The Higher You Are, the Less You Know
I recently participated in a provocative discussion thread of a website where the question was asked, “Why do executives fail…
Data is Cool Again
The arrival of "big data" has rejuvenated an industry that had lost its cool. Database connectivity and management software has…
Dancing With Dirty Data Thanks to SAP Visual Intelligence
Here’s my entry for the SAP Ultimate Data Geek Challenge, a contest designed to “show off your inner geek and…
Infochimps’ New CEO on What’s Next in Big Data
Jim Kaskade’s crystal ball shared with him recently a list of upcoming big data acquisitions: EMC will buy MapR, Oracle will buy Cloudera, and Teradata will…
Can SAP Really Get Social This Time?
Before digging into the analysis of where Salesforce is and where it is going, and how the message at DreamForce…
Applications That Are Social
I'm spending the week at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference (more on that in a post coming shortly) and at the partner…
Everything – But Faster!
Speed might not be the only way to win in the marketplace, but it sure does help. Companies are discovering…
Bob Gourley on the Ethics, Analytics and Future of Big Data
Bob Gourley, editor of CTOvision as well as founder and CTO of Crucial Point, LLC, was recently interv Bob Gourley, editor of…
Are You Dreaming Social? Salesforce Is!
The annual Salesforce.com Dreamforce conference (Twitter: #DF12), just underway, may be the largest software conference ever, with attendance, physically and on the…
Predictive Maintenance Solutions made possible by Big Data, Open Standards, and Analytics
Predictive analytics is an integral part of our daily lives. At this very moment, predictive solutions are busy at work,…