Predictive Analytics Evolution in R

Good, general non technical piece from Ventana Research.  It is an evolution, with many people not understanding the issues in its use.   " ... R, the open source programming language for statistics and graphics, has now become established in academic computing and holds significant potential for businesses struggling to fill the analytics skills gap. The software industry has picked up on this potential, and the majority of business intelligence and analytics players have added an R-oriented strategy to their portfolio. In this context, it is relevant to look at some of the problems that R addresses and some of the challenges to its adoption.  ... "