Predictive Analytics in your iPhone
It was just a matter of time! You can now execute predictive models directly from your iPhone. Yes, very convenient…
Smart meters need smart systems, not a better user interface
This article on CNET caught my eye this morning: Study: Smart meters need better user interface. I am always interested…
How solid is your information management system?
Solidity: (noun) the state, property, or quality of being solid. having firmness and strength; substantialness. An enterprise’s information system is…
Social Media vs Social CRM vs Social Business vs Enterprise 2.0
First off, yes this is an actual chess puzzle (you know I love chess right?), can you find the winning…
The future and trends of Text Analytics
I recently attended a GATE seminar on the University of Sheffield. Having used GATE for quite some time now, i…
Flexible yet permanent – the power of business rules
Sapphire, SAP’s big show, is on this week and I have been following the twitter stream (I was invited but…
How to Improve Predictive Accuracy? (Part 1)
“Prediction is difficult, especially about the future.” - Yogi Berra (a baseball catcher) One model or multiple models? Several articles…
A Poorly Managed Company’s Tour Guide: Performance Mangement and the ‘Mesdup’ Corporation
Publicly traded companies issue annual reports that increasingly look like magazines. Almost all organizations publish a brochure with glossy…
Miles Davis’ Music Lesson for Performance Management
Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington were jazz greats. And then came MilesDavis. What can we learn from the…
Design Patterns
In building trading systems, one notices patterns in how they are designing things. After you've built a couple, you start…