Protecting Public Data
Public data, the data that government makes available to the public, is at risk. Wait a minute, what about all…
What do we call what we do?
I've called myself a data miner for about 15 years, and the field I was a part of as Data…
BI Dashboard: Tips for Learning to Use the Tool
When you start to learn how to work with the BI Dashboard tool – the blank slate can be the…
A Big Data Infographic: Wikibon offers tips on how you can tame the “Big Data Beast”
You dear readers are some of the most informed technologists on the planent. I think few things surprise you about…
Population health management with RevoScaleR
This guest post is by Douglas McNair MD PhD, Engineering Fellow & President, Cerner Math Inc. -- ed. This guest post is…
The Big Deal with Big Data
Big data has certainly become big news; today's headlines are full of tales bemoaning firms' ability to store, handle and…
Ending the American Community Survey: Privacy is Not the Issue – by Virginia Carlson
How do we as a nation know who we are, what areas are prospering, who is in trouble, where we…
A Different Strategy for Solvable Problems in Big Data Predictive Analytics
I had a long conversation with James Taylor of Decision Management Solutions the other day. One of the things that…
In Praise of the Pursuit of Perfection
A university professor is responsible for implanting a key phrase in my mind; “Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” …
Self Service BI, Dead or Alive?
A brief stir erupted several Friday mornings ago when Yellowfin CEO Glen Rabie declared to the Boulder BI Brain Trust…