Blasphemy? Quantitative Approaches Don’t Always Work Best
Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates hedge fund, Pure Alpha II, is up 25% in year that hasn’t been kind to competitors.…
Every User an Analyst – Bah, Humbug!
"Oracle Exalytics enables organizations to make decisions faster... through the introduction of interactive visualization capabilities that make every user an…
Changing Environment is Changing Analytics
Looking back across the last ten years working with analysts in a variety of industries, I realize how much has…
Self-Promoters Score! Why Analysts Can’t be Shy Anymore
It’s 2011. Analytics is hot! Does that mean we analysts are hot, too? Well, no. “Hot” isn’t a term…
Success for the Data Scientist = Happiness
In this presentation at the Strata Conference in New York this past week, John Rauser of Amazon defined the data…
Rock • Analyst • Hard Place
At iPerceptions, we live and breathe web analytics. The conferences and trade shows we attend all have an analytics focus.…
Nominations Solicited for the 2011 Government Big Data Solutions Award
The missions and data of governments make the government sector one of particular importance for Big Data solutions.
BI Shouldn’t Be Part-time Pursuit for Analysts
As much money as companies pour into enterprise software, you'd think they'd be interested in maximizing the value they get…
Data Governance: How Competent is Your Organization?
One of the key concepts of the MIKE2.0 Methodology is that of an Organisational Model for Information Development. This is…
Time for an Information Management Strategy?
I recently had the opportunity to visit four small businesses in a consulting capacity. Along with two other experts, I…