Forget Word Clouds, Celebrity Clouds
Guess the difference between these two ‘Celebrity Clouds’? Guess the difference between these two ‘Celebrity Clouds’?Most of you know how…
Are You Reporting What You Can?…Or What You Should?
Too many organizations are missing opportunities to use their data and analytics as a competitive advantage. Often leaders believe that…
Benefits of Embedded Business Intelligence
You lay lazily, your scruffy hair half submerged in the marshmallow-like curvature of your pillow, lethargically following the steadfast progression…
Back It Up! The Cloud’s Not As Safe As “They” Say
I recently ran across a blog by Matt Winer regarding his experience with cloud computing that I felt was really important to…
Mike Olson‘s Keynote at the 2012 Hadoop World/Strata Conference in NYC.
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known” said Carl Sagan. This inspiring quote is a tremendous mantra for those in the…
NSA and the Future of Big Data
The National Security Agency of the United States (NSA) has seen the future of Big Data and it doesn’t look…
IBM Makes Big Deal of Big Data
At its annual IBM Information on Demand 2012 (IOD) and Business Analytics Forum, IBM unleashed a
Data Governance: Managing Data as an Asset
I always find it interesting when people pile onto the company’s latest and most popular project or initiative. People love…
SDC to Co-sponsor Ventana Research’s Biz-Tech Innovation Summit
The summit offers a guide on the rapid changes in technology, providing insight into where the industry will go over…
Big Data Is About to Change Your Life
Big Data is in the news because it is going to change our lives, both as consumers and workers. Big…