The influence of open source on general BI
Until recently, open source solutions were most popular within various developer communities but remained on the fringe of general business…
NoSQL overview for all us “SQL” folks
Brian Aker of MySQL fame gave a 10 minute lighting talk about about the NoSQL movement at the Nov 2009…
Your Movements Speak for Themselves: Space-Time Travel Data is Analytic Super-Food!
It doesn’t matter who you say you are! Where you are (space), when you’re there (time), and your movements over…
Google and Transparency
Let me preface this post with a clear disclaimer: I work at Google, but the views I express on this…
Who should be accountable for data quality?
CIO Magazine forum Asking the wrong question Once more this post is inspired by a conversation on LinkedIn.com, this time…
Not All Queries Are Created Equal
A topic with which I developed an obsession in my last few years at Endeca is understanding how to predict…
Product Development Exploiting Gen Y Weakness
New Products for Impatient Millenialls/Generation-Y Gamers Continuing my search for new online trends today. Those of you who market to…
Social CRM: Take the Leap of Faith
In recent months, several publications, analysts and bloggers have highlighted the importance of Social Media and the need for allocating…
On A Smarter Planet … Some Organizations Will Be Smarter-er Than Others
As planet Earth generates more data from more sensors and as this data comes together for better prediction … there…
TEDx: Big Brains Meet Barcamps
Readers of this blog who may also know me “IRL” (in real life ) are aware that I’ve been a…
