Is Big Data Causing a Big Brother System in Healthcare?
As we approach the landmark Supreme Court decision next month of whether Obamacare’s individual mandate for health insurance is constitutional…
How Business Analytics Can Lead to That ‘Aha’ Moment
Does your company know why it does what it does? Does it have a clear sense of the products and…
From Big Data to Smart Data: Supporting Critical Business Decisions
Last week at Lithium's LiNC event I did a session on big data with Lithium Principal Scientist Dr Michael Wu.…
Fight Back Against Black Swan Fatigue
In today’s lean, just-in-time, and over optimized world, it’s not uncommon for executives roll their eyes when the term “Black…
Can the Future of Mobile Be Found in Social? CI & CNBC Use Social Media Analytics to Find Out
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlargeWe’re here at the CTIA Wireless 2012 conference in New Orleans, where we…
The New Way to Segment For a 6x Greater Return
I have been thinking about this for some time (BTW, this is a short post – hope to ignite some…
The Netflix Prize, Occam’s Razor and PMML
I just finished reading an excellent posting on the Netflix Tech Blog by Xavier Amatriain and Justin Basilico. Entitled "Netflix…
Fashion + Analytics + Social = The Perfect Ensemble
I’ll be presenting at Decoded Fashion next week at the Lincoln Center in New York:“The first Fashion and Technology Forum…
Another Wisdom of Crowds Prediction Win at eMetrics / Predictive Analytics World
This past week at Predictive Analytics World / Toronto (PAW) has been a great time for connecting with thought leaders…
The Data Analytics of the NFL Draft
Today is a big day for all you football fans and data geeks. Are you ready for the NFL draft?This…
