Smarter Data Create Healthier Populations
During Big Data Week 2014 I had the pleasure of talking to Michael Dulin of Carolina’s HealthCare System about their work using…
Big Data’s Athletic Moment: Turning Sporting Arenas into Preferred Business Venues
Sports events are fun, bonding experiences at which you grab a cold one, some food to wash down and cheer…
Beware of Big Data Technology Zealotry
Undoubtedly you’ve heard it all before: “Hadoop is the next big thing, why waste your time with a relational database?”…
SAP Sets Course for Simple ERP
The keynote theme at this year’s Sapphire conference in Orlando was Simple. Top executives from SAP, a software company associated…
Collaboration Is Vital to Success [VIDEO]
The BIg Idea Video SeriesCollaboration is VITAL to Success The value derived from “Business Intelligence” comes not from the data…
Stop Guessing! Here’s How to Use Data to Power Your Content Marketing Strategy
Let’s face it, the content marketers on your team are creative types. They tend to be more focused on building…
Following the Data
In this post I want to explore a method for helping us to better understand big data and what it…
How Data and Analytics Have Changed the Beautiful Game
Data is a rising star in professional soccer and it could soon become some teams' most valuable player. Data is…
How Technology Changed Customer Relation Management Systems
Customer Relationship Management, commonly referred to as CRM, is the business practice of fostering and maintaining relationships with customers through…
10 Reasons People Cringe at Big Data, But Shouldn’t
We'll let you on a little secret: even we know that big data can be a pretty intangible concept. Terms…