Forrester On BI Mashups
This is the second time in as many weeks that I am writing about a research report that has crossed…
Social customer service
One of the more promising areas of focus for social business transformation is customer service. This week at e2.0…
Information security – are we experiencing a Pax Romana?
My last startup was an information security company — SiteAdvisor — that was acquired by McAfee, where I then worked…
The Once and Future Data Quality Expert
Wednesday, November 11 is World Quality Day 2009.World Quality Day was established by the United Nations in 1990 as a…
Decision Mashups
Last week I presented my thoughts on mashups at the Data Warehouse 2.0 Asia Pacific Summit. I talked mainly about…
#25: Here’s a thought…
An occasional series in which a review of recent posts on SmartData Collective reveals the following nuggets:And the customer is...A…
Who Needs a Business Intelligence Strategy?
Surveys performed each year clearly show that business intelligence (BI) is a top priority year after year, and almost every…
Because it’s Friday: Minard goes Mainstream
Edward Tufte has spent much of his career evangelizing the benefits of storytelling with data, often citing Minard's famous flow…
Defining the Customer – Brandwagon
One of my favorite strategy quotes is Michael Porter’s - “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” It…
Data Integration: Hand-coding Using ETL Tools Part 2
This is a continuation of an earlier post that discussed the problems of hand-coding using ETL tools.What Went Wrong?There are…