Don’t Gloat Over Excel Model Failures
Two noted economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhardt, recently had their findings on country debt to GDP ratios questioned, as…
Informatica’s Master Data Management Strategy
I recently spent a couple of days with the management of Informatica at the Rosewood Hotel in Palo Alto. The…
Informatica: Establishing Order from Information Chaos
I recently attended the annual Informatica analyst summit to get the latest on that company’s strategy and plans. The data integration…
R Script Tracks Bookies’ Favorites for the Next Pope
Tired of manually running a python script to scrape the latest bookmaker odds on the next Pope, R user AJ…
Social Data on Chinese Microblogs and the Oscars
The annual Oscar awards was once more the focus point of many social media platforms, especially evident in the US.…
Business Analytics and Hollywood: A Match Made in Heaven?
My favorite acceptance speeches are from Oscar recipients in science and technology. In contrast to actors, directors and writers, these…
Big Data: A Natural Solution for Disaster Relief
By Mike Smitheman, VP of Marketing at GoodData By Mike Smitheman, VP of Marketing at GoodDataLast Friday, a 10,000-ton meteor sped into…
Latest News: Samsung, BlackBerry Z10, and More
Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Here are the top mobile news and stories of…
Votamatic Predicted the Presidential Election Results with R
While Nate Silver got a lot of the attention for correctly forecasting the US presidential election, other forecasters were just…
Mobile Browsers Failing Security Tests
Blame Screen Size: Mobile Browsers Flunk Security Tests - Georgia Tech researchers have found that 90% of mobile browsers have…
