The Future of BI in Two Words
What’s the future of BI? Last fall, one sharp source of mine answered, “Two words: Tableau and QlikView. You didn’t…
Please put the shower curtain inside the bathtub!
I take risks as a blogger to use blog titles, like this one, that does not indicate the blog’s topic.…
How a Free Burrito Turned into A $55 Parking Ticket and a Great Customer Experience
It’s hard trying to keep up in the Age of Acceleration. Everything is sped up. Everything is enhanced. Everything is…
Gartner says predictive analytics are the hot BI topic.
Rita Sallam, BI analyst for Gartner, says that the use of predictive analytics software will be pervasive by 2020. By…
IBM DB2: Moving into the Era of Big Data
Back in the 1970s, a team of IBM researchers sought to create a new architecture for storing, managing and interacting…
How SEO is Like Customer Service
"We seek to WOW our customers." – ZapposWhen we hear of customer service, the big companies that come to mind…
Using Sales Intelligence to Boost Revenue
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to make accurate forecasts about what might happen six months from now. We’re living…
New Research on Big Data
Two new research reports on big data flesh out its early impact on enterprise IT. David Newman, Research VP at Gartner…