In dead bird vs. flow chart, bird wins
So many BI flow charts resemble the view out my hotel window in Las Vegas on the rooftop just below:…
SAS: Great Revenues in a Bad Economy
Jim Goodnight, the CEO of SAS, is happy. Not only did Gartner rank his company as a leader in the…
Declining Business Intelligence Jobs in 2009?
For some time now, I have used Monster job searches to gauge demand for Business Intelligence technologies. What I failed…
Data Mining Research Updated
I’m happy to inform you that Data Mining Research (www.dataminingblog.com) is updated! The blog is now on Wordpress and self-hosted…
Back from TDWI
Last week I attended TDWI in Las Vegas. Normally, by talking to people at conferences such as TDWI, I encounter…
Alternative Dashboards?
After a previous post on early cardboard dashboards, I was offered some alternatives by my Twitter-mates (@timoelliott). Enjoy! Barry (@meneerharmsen):…
Highlights from Berkshire Hathaway’s 2008 Letter to Shareholders
Berkshire Hathaway released Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders on Friday (Feb 27), you can find it here:It's a fascinating…
Here’s how to build on Business Analytics
As I blogged earlier, at the SAS Global Forum this week some SAS speakers drew a distinction between Business Intelligence…
Good Times Ahead For College Marketing
Obama Address = Promising Times For College Marketers Anderson Analytics GenX2X study had identified CollegeHumor.com as one of the top-ten…
From Obama to the Earth, Please Vote Again
Recognizing a desire for change, the world voted for Barack Obama nearly four months ago and elected him into the…