No Smokescreen Area: Tips for Hiring Analysts
Lately there’s been talk about a shortage of analytic talent. The perception that there is a shortage of analysts surprises…
Some Thoughts on Using Analytics About Your Staff to Improve Customer Treatment
Some time ago I wrote piece about Talent Analytics. After some discussions with them I realized that my thinking about…
How does Data Science impact Business Intelligence?
Steve Miller tackles this topic in a 2-part series at Information Management. Part 1 is a great overview of Data…
Less Wrong: Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Budgeting
Last week Grant and Tadd (co-owners at CAN) presented their insight on the concept of being “Less Wrong” on day…
The Next Big Thing is REALLY BIG: Interactions Versus Transactions
There goes that universe screaming at me again. Just when I thought I can move on to try out my…
Referrals vs Recommendations vs Reviews
I’m in the process of buying a house. So I asked my friends and posted on Twitter for referrals to…
Blogging from the Gartner BI Summit: Day 3
It was a great 3 days at the Gartner BI Summit and I thoroughly enjoyed attending a conference dedicated solely…
Master Data Management (MDM) – Going Where the Enterprise Data Warehouse has Gone Before
There is a lot of industry buzz on Master Data Management (MDM). It would appear from this chatter that MDM…
Are BI Appliances Simply 30 Year Old Databases?
In a thought-provoking blog post published by WIT, a business intelligence consulting company in the
Blogging from the Gartner BI Summit: Day 2
Members of Qlikview said in their case study session that one of the most powerful things you can glean from…
