Will Big Data Make the Difference in the Volvo Ocean Race?
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier offshore race, an extraordinary test of sailing expertise and human endeavor, which…
3 Tips to Make You a Genius Forecaster
Both Ben Bernanke and Edward John Smith got it wrong. They made terrible forecasts that either wrecked the economy, or…
3 Technologies That Are Changing How Business Continuity Is Handled
As new technologies emerge, we have to adapt the way that we handle our business continuity processes to accommodate these…
How to Keep Your iCloud Account Safe From Hackers
Since hackers leaked nude photos of more than 100 celebrities from their phones to the Internet, people have been concerned…
Who Gets the Call When Your Analytics Process Crashes?
I recently had a meeting with one of the largest companies in the world, where we discussed concerns about ongoing…
Billboards, Brand Awareness and Big Data: What Comedy Central and Gallery Furniture Have in Common
When it comes to digital advertising, targeting and segmenting is easy. In fact, that’s the whole premise of online advertising…
How IoT Impacts Business Strategy
The Internet of Things (IoT) hasn’t fully arrived yet, but it’s well on its way. Indeed, now more than ever…
Big Data Equals Big Jobs: New Educational Programs to Help You Snag the Sexiest Jobs in the Industry
A 2011 McKinsey report estimated that by 2018, about 140,000 to 190,000 big data jobs will be unfilled due to…
5 of the Most Common IT Security Mistakes to Watch Out For
Securing the enterprise is no easy task. Every day it seems like there are dozens of new security risks out…
Spotlight on SiSense: BI Without the Bandwidth
I was at DataWeek/API World in mid-September 2014 (last week at the time of this writing) and saw some interesting…
