General Purpose Sensemaking Systems and Information Colocation
General purpose sensemaking systems will colocate diverse data in the same data space. Such an approach enables massively scalable, real-time,…
How far along are we on the path to analytics?
For readers of this blog, it's certainly no secret: Data-crunching analytics is a raging trend in business. Companies are racing…
Reclaim email as a business tool
Any serious business discussion about information must include email. Like it, or loathe it, email is a major part of…
BI contribution to the annual plan
Plans express our expectations about the future. Companies operating on a calendar basis will be in the final stages of…
Talk Analytics with Executives: 4 Things You Must Understand
Data analysis isn’t something you do for your own entertainment. Businesses pay for analytics to support decision-making, to provide them…
Big Data. New Physics.
I spoke at Defrag 2010 earlier today and introduced what I am describing as the new physics of big data.…
The next revolution in analytics: it’s not about software, it’s about data
It is about integrating external data sources in your data warehouse, and leveraging this data to answer questions such as…
What Did Maslow Know About Customer Centricity? It Ain’t Happening!
Abraham Maslow is spinning on his grave these days. So many mis-interpretations of his work and theories abound, no wonder he is…
Business Analytics on the Samsung Galaxy Tab
Earlier this week, I had a quick chance to use the new Samsung Galaxy Tab — the first serious tablet…
