Data, Data Everywhere
"Big data" is everywhere—whether you’re talking about the explosion of new data sources and subsequent volumes or even the ubiquitous use…
BI Challengers: Disrupting the Mega Vendor?
I recently wrote a post on my predictions for BI in 2011. I received lots of feedback about my thoughts with most…
Location Based Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence and GIS software have both been around for many years. More recently they have become closely integrated, with…
Delivering Data Warehousing and BI Projects using Agile
There is a lot of buzz lately around Agile BI and Agile data warehousing. Typical questions asked include - Does…
Statistics: The Need for Integration
I'd like to revisit an issue we covered here, way back in 2007: Statistics: Why Do So Many Hate It?.…
BI for SMBs – Video Interview with Jim Ericson
While in Las Vegas at TDWI I spoke with Jim Ericson about BI for SMBs. Many companies struggle with the…
Why CRM ain’t CRM if it isn’t Social
Almost a year back, I wrote about how four independent trends, namely Social Media, Smart Phones/Portable Devices, Cloud Computing/SaaS and Predictive Analytics were converging…
Using Social Media Contests & Research for Lead Generation
People love to win prizes. They love to win in business and in life. They will usually be willing to…
Big data, big acquisition, still some big questions
Teradata announced its intent to acquire Aster Data today. Obviously this is big news in analytics-land and I participated in…
Why The Last Decade of BI Best-Practice Architecture is Rapidly Becoming Obsolete
Business analytics, or solving business problems through better use of data, is absolutely nothing new. But every decade or so…
