Why Big Data and Business Intelligence Are Like One Direction
It’s true. But don’t despair. The sensational rise of Big Data within the reporting and analytics realm resembles an uncanny…
Big (Data) Wheel Keep on Turning
The alacrity with which analysts, vendors, customers and even the popular press have jumped on the big data bandwagon over…
Three Primary Analytics Lessons Learned from 9/11
Regarding the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on 9/11, it’s distressing to learn there were plenty of chances to stop them. …
Revenge of the Nerds
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal, “Revenge of the Nerds, the Sequel: Silicon Vall A recent article in…
When Performance Metrics Attack: Complete, Agile BI Requires Going Beyond Just the Numbers
I'm currently reading Howard Schultz's Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life Without Losing its Soul (2010). Schultz compellingly conveys…
Why OLAP?
Why OLAP?For the first 3 quarters of my career I didn’t pay attention to Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) technology, everything…
3-D Animation of the Changing Antarctic Ice Sheet
Last month we shared an visualization showing the changing extent of Arctic sea-ice. This visualization by the multinational Commission for the…
Using R in Production: Industry Experts Share Their Experiences
I had a great time yesterday moderating the "R in Action" panel discussion at the DataWeek conference in San Francisco.…
McLaren Shows The Way — Telemetry For Your Business?
The McLaren Group, known for its Grand Prix racing team and iconic Formula 1 cars, announced earlier this year that it…
Are You A Data Whisperer?
David Binkley, Senior Technical Account Manager, Harte-Hanks Trillium SoftwareA whisperer is a person who is able to tame or control…
