Less Dogma Equals Better Decision Making
Unless you’re Donald Trump—a fellow who’s always right, even when he’s wrong—there’s not much benefit to dogmatism. That’s because some…
Automate the Boring But Essential Parts of Your Data Warehouse
If you are in IT and responsible for your company’s data warehouse and reporting capabilities, chances are you will identify…
The Data Time Investment
In a prior blog post on challenges beyond the 3V’s of working with data, I discussed some issues which hindered the…
Amazon’s Cloud Computing Giant is Getting Closer to Full Takeover
Not many know that Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud computing franchise, is just less than a decade in age and…
Want More Actionable Information from Your BI? Support Your IT Team’s Need for Data Warehouse Automation
If your organization is relatively new to BI but has successfully built some new reports with one of the great…
As the Internet of Things Mobilizes, Safeguarding the Cloud Is Our Prerogative
Test case: the connected carThe idea of the connected car is a reality. Connected car technology precedes cars from Google and Apple…
It’s Your Life, Starring Your Data
At a recent EPIC Champions of Freedom privacy event, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook finger-wagged some of his Silicon Valley neighbors—without…
Open Data: Why the U.S. Needs Federal Legislation to Unlock the Secret Dealings of Shell Companies
In the United States, shell corporations are safe havens for criminal activity. They have no significant assets of their own…
Data Is Changing the Way Enterprises Optimize Employee Productivity
For a very long time, we’ve been viewing data as a collection of valuable information. Yes, that’s what it is.…
Using Procurement Analytics to Simplify Your Supplier Reconciliation
Ask finance managers to name a necessary evil of their responsibilities and many will cite reconciling goods received against invoices…
