Industry Exposé: Technology Vendors Skew Analysts and Influencers
In my more than a decade of writing on the trends and direction of the technology industry, occasionally I have…
A Fool and Their Data are Soon Parted
In Fear & Loathing in the Ad Technology Stack (3/8/11), TOTSB posted about the latent dangers of having a tag…
What Obama Didn’t Say About Big Data…
By now, I trust that many of you have read all there is to read about last night’s debate between…
Predictive Analytic Strategies to Out-Predict the Competition
Predictive analytics is a method to study the past and, using a combination of sophisticated math and creative visual communication,…
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…
Decision Management Loops Back to Decision Support Systems
James explained the difference between Decision Managemen James explained the difference between Decision Management and Decision Support Systems in a…
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…
SAS Portal and BI Dashboard: Customizing the Tabs
You can customize the SAS Portal and SAS BI Dashboard Web Browser titles in just a few moments. Here’s another…
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…