Statistics vs. Data Science vs. BI

As someone who trained as a statistician, I've always struggled with that title. I love the rigor and insight that…

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Tactical Analytics: Wandering Off the Path One Inch at a Time

An over-reliance on tactical analytics can make you lose sight of your strategic objectivesNot too long ago I began building…

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What’s the Difference between Desktop BI and Solution BI?

All modern Information Technologies which are capable of improving the enterprise competitiveness fall in the scope of BI, such as…

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Google+ Is After Your Friends with Big Data and Beautiful Photos

Data analytics and design are being integrated together with the Google+ redesign but will it be enough for us to…

Todd Nevins
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The Physical Size of Big Data [INFOGRAPHIC]

I can still remember the first time I saw a 1 GB flash drive—it blew my mind. This device, the…

thamina
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In Big Data Endeavors, Don’t Neglect Softer Business Skills

With technical skills such as Java, C++, Python and more in high demand for “Big Data” analytics, it seems like…

paulbarsch
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Coalesce Missing Data to Highlight the Unknown

Missing data can be a pain; having missing data and not knowing where it is can be even more of…

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The Road to Self-Service BI

For years vendors and pundits have heralded the age of self-service business intelligence (BI) thanks to the arrival of the…

RickSherman
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Welcome to the Cloud Neighborhood

Your system is mission critical. It has hundreds, thousands, or even millions of daily users and it must continue to…

maskin
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Seven Steps to Heaven: Marketing Automation with a CRM System [INFOGRAPHIC]

Want an easier working day? Better sharing of information, better customer experience management and fewer manual tasks? Leading marketing and…

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