Big Data and Cloud Computing Demand a Cognitive Shift
The world’s tech consciousness is at the crux of a hockey stick curve of innovation, growth and connectivity. Two of…
Leveraging Social Media with Text Analytics
Text Analytics News: What are the primary ways in which you leverage Social Media for your clients? Pastor (American Airlines):…
On the Government, Data, Cooperation, Crisis, and Opportunity
In government circles, Open Data is getting its fair share of attention these days. At least in the US, resistance…
The Elders of the Internet Have A Message for the U.S. Congress
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) was founded in 1990 as a donor funded non-profit with a focus on fighting for…
A Call to Free Up Public Data
Author: Linda Rosencrance, Spotfire Blogging TeamAlthough summer has been over for quite some time, people from all over the world went…
How to Secure Federal Data in the Cloud
Yesterday we discussed how predictive analytics and big data will be critical components of the 2012 bid for the White…
Department of State’s Consular Systems and Technology: A Track Record of Innovation
The Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CST) leads the State Department‘s IT efforts. This is an amazing organization that…
Open Government Dead – Pass the Beer Nuts…
Editor’s Note: The piece below is reprinted with permission. It was written by the highly regarded observer of federal technology…
Data to the People!
Government debt and spending have recently sparked exceptionally intense and controversial debates in the US, the UK and the Eurozone.…
Visualizations as Vocabulary…or Know the Big Words, Use the Small Ones
Telling stories with data. It is an increasingly common business intelligence refrain–and it may well be part of your job…

