December 2011 issue of the R Journal: An overview
The December 2011 issue of the R Journal is now available for download. Three times a year, the open-access journal…
The Pros and Cons of Collaborative Data Modeling
In the field of analytics – as in life – there are often multiple ways to come up with a…
Social Media Analytics: Three Perspectives
The analytics discipline within this channel can comprise a number of different perspectives. These three perspectives are:
Cloud ERP Comments
The use of cloud ERP technology and is growing. Over 50% of companies plan to increase their cloud spending over…
4 Tips to Simplify Your Business Rules
It is inevitable… Business Rules add up over time… How many rules do you have per project? hundreds? Thousands? We…
What Cloud and SOA Will Bring in 2012: Seven ‘Half-baked Ideas’
The year 2011 has been an interesting year in terms of SOA-cloud convergence, and the next year will see even…
BI 2012 Predictions – No Way!
It's that time of year when every analyst worth his or her salt is making predictions for the coming year. …
On the Government, Data, Cooperation, Crisis, and Opportunity
In government circles, Open Data is getting its fair share of attention these days. At least in the US, resistance…
Trudeau v. Kent, That’s What I Call Negative Sentiment
Last week was a swashbuckling affair in Canada’s House of Commons. Justin Trudeau (son of Canada’s favourite statesman, Pierre Elliot…
How to Use Pivot Tables to Mine Your Data
To succeed at Six Sigma or any process improvement effort, you'll often have to analyze and summarize text data. Most…