Design and Change Management
I have developed a few strongly-held architectural beliefs, and one came up in conversation last week, during a spirited discussion…
Why Isn’t the Price of Broadband Obeying Moore’s Law?
Northwestern University researchers have discovered that broadband Internet prices have remained nearly stagnant since 2004, despite the explosive pace of adoption…
Coming to grips with exponential growth
The leading argument from Ray Kurzweil and oher evangelists of the Singularity rests on the power of exponential growth. The…
Help Desk – A User’s Guide to Analytics-based Performance Management
Imagine if an organization had a chief analytics-based performance officer and a department that assisted line managers with applying business…
Using Link Analysis to Plan the Healthcare System
Link Analysis can be used to understand where patients go to receive healthcare treatment and to identify bottlenecks in service…
Analytics Teach Lessons at Casinos Worldwide
Harrah’s Entertainment is respected and renowned for using analytics and data mining throughout its global operations. Armed with current information,…
Resource Mistakes, Part IV: Expecting Complete Obedience
In this last part of my series on resource mistakes, I’ll take a look at an inherent conflict that plagues…
Delivering Data Happiness
Recently, a happiness meme has been making its way around the data quality blogosphere. Its origins have been traced to…
Prezi Adds Real Time Collaboration
Earlier this week Prezi announced a new version of their presentation software that adds team collaboration features. I've used Prezi…
Why thinking about decisions should be a BI best practice
I was struck today by a short but effective Information Builders PowerPoint – Four Worst and Four Best Practices in…
