Big Data and Predictive Analytics in Video Games
As a gamer, I was especially interested to see what Electronic Art's Rajat Taneja had to say about big data…
Tufte Shares Wisdom for Data Presenters
For a famous person, Edward Tufte is adept at avoiding the papparazzi. You probably know this iconic Tufte teaching picture.…
4 Retail BI Lessons to Learn from Google’s Nexus Fail
I’m a frugal kind of guy, and yet I can’t stand to waste money on something so low quality that…
Investing in Data Center Efficiencies: Part One
Do you know what the greatest operating expense is for data centers? Energy costs. Steadily rising over the years, the…
SQL Visualization in the Spreadsheet
SQL is a database query and programming language for retrieving, updating, and managing the data from relational database. SQL was…
Outsourcing Analytics vs. DIY: Tips for Executives
If your organization has not yet embraced analytics, you may be wondering “What’s the best way to get started?” A…
Real-Time Operations: Is the Future Now?
Being able to do operations and analysis in real-time with platforms like SAP Business Suite on HANA is a big…
Analytics, Graph Search, APIs: Is Facebook Struggling with Big Data?
It astounds me that the recent Facebook Insights kerfluffle wasn't a bigger deal than what was reported. It astounds me that the…
Big Data Lets You Profile and Recruit the Best Employees
Author: Chanu Damarla, Senior Director of Product Management at GoodData Author: Chanu Damarla, Senior Director of Product Management at GoodDataFinding the perfect…
Revolution Analytics CEO: Big Data Is a New Management Discipline
Dave Rich has an interesting theory explaining the rapidly growing interest and investment in big data and specifically, in predictive…