Will You Always Save Money with Hadoop?
If you answered “yes” to the question posed in the title, you’re right. Because if you’re talking about the open…
A Big Data Cheat Sheet: What Executives Want to Know
In April, I was given the opportunity to present An Executive’s Cheat Sheet on Hadoop, the Enterprise Data Warehouse and…
All Is Not Lost: Finding Value In Marketing Attribution Data
In my last blog, I laid out some facts that call into question the extensive effort many organizations put into…
How Nonprofits Like the YMCA Use Data to Maximize Community Impact & ROI
DRIVING MEMBERSHIPS, OPTIMIZING ADVERTISING & SERVING THE COMMUNITY VIA BETTER DATAThe biggest truth about data is that it only has…
Why Returning $1 Trillion to Shareholders is a Bad Idea
According to the Financial Times, companies are on record pace to return over one trillion dollars to shareholders this year…
The Data Lake Debate: Conclusion (With Apologies to the Rolling Stones)
When I wrote the introduction to the now-celebrated Data Lake Debate, I couldn’t have anticipated the buzz the exchange would…
The Data Lake Debate: Pro Delivers Final Rebuttal and Summary
Okay, this is where the rubber meets the road. I have three minutes (or ~450 words) to respond to Anne’s…
The Data Lake Debate: The Final Word from Negative
Well, it seems you took the gloves off this time, Tamara. I appreciate the valiant effort and your passionate belief…
The Data Lake Debate: Pro Delivers First Rebuttal
In keeping with the spirit of this Lincoln-Douglas debate format, it looks like I only have 4 minutes (or approximately…
Not All Hadoop Users Drop ACID
In the age of businesses with data that lives on dozens or even hundreds of servers, expecting transactional integrity and…
