The Science of Crisis Communication
Early in the film Minority Report, police arrest a man for murder. It is not a killing he has actually…
Big Data Accountability (Part 1)
Accountancy within organizations has been around practically since the existence of organizations itself. As long as we can recall, we…
The Datafication of People and Stuff and Things
photo courtesy of deviant art photo courtesy of deviant artSo I thought I was being original for writing a piece…
The NSA’s Data Quality Problem
Even basic data quality problems can have big consequences. The National Security Agency learned this to its cost recently when…
Marketers Leading the Charge to Unlock Value from Big Data
You often can’t get through a workday without seeing at least one headline boasting the “what if” promises of big…
Is the Purpose of Analytics Just to Turn a Buck?
Ask just about any company why they are jumpstarting an analytics program and you’ll undoubtedly hear phrases like “We…
What Is the Government Really Collecting From Your Phone? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Now that the entire world knows that the US government is collecting information from its citizens' phones, you have to…
Big Data Analytics Doesn’t Have to Be the Wild West
To many, big data feels like the wild west; little or no structure or standards and an unclear picture of…
Drawing Value from the Big Data Tsunami [VIDEO]
In order to understand the challenges and opportunities from the big data tsunami, the French business school ESSEC brought together…
Hadoop Summit and Hortonworks Promise to Make Big Data More Engaging
Hadoop Summit is the biggest event on the West Coast centered on Hadoop, the open source technology for large-scale data…
