How CFOs Benefit from a BI Visualization Tool
Appearances matter. The way that data is presented affects our capacity to understand it and influences how quickly and easily the…
Say No to Low Conversion Rates
Conventional wisdom is often the result of a collective process. Bottled water is better than tap, eating fat causes health…
Big Data Is Not Data Warehousing
Hold this thought: To paraphrase the great Bob Hoffman, just when you think that if the Big Data babblers were…
What Is Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) And Should You Care?
Given the number of software products and solutions being packaged as-a-service today, it is natural to be cynical at the…
Abolish Daylight Savings Time
One might think that the societal contributions from New Zealand mostly consist of the band Crowded House and Sheep based…
Big Data Ethics: Rearranging the Puzzlers
For a software developer or even somebody who manages databases, Big Data is a revolutionary approach, targeting eye-popping alternatives, into…
How BI Is So Much More Than Just a Reporting Tool
One of the oldest and most misguided thoughts about business intelligence is that it’s a glorified tool for analytics reporting. How…
Don’t Fine Tune Your Forecast!
Does your forecast look like a radio? No? Then don't treat it like one.A radio's tuning knob serves a valid purpose.…
Value Your Customer Data as a Business Asset
Private data is now a very public issue. For the first time in history, people recognise that businesses store their…
The Data Lake Debate: The Introduction
In his memoir, Life, Keith Richards dispels the myth that the Rolling Stones had trouble coming up with new songs.…