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.…
Smart Data Collective Honored as a Top Data Science Resource
Smart Data Collective was selected as one of the Top 50 Data Science Resources by NGDATA. Smart Data Collective was…
Protecting Your Data Wherever It Goes [INFOGRAPHIC]
Many of today’s businesses have moved on from the large metal filing cabinets of yore, replacing them with digital files,…
Can Big Data Help You Figure Out If You’ll Get the Flu?
Between coughing and sneezing, I did a quick google search on “flu home remedies” to see what kind of at-home…