Why Context Matters – Forget Real-Time, Achieve Right-Time
The Real-Time Hype Is Filled With FlawsThe hype around big data, social media, and mobility has many folks imagining the…
The Right Stuff: Final Episode in the “Potholes of BI” Series
Thanks to inputs from more than a dozen BI experts at QlikTech, during the last couple of weeks I’ve written…
BI Dashboard: Tips for Learning to Use the Tool
When you start to learn how to work with the BI Dashboard tool – the blank slate can be the…
Self Service BI, Dead or Alive?
A brief stir erupted several Friday mornings ago when Yellowfin CEO Glen Rabie declared to the Boulder BI Brain Trust…
New Technology Is Not an Easy Button for Big Data
It is good to remember in today’s hype-filled big data world that there is no “easy” button for big data.…
Are Business Intelligence dashboards on the brink of extinction?
Why most people get them wrong Why most people get them wrong Like the familiar hum of a loved one’s car…
5 Rules for Better Sales Analytics
Sales performance isn’t just about sales numbers and sales activities. Sure, trends in sales success are deeply tied to sales…
The Elephant and the Cheetah: Episode 2 in the “Potholes of BI” Series
You don’t want to be an elephant if you’re a BI (business intelligence) project. Nothing against elephants – they are…
The 4 Phases of a Decision
We make hundreds of decisions a day, some conscious, some unconscious. But do we really understand what each decision entails,…
Why Business Needs Public Data
With over 30 years in retail site location strategy, I used Census data every day to analyze business critical issues.…
