Revolution R Enterprise 
Demonstration 
BDBA Cellular Improves Customer Retention through 
Churn Analytics and Relevant Web Content Placement
Corporate Overview & Quick Facts 
Revolution R Enterprise is the leading commercial analytics platform based on 
the open source R statistical computing language 
Revolution – “Contender” 
The Forrester Wave™: Big Data 
Predictive Analytics Solutions, Q1 
2013 
Founded 2008 (as REvolution 
Computing) 
Office Locations Palo Alto (HQ), Seattle 
(Engineering) 
Singapore 
London 
CEO David Rich 
Number of 
customers 
In the big data analytics 
context, speed and scale 
are critical drivers of 
success, and Revolution 
R delivers on both 
200+ 
Investors • Northbridge Venture Partners 
• Intel Capital 
• Platform Vendor 
Web site: • www.revolutionanalytics.com 
Confidential to Revolution Analytics 2
Revolution R Enterprise 
is…. 
the only big data big analytics platform 
based on open source R 
the defacto statistical computing language for 
modern analytics 
§ High Performance, Scalable Analytics 
§ Portable Across Enterprise Platforms 
§ Easier to Build & Deploy Analytics 
3
How is RRE used in this demo? 
Build & Deploy Consume in BI Real-time Scoring 
§ ScaleR Big Data-ready 
algorithms 
§ Explore data in Hadoop 
§ Build & score model in 
Hadoop 
§ DeployR integration to 
BI Solution 
§ RRE model-generated 
customer churn scores, 
other calculated fields & 
additional data used for 
customer retention 
strategy decisions 
§ DeployR web services 
interface provides real-time 
churn propensity 
scores to rules engine, 
which prescribes 
specific offers 
4
Highlights 
Build & deploy Consume in BI Real-time scoring 
§ ScaleR Big Data Big 
Analytics-ready 
algorithms 
§ Logistic regression 
§ Specify Hadoop 
compute context 
§ In-Hadoop model 
scoring 
§ Customer Analysis 
§ DeployR Web services 
interface to BI Solution 
§ DeployR Web services 
interface to rules engine 
5
Revolution R 
Enterprise & 
Hadoop 
§ How Does RRE Play Inside Hadoop 
§ How Does RRE 7 Achieve Scale 
Internally
7 
Simplicity Goal: 
Leverage Hadoop As An R Engine. 
§ Plus: 
– Run RRE Analytics In Hadoop 
Without Change 
– Eliminate Need To Design Parallel 
Software or “Think In MapReduce” 
– Leverage All Revolution R 
Enterprise Pre-Parallelized 
Algorithms 
– Enable Users To Build Custom 
Apps That Leverage Hadoop’s 
Parallelism 
– Slash Data Movement by Analyzing 
HDFS Data In place 
– Expand Deployment and 
Integration Options 
Broad Adoption of Hadoop 
for Big Data Analytics 
Performance, Scale, Portability 
and Enterprise Assurance 
Rapid Adoption of R 
Hadoop
Parallel Algorithms Running Hadoop 
Transparent Distribution of Computation 
Hadoop 
Cluster 
Edge 
Node 
Data 
Nodes 
Master Process 
Reducer 
Mapper Mapper Mapper 
8 
Mapper 
Desktops & Servers 
Revolution R 
Enterprise
Demo 
www.revolutionanalytics.com 
1.855.GET.REVO 
Twitter: @RevolutionR
10 
Analytics Ingestion by BI Solution
11 
Review – What you just saw 
§ RRE as an analytic engine 
§ Built a model 
§ Generated scores – likelihood to churn 
§ Scores are shared with BI Solution using DeployR 
– Enhanced customer understanding via visualization 
§ Scores can be used to optimize offers presented to customers 
– Customer retention offers, up sell/ cross sell, etc. 
§ Retain your customers and increase their value
Thank you.

Revolution Analytics - Presentation at Hortonworks Booth - Strata 2014

  • 1.
    Revolution R Enterprise Demonstration BDBA Cellular Improves Customer Retention through Churn Analytics and Relevant Web Content Placement
  • 2.
    Corporate Overview &Quick Facts Revolution R Enterprise is the leading commercial analytics platform based on the open source R statistical computing language Revolution – “Contender” The Forrester Wave™: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions, Q1 2013 Founded 2008 (as REvolution Computing) Office Locations Palo Alto (HQ), Seattle (Engineering) Singapore London CEO David Rich Number of customers In the big data analytics context, speed and scale are critical drivers of success, and Revolution R delivers on both 200+ Investors • Northbridge Venture Partners • Intel Capital • Platform Vendor Web site: • www.revolutionanalytics.com Confidential to Revolution Analytics 2
  • 3.
    Revolution R Enterprise is…. the only big data big analytics platform based on open source R the defacto statistical computing language for modern analytics § High Performance, Scalable Analytics § Portable Across Enterprise Platforms § Easier to Build & Deploy Analytics 3
  • 4.
    How is RREused in this demo? Build & Deploy Consume in BI Real-time Scoring § ScaleR Big Data-ready algorithms § Explore data in Hadoop § Build & score model in Hadoop § DeployR integration to BI Solution § RRE model-generated customer churn scores, other calculated fields & additional data used for customer retention strategy decisions § DeployR web services interface provides real-time churn propensity scores to rules engine, which prescribes specific offers 4
  • 5.
    Highlights Build &deploy Consume in BI Real-time scoring § ScaleR Big Data Big Analytics-ready algorithms § Logistic regression § Specify Hadoop compute context § In-Hadoop model scoring § Customer Analysis § DeployR Web services interface to BI Solution § DeployR Web services interface to rules engine 5
  • 6.
    Revolution R Enterprise& Hadoop § How Does RRE Play Inside Hadoop § How Does RRE 7 Achieve Scale Internally
  • 7.
    7 Simplicity Goal: Leverage Hadoop As An R Engine. § Plus: – Run RRE Analytics In Hadoop Without Change – Eliminate Need To Design Parallel Software or “Think In MapReduce” – Leverage All Revolution R Enterprise Pre-Parallelized Algorithms – Enable Users To Build Custom Apps That Leverage Hadoop’s Parallelism – Slash Data Movement by Analyzing HDFS Data In place – Expand Deployment and Integration Options Broad Adoption of Hadoop for Big Data Analytics Performance, Scale, Portability and Enterprise Assurance Rapid Adoption of R Hadoop
  • 8.
    Parallel Algorithms RunningHadoop Transparent Distribution of Computation Hadoop Cluster Edge Node Data Nodes Master Process Reducer Mapper Mapper Mapper 8 Mapper Desktops & Servers Revolution R Enterprise
  • 9.
  • 10.
    10 Analytics Ingestionby BI Solution
  • 11.
    11 Review –What you just saw § RRE as an analytic engine § Built a model § Generated scores – likelihood to churn § Scores are shared with BI Solution using DeployR – Enhanced customer understanding via visualization § Scores can be used to optimize offers presented to customers – Customer retention offers, up sell/ cross sell, etc. § Retain your customers and increase their value
  • 12.