Challenges and Opportunities in Big Data From Industry and Academia Panel
After government executives announced 0ver $200 million in Big Data initiatives last week, a panel of thought leaders from industry and…
BI in the Cloud
Business intelligence (BI) industry is experiencing a profound effect since the inception of Cloud computing. The exponential growth in the…
Location Intelligence and Mobile BI: Advancing Data Analysis in the Healthcare Industry
You work for St Vincent’s Medical – an independent authority responsible for monitoring a regional network of public hospitals and…
Is Bigger, Better in the Cloud?
Bigger is better – is a phrase that’s widely assumed to be self-evident. However, whether it is cruise ships capsizing,…
The Fallacy of the Data Scientist Shortage
There is no question that the USA (in fact, most of the world) would be well-served with more quantitatively capable…
Location Intelligence and Mobile BI: Advancing Data Analysis in Retail
You’re an area manager for retail conglomerate CheapStuff. The northwestern sector of your region is underperforming. The situation demands your…
Avoiding Cyber Threat Amnesia
My involvement in the non-profit educational and research organization Cyber Conflict Studies Association over the last several years has led…
From Complexity to Simplicity in the Cloud
The inner workings of cloud computing can be quite complex. That’s why the founders of Dropbox are on the right…
Passwords are the Weakest Link in Enterprise IT Security
Organizations are spending millions of dollars to beef up their data, application and network security, but still keep overlooking one…
The 4 Biggest Problems with Big Data
People are buzzing about the promise of big data. That’s because it enables companies to obtain meaningful insights into customer behaviors, attitudes…
