Big Data is the Answer – What was the Question?
The Big Data Analytics promise: enable “data monetization” through more timely, more accurate, more complete, more granular, more frequent decisions. So, what exactly are…
2012 Research Predictions (The NGMR Twiteratti – Part 1)
Last week I put out the word that I was looking for a few industry predictions for 2012. As it…
Cloud Services: Benefits Far Outweigh Security Concerns
Is our data ever really secure? Hacktivists of all kinds (domestic, international, internal, external) are working hard to breach the…
Platform is in the Eye of the Beholder
My friend and colleague Phil Simon recently published a new book called The Age of the Platform. I know from…
How BI and Data Analytics Pros Used Twitter in December
It’s time for our last blast Twitter recap for BI and data analytics pros for 2011. This month we are…
Study Illuminates 2012 Plans for BI and Tablets
In December, 2011 InformationWeek published a report called “Outlook 2012” (free to registered users). The report is based on an…
What Enterprises Can Learn from Major Events and Surprises in 2011
Rather than make predictions for 2012, which are everywhere right now, I want to look back at some of the…
Are Your Systems Just Interfaces to a Data Structure?
Tac Anderson just wrote a great review of Decision Management Systems, my new book, over on his blog on the…
Understanding, Improving & Controlling the Data Landscape — Part 1
I have been involved in a number of different data related projects where the business problem can be summarised in…
Department of Defense’s Cloud Computing Strategy: Saving Money & Increasing Security
The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently passed by Congress includes a section on data centers and servers, concerning…