BI in the Cloud
Business intelligence (BI) industry is experiencing a profound effect since the inception of Cloud computing. The exponential growth in the…
Facebook’s Response to Yahoo’s Patent Lawsuit
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook made the right…
Location Intelligence and Mobile BI: Advancing Data Analysis in the Healthcare Industry
You work for St Vincent’s Medical – an independent authority responsible for monitoring a regional network of public hospitals and…
Marketing Optimization with LityxIQ
Marketing is one of the pioneering domains when it comes to applications of predictive analytics to Big Data. (For example,…
Should You Divorce Your Customer? CRM Analytics Can Tell You If It’s Time to Split
Statistics have shown that divorce filings slow during a recession and spike as the economy recovers because many couples fear…
ViDEO: Strata 2012 Talk on Humans, Machines and the Dimensions of Microwork
The video of the presentation that Claire Hunsaker and I delivered on “Humans, Machines, and the Dimensions of Microwork”…
Tips for Developing a Super HR Analytics Team
The growth of business intelligence (BI) over the last few years has propelled management in all facets of sales and…
Is Bigger, Better in the Cloud?
Bigger is better – is a phrase that’s widely assumed to be self-evident. However, whether it is cruise ships capsizing,…
The Fallacy of the Data Scientist Shortage
There is no question that the USA (in fact, most of the world) would be well-served with more quantitatively capable…
Big Data = Moneyball for Your Company
In every business, people have to analyze information in real time to arrive at the right decisions.The problem is that…