What does Whale Vomit have in Common with Big Data and Analytics?
You didn’t think it was possible, did you. Neither did I. Apparently inspiration comes from wherever it wants to…Recently I…
WOW! Big Data at Google
Big data and big business go hand in hand – this is the first in a series where I will…
When Ideology Reigns Over Data
Increasingly, the mantra of “let the data speak for themselves” is falling by the wayside and ideology promotion is zooming…
2020: US Banks Are Betting Big on Analytics
A recent study by Accenture talks about the future state of banking in US by 2020. Thankfully, the study reports,…
MDM Industry Becoming New Standard for IT
When commercial email was incorporated into the workplace in the latter part of the 20th century, many were concerned not…
From Data Ownership to Data Usage: How Consumers Will Monetize Their Personal Data
In a world where more data is created than ever before, data ownership is gaining in importance. Not only organisations…
Business Intelligence and Your Business: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Last month we talked about determining whether your company is ready to deploy business intelligence ‘intelligently.’ I mentioned that…
Agile Data Warehousing
I gave a talk on Agile Data Warehousing and met a bunch of great data folks at the recent DAMA Philadelphia…
Big Data = Big Money: The ROI of Business Intelligence
The ‘Big Data’ revolution is here; companies are collecting data on transactions, interactions, and every metric imaginable. However, such undertakings…
Using Data to Build Energy Efficient Cities
Ten cities in the United States have signed on to the City Energy Project (CEP), a major initiative to improve the energy…
