Is Big Data Failing?
“Big Data” just became more confusing. Just few weeks ago, the term was the darling of every investor. Every technology…
Spreadsheets: Use Them, Don’t Abuse Them
I’ve been using electronic spreadsheets for more than 30 years. I consider this technology among the 20th century’s top five…
A Data Scientist Investigates the Belgian Municipal Elections
Remark: This is the Dnglish version of my previous Dutch blog post. Remark: This is the Dnglish version of my…
Dear Oracle: Cloud Multitenancy DOES Matter
Meg Bear of Oracle, who manages their Cloud Social Platform, hammered multitenancy in her post “Multitenancy and Other Useless Meg…
Mind Maps of #textanalytics
Here is snippet of a project I'm working on during my spare time. The project has the aim to gather, provide…
Adventures in MOOC: Back to School
I am now in the homestretch of a Coursera MOOC that lasts eight weeks. I am now in the homestretch…
Big Data: A Natural Solution for Disaster Relief
By Mike Smitheman, VP of Marketing at GoodData By Mike Smitheman, VP of Marketing at GoodDataLast Friday, a 10,000-ton meteor sped into…
CRM: Businesses Should Walk Before They Run
I was recently asked by a business software website about my thoughts on the most important features people should utilise…
Video: Eight Answers About Predictive Analytics
With my book on the topic releasing this week, here's an interview in which I answer eight questions about predictive…
10 R Packages Every Data Scientist Should Know About
The yhat blog lists 10 R packages they wish they'd known about earlier. Drew Conway calls them "10 reasons to…