The Quality of Things
I have previously blogged about how more data might soon be generated by things than by humans, using the phrase…
Marketing and IT Get Together: The Elephants in the Room
Disclaimer: I am (possibly unfairly) generalizing about two general classes of Business Professionals (Marketing and IT). Please don’t get offended;…
Where’s My Magic 8 Ball? Customer-Focused Analytics
Your customers know that they have handed you a lot of their personal information through a variety of interactions and…
7 Steps to a Smooth CRM Implementation
Take the fear out of CRM implementation by following these basic steps and choosing a partner who understands your business needsIf…
Analytic Teams Are Rapidly Reaching Critical Mass
Over the past year, I have seen a very positive and encouraging shift in my discussions with organizations about the…
BI Proves Its Worth in the Clothing Industry
Retail has always been an industry that relies heavily on an understanding of how its customers are behaving. This includes…
How Big Data Becomes Smart Data
Not so long ago, it took ten years of data processing to sequence a single human genome; now the task…
Information: From Layers to Pillars
BI designers and vendors are very comfortable with layers of data. Data warehouse architectures dating back to the early 1990s…
Choosing the Right Business Intelligence Solution
The evolution of business is accelerating exponentially. In order for a company to thrive, they need to exercise a certain…
Feeling Overwhelmed About Your Data? You’re Not Alone
As business owners, we are not technology or data geeks, but sometimes it feels like it would be beneficial to…