Three Primary Analytics Lessons Learned from 9/11
Regarding the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on 9/11, it’s distressing to learn there were plenty of chances to stop them. …
Revenge of the Nerds
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal, “Revenge of the Nerds, the Sequel: Silicon Vall A recent article in…
The Seven Deadly Sins of Information Management, Part 1: Wrath
Most of us have heard of the seven deadly sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. Inspired by…
Data is Cool Again
The arrival of "big data" has rejuvenated an industry that had lost its cool. Database connectivity and management software has…
Infochimps’ New CEO on What’s Next in Big Data
Jim Kaskade’s crystal ball shared with him recently a list of upcoming big data acquisitions: EMC will buy MapR, Oracle will buy Cloudera, and Teradata will…
Beyond BigData, the Shift To Decision Management w/ James Taylor
From Data to Decisions - The Shift To Decision Management From Data to Decisions - The Shift To Decision ManagementOrganizations…
Top Business Intelligence dashboard design best practices (Part One)
Don’t you hate it when people gripe, whine and bemoan but don’t offer a solution to the source of angst?…
Why Context Matters – Forget Real-Time, Achieve Right-Time
The Real-Time Hype Is Filled With FlawsThe hype around big data, social media, and mobility has many folks imagining the…
The Right Stuff: Final Episode in the “Potholes of BI” Series
Thanks to inputs from more than a dozen BI experts at QlikTech, during the last couple of weeks I’ve written…
Protecting Public Data
Public data, the data that government makes available to the public, is at risk. Wait a minute, what about all…
