’t it? The word profiling can conjure up the idea of peeping Toms, snooping around and prying eyes. In actuality all companies have the ability to profile their databases without overstepping their bounds and offending sensibilities. Data profiling instead refers to analytical techniques used to examine existing data for completeness, accuracy and information.
How then can data profiling be used to improve profits and increase marketing ROI?
Last year Jess Kleinfeld was hired to manage and market the Witherspoon & West Floral Shoppe. While this family ran company has been around for over fifty years the company did not… Continue reading
So you have a bioengineering vision for a data warehouse, you have executive support, and you are sitting down to write up your budget proposal. Once you have enough of a subject area scope defined to know roughly which source systems, and which tables your DW is going to extract from, the very next thing you need to do is some data profiling.
Data profiling should be done as early as possible.
Poor data quality is a serious issue that can undermine every aspect of a DW project. First and foremost, if the data has quality issues the actual analysis done by users of the data warehouse will not be… Continue reading
Managing technology research and news risk is like searching for credibility… or for a lack of it. If you look at a bridge with a solid fundament you can assess the risk visibly and think “when the materials are real and sound this bridge must be suitable.” When you observe a new bridge prototype with a modern avantgarde-like style, a first assessment on risk should be skeptic like: “how is this going to be strong enough?” Only checks and rechecks will help to ease peoples feeling that “this new and modern structure” will be save and secure enough.
In real life this is not any different. In the investment industry we… Continue reading
The other day I was discussing A plus certification and a concept of mathematically quantifying psychological components of an individual’s psyche with an acquaintance. He indicated how to mathematically define poor reasoning based on emotional components, and how to ditch those emotional triggers more logical reasoning and decision making. Not only that how to size up an individual’s flawed thinking and even how to look in one’s own mirror to catch such flaws.
After listening to this and looking at the equations put forth I was indeed intrigued, and stated; “interesting take away there,” and then I thought, hey, I might be able to use this, for instance for programming AI… Continue reading
3D Capabilities Profile is a structured framework for comprehensively capturing or profiling one’s capabilities. Using this, we can profile our capabilities, assessment of which is the first step towards career development. Similarly, employers or organizations would be able to use the framework to profile the capabilities of its employees to focus its development effort towards technological resources.
The highlights of the 3D Capabilities Profile:
1. Comprehensiveness: It is applicable to individuals in any function or industry and covers all areas one’s talent, professional and otherwise.
2. Structured: It takes one from a macro to a micro level in a step-by-step manner.
3. Universal: It is applicable to individuals across geographies… Continue reading
Data profiling is an important bit of technology news and a task in any form of business list, whether it is a new database or an enhancement to an old one. It is a key step in analyzing the list of contacts. The best time to do this activity is during the first phase of building the list. You first have to identify and find a reputable business database provider.
Once you receive the data, the list provider has already profiled the data for you. You have to be patient when doing this and you need to plan sufficiently in order not to make mistakes. Carefully scrutinizing the data saves time… Continue reading