Where is BI heading?
Between a few recent briefings, last week’s BBBT Incubator session, and my attendance at SAP TechEd change seems to be…
Hold on to your hats: it’s World Statistics Day!
Apparently today is the first ever World Statistics Day. I only knew about it because I'd seen a couple of…
Open Source on an upward trend
Accenture’s recent report would indicate very positive developments for Open Source solutions. Interesting commentary recently in Silicon Republic
10 Guiding Principles for Better Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence (BI) refers to the skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making, and is crucial component…
Business Intelligence and Social Media
You are probably wondering what the social media and business intelligence connection is all about. Hear what three thought-leaders in…
A New Marketplace of Ideas
As a student of history and philosophy, I’ve long been intrigued by the “marketplace of ideas” espoused by John Milton,…
How Data Analytics Can Help Make Staffing Decisions
Business intelligence helps us make decisions about how to attract and retain the best customers, and how to create happy…
How are Predictive Analytics related to Performance?
A few months ago, I posted a video blog to start a conversation around the term "Analytics". I had asked you:How…
Enable, Empower, Engage: Key to Social CRM Success
In my first post of the year published on January 2nd, 2010 titled 2010: Year of Social CRM, I highlighted…