Are Public Clouds Complex Environments?
A recent analyst report suggests public clouds are prone to failure because they are inherently complex. However, just because there…
Big Data Analytics: Reframing Political Campaigns
A lot of people talk about Big Data, but not may do anything meaningful with it. Planned Parenthood is one…
Big Data Blasphemy: Why Sample?
Since data mining began to take hold in the late nineties, “sampling” has become a dirty word in some circles.…
Proctor & Gamble – A Case Study in Business Analytics
Best-in-Class Analytics Innovation Case Study…Interesting article about P&G and Business Analytics from InformationWeek, Feb 6, 2012. Illustrates the way Business…
10 Social Media Influencer Secrets and Strategies
Social Media Sites and Secrets - Top 10 Influencers reveal cool sites, secrets and evolving strategies… (10 Top Social Media…
Storytelling with Data to Rally Support for Your Position
The very concept of what a book is has changed. (The same is true with music videos — check out…
Selling BI… Are we doing it wrong?
Ideas Worth Spreading I had an epiphany of sorts lately after viewing the following video from TED. Simon Sinek gave…
My ‘Data’ Is Hot!
I run regularly and a lot of my runner friends are hugely turned on by personal metrics with GPS enabled…
Big Data and the Perception of Privacy
On Feb 17, 2012, I had the pleasure of participating in SMG’s Ignite-style Social Media Week Toronto Event. The Ignite…
Visier Workforce Analytics After the Show
I am pleased to have this opportunity to share my experiences of participating in the 8th HR Metrics and Performance…

