Enterprise Data World 2009
Formerly known as the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire MetaData Conference, Enterprise Data World 2009 was held April 5-9…
The top 20 tweeters for bizanalytics
@ibmbizanalytics 22 Tweets. @merv 20 Tweets. @jamet123 8 Tweets. @TimothyBlair 7 Tweets. @IBMResearch 4 Tweets. @jackmason 4 Tweets. @debkasdan 2…
SOA may be taking the risk out of cloud computing
EDS Fellow Alex Cameron has been pondering the growth of complex systems, and comes to the conclusion that current concerns…
CACM Article on DB/IR
In my rush to finish writing my book this month, I haven’t had much time for reading. But I did…
First Look – IDIOM Decision Manager
I got an update from the folks at IDIOM recently. The founders say they got started with data modeling in…
iBi – Business Intelligence Applications on the iPhone
From the press release at QlikTech at http://www.qlikview.com/Contents.aspx?id=9836 They actually end up promoting Oracle’s mobile BI app even though they…
Dr Gates was right, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the spam
In 2004 Microsoft founder (and honorary doctorate recipient) Bill Gates confidently stated that "Spam will soon be a thing of…
Fifth Largest Country
Do you know the fifth largest country on the planet?It’s not China, India or Indonesia… its Facebook. Last week Facebook…
McKinsey Says Cloud Computing ‘Makes No Sense’
McKinsey, that fine think tank of consulting intellectuals, recently declared that cloud computing doesn't make sense, an attempt one suspects…
AT&T’s service, called FamilyMaps, allows people to…
AT&T’s service, called FamilyMaps, allows people to track the location of any cell phone on AT&T’s network from a mobile…