Virtualization, Federation or Just Plain Access
There are still many illusions and unjustified expectations about big data. But, one old belief--dating back to the early days…
KANA Acquires Sword Ciboodle: My Very Long (but Insightful) Take
First off, both companies are clients of mine – and fairly active clients.Second, I have a very long history with…
On the Move: Surveying your Mobile User
Increasingly, people are using mobile platforms for online activities – like shopping, reading, playing games and communicating on social networks.…
Connection Cloud: Realizing Value from Proliferating Siloed Data Stores and BI
Late last month Silicon Valley legend, Roger Sippl, launched Connection Cloud via his new start-up, Elastic Intelligence. You might remember…
Why Mobile BI is becoming the first choice for BI users?
Mobile business intelligence is becoming a leading trend within the BI market. According to Gartner, one-third of all Business Intelligence…
The Softer Side of Risk Management Means Fewer Analytics
For the past 25 years, with their elegant analytical models, quantitative analysts and transplanted physicists have ruled the roost in…
Question: Why Are You In Social Channels?
I was moderating a great panel recently at the Inbound Marketing Summit: “How Does Inbound Marketing Affect SCRM?”. The speakers…
A year on: The promise of SAP HANA for Big Data analytics (Part Two)
In part one of this two-part series - A year on: The promise of SAP HANA for Big Data analytics…
