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…
The Data War Room
The 1993 documentary The War Room tells the story of the 1992 US presidential campaign from a behind-the-scenes’ perspective. The film shows…
Back to the Future: Moving forward by revisiting the past
As I am about to embark on the bi-annual Teradata User Group tour (and hope to see some of you…
