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…
Going For Growth…In China
Charged with finding new markets for growth, many Western marketers are eyeing China’s rising middle class and terrific GDP numbers.…
“Storage Dreams” and the greatest things since sliced bread!
Last week I attended the 16th Annual Computer Old-Timers Lunch, and it always provides an opportunity to reflect on the…
Wolfram Alpha Revisited
Back in May of this year I took a look at WolframAlpha in my blog Is WolframAlpha The Next Big Thing In…
TDWI’s Take On Cloud BI
TDWI has made public a recent presentation on "Business Intelligence In The Cloud" by Steve Dine of Datasource Consulting. It adds some…
In-Database analytics: Teradata and SAS lead in speed by ‘thinking inside the box’
Too many companies think slow -- outside the data warehouse box -- when it comes to advanced analytics. Despite the…