The Perils of Analysts Demanding Perfection and Precision
I refer to myself as a “ready-fire-aim” kind of guy. Although this is an exaggeration, it makes the point that…
Why Large Enterprises and EDW Owners Suddenly Care About Big Data
While most of big data is geared towards social media and stream analytics, traditional EDW can also best leverage the…
Are Public Clouds Complex Environments?
A recent analyst report suggests public clouds are prone to failure because they are inherently complex. However, just because there…
Big Data Analytics: Reframing Political Campaigns
A lot of people talk about Big Data, but not may do anything meaningful with it. Planned Parenthood is one…
Data Mining Book Review: Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications
The book from Robert Nisbet, John Elder and Gary Miner is a fresh addition to any data miner library. First…
The Future of Data Science
The last couple of weeks were great for the future of data science. First Wikibon, and then IDC, promised a…
So, what is Digital Analytics then?
The WAA renamed itself to DAA (which was announced at eMetrics in San Francisco last Monday) to reflect the…
Is Your Dashboard Working?
It’s no wonder they call it a dashboard… Like your car, your business could scarcely move forward without it. A well designed…
Why Nobody Is Actually Analyzing Unstructured Data
Unstructured data has been a very popular topic lately since so many big data sources are unstructured. However, an important…
Letter to Operations: no more spreadsheets for Purchasing
Editor’s Note: This article addresses supply chain issues in the form of a memo written to the operations management department.…