Why is IT Planning Stupid to Do?
Any possible roadmap in locating functions of operational local systems is doomed to failure. That is, anyone in the software…
The Newest Market Research Trade Organization
Next Gen Market Research networking group (NGMR) today announced that it has officially joined the ranks of other research industry…
IT + Marketing: Innovation Through Collaboration in B2B Software Companies
I’ve read a lot of articles and posts that have discussed various aspects of the uneasy relationship (in many cases)…
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…
Hardware Really Matters for Computer Functionality and Security
It may be stating the obvious to say that the hardware you use has a direct impact on the functionality…
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…