How the New York Times uses R for Data Visualization
The New York Times introduced R to the world with a feature article in 2009, and has been using R…
Walled Gardens and the Value of Innovation: Questions for Bill Franks
Two interesting articles of note in the current Harvard Business Review, one, an interview with John (“I’m not Meg Whitman”)…
The New Quantitative Era: Creating Successful Business Change with Analytics
Tom Davenport kicked off the second day of Predictive Analytics World with a keynote on the new era of quantitative,…
A Poem to Inspire Lower Management Level Managers
With this blog I am taking a “walk down memory lane.” I provide a poem written by Clive Dupont who…
5 Ways Predictive Analytics Cuts Enterprise Risk
Eric Siegel opened Predictive Analytics World with a view of using predictive analytics in enterprise risk management. Eric began by…
Estimating Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) Projects
In the consulting world, project estimation is a critical component required for the delivery of a successful project. If you…
A Tale of Two Seas
A friend of mine sent an interesting article recently which highlights the differences between the Dead Sea and Sea of…
Data, Data Everywhere
"Big data" is everywhere—whether you’re talking about the explosion of new data sources and subsequent volumes or even the ubiquitous use…
