In Defense of Consultants: A Punch-Out Based Rant
One of my favorite games as a kid was Nintendo’s Punch Out. Yep, I grew up in the 80s when…
Collablogaunity
The meteoric rise of the Internet coupled with social media has created an amazing medium that is enabling people who…
Validation, Correction, and Conversion: Presenting the PMML Converter!
PMML, the Predictive Model Markup Language, is the de facto standard to represent predictive models. With PMML, models can be…
PMML and Open Source Data Mining – Predictive Analytics on the go!
Open source tools provide a cost-effective, yet powerful option for data mining. The following contenders adhere to the PMML standard…
KPI framework for a competitive edge
Copyright © 2009 James Taylor. Visit the original article at KPI framework for a competitive edge.I am hosting a panel…
Successful companies lead change with values and purpose at the forefront
Have you ever noticed that change initiatives are often led in the absence of any link with the company’s values…
Week 1 at Google: Information Overload!
As you might imagine, it’s quite a switch to go from criticizing Google from the outside to being on the…
The Chopping Block: Three Questions to Ask When Considering Cutting Features from an IT Project
I am often involved with projects that are running behind schedule and over budget. Such is life of an IT…
San Diego Forum on Analytics — review
I just got back from the half-day Forum on Analytics in San Diego, and included a keynote by Wayne Peacock…
Book Review: Viral Data in SOA
“Virus: A micro-organism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades…