Two Talks on Data Science, Big Data and R
On Thursday next week (November 1), I'll be giving a new webinar on the topic of Big Data, Data Science…
Business Intelligence and Why You Need It
Everybody’s talking about business intelligence (BI), and with good reason. Implementing an effective and comprehensive BI strategy is critical to…
Data Preparation: Know Your Records!
Data preparation in data mining and predictive analytics (dare I also say Data Science?) rightfully focuses on how the fields…
Commerce Solutions and Cloud Environment: Challenges and Solution Possibilities
My recent discussions with some key business connections forced me to think on the cloud based infrastructures, especially on major…
The Economic Logic Behind Tech and Talent Acquisitions
There’s been a lot of speculation lately about why big companies spend millions of dollars acquiring startups for their technology…
SAP Provides Facts over Fiction on SAP HANA and Launches NetWeaver in the Cloud
At the SAP TechEd conference in Las Vegas this week, the global software giant unveiled the latest versions of its technology, platforms…
Data Quality: Opinions and Impressions Matter the Most
The perception of quality and the reliability of data assets can change with time. It only takes one incident or…
How the Cloud is Changing the Data Center’s Bad Reputation for Energy Inefficiency
A few weeks ago, a New York Time’s article, the first in a series about cloud computing, The Cloud Factories:…
Big Data in Insurance – Is the Industry Ready to Take Advantage?
The need for information has created this disruptive nomenclature that has taken the world of data by storm. This revolutionary…