A few months back, I was presenting with a friend at a Chief Data Officer summit in Dallas, and my…
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a software category that includes an array of business applications that includes human resources and…
In our benchmark research into contact centers in the cloud, nearly two-thirds (63%) of companies said that adopting applications in…
2016 is going to be a year of change and growth for your organization. That said, you need to make…
Every year I ask myself the same question. Will there be any tangible, coherent and verifiable Big Data success stories…
Most SaaS offerings started with a business user focus, providing applications that zero in on solving specific business problems. It's…
Yoda provided an apt description of data analytics when he said, “Already know you, that which you need.” Though he…
In a previous blog, we discussed IT budget, outlining the most important accommodations that you’ll have to make in your…
One of the legendary events in the history of analytics was the original Netflix prize. The event led to a terrific…
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Confused about where you fit into the big data world? This simple rubric should help you figure it out, and…
The above diagram was compiled by Florence Nightingale, who was – according to The Font – “a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of…
Money Out the Window It’s scary to think about the dollars involved, but with over 70% of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects failing it is surprising…
At a time in our history when there is more data than ever before, the overwhelming majority of companies ...
I always make the point that data is everywhere – and that a lot of it is free.
The internet and ecommerce world offers endless possibilities to use customer analytics and big data ..
