Decision Tables in JBoss Drools getting an update
The JBoss Drools team sent me a link to a screencam of their latest work on web-based decision tables and…
First Look – SAS/OR
I have been doing more thinking about optimization recently and thought I should get caught up with the OR (Operations…
First Look – Eagle Eye Analytics
Eagle Eye Analytics is an analytics company offering advanced predictive modeling to the Property and Casualty insurance market. The company…
Consolidation in the Social Business Market Continues: Salesforce.com Acquires Radian6
Earlier today Salesforce.com announced its agreement to acquire socialytics software vendor Radian6 for a total of $326M in cash and…
A New Economy of Data
There is a revolution in data. Yet the revolution is not as much a new technology as it is a…
Dirty Data: Embarrassing, Expensive, Avoidable
I recently experienced a data-quality problem first-hand while on the phone with the company that books my family a condo…
Analyzing the Results of Analysis
Sometimes, the output of analytical tools can be voluminous and complicated. Making sense of it sometimes requires, well, analysis. Following…
Exterior Design
Sometimes the universe just screams an idea at you and all you can do is listen to it. As I…