Datawatch Acquires Panopticon for Big Data Discovery and Visualization Across Business Processes
Business analytics can help organizations use data to find insights that lead to new opportunities and address issues unrecognized before.…
“Acqui-Hiring” Hits Big Data to Tackle the Talent Shortage
The concept of a growing company short on talent acquiring another company simply to fill those open spots is not…
What the Launch of Social.com Shows Us
Yesterday Salesforce announced the launch of Social.com – a social advertising solution that brings the power of Radian6 (R6) and…
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…
