Online Business Model Innovation
The Internet is enabling some very innovative and creative twists on traditional business models. Back in the day (you know,…
Five Subscription Page Absolutes: Ask for the Right Information
It seems basic, but sometimes we forget what should be done when signing people up for our emails.
Experience vs. Data: Consuming Mark Zuckerberg as Data
One day last month, a dazzling sunny day in Paris, I faced a choice: Do I spend my last afternoon…
What Is Your Dashboard Telling You?
One of my favorite analogies is that pertaining to “dashboards”. For the past year or so, everyone has been asking…
Predictive Analytics Spotlight from IBM
Deepak Advani kicked off day 2. SPSS was acquired by IBM in 2009 and, like all acquisitions, has to report…
Information Availability: Exploiting the Full Value of Information to Drive Business
Year after year, analyst survey results show that CIOs view their top priority to be aligning with business strategy and…
Do Customers REALLY Want to Know What’s Inside the Black Box?
From politician salaries to calorie counts on restaurant items, “transparency” is a key buzzword in government and business circles. However,…
SAP and The Hoover Dam
First, I did not go to SAPPhire Now 2011. Had to get that out of the way quickly (and to…
Getting Started with an Integration Competency Center (ICC)
In the last several posts we discussed how critical data governance programs are to the success of EDW, MDM, CDI…
