A Revised “Promised Land” of BI
At first glance, this pair of tweets last week sounds like BI’s traditional campfire song with revised lyrics: At first…
The Global Nature of Big Data and Analytics
In the past few months, in addition to my usual travel around the United States, I have had the pleasure…
New Generation of Location Analytics
Business analytics have become mainstream in most organizations. Our latest research in technology innovation found analytics was the top-ranked technology in 39…
Analytics Moves To The Core: Reporting from the Gartner Summit
I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit last week in Barcelona. As usual, it was a great conference,…
Conducting Remote User Research: 10 Key Concepts
The approach to user research has shifted quite a lot lately. Traditional in-person usability testing used to the be ultimate…
Data-Driven BPM: Making “Big Data” Actionable
Conversation about “big data” often leads to more questions than answers. Where does big data begin and end? Business Intelligence,…
Socialytics: Social Analytics Earns Its Portmanteau
When an idea goes viral, it becomes a meme, and when two memes are associated for long enough to be…
10 Ways to Gain Targeted Insights Into User Behavior
When optimizing your website for more conversion, there are several factors that matter. Some things, such as the usability and…
Data Mining and Analysis Aren’t Always the Answer
Data mining is an important tool whose benefits have been demonstrated in diverse fields, among business, government and non-profit organizations.…
The ABC of Data Capacity Management: Always Be (Thinking) Cloud
Sales personnel have a mantra, “ABC” or “Always Be Closing,” as a reminder to continually drive conversations to selling conclusions…
