A Practitioner Speaks: Analytics and Decision Management
I recently caught up with Andrea Scarso, co-founder and COO of MoneyFarm. MoneyFarm is a startup whose target is to modernize and democratize…
Practitioner Interview with Brett Cohen of AOL
In anticipation of his upcoming conference presentation at Predictive Analytics World Boston, “How Much Are You Worth? In anticipation of his…
How Nike is Using Data to Help Save the Planet
The market is supposed to tell companies how well they are doing. If they are making a product and selling…
The Center of Analytics Success Takes on Communication Skills
As technical skills such as programming, application development, and “Big Data” infrastructure management take on added importance, it is imperative…
Workforce Analytics: The Most Important Decisions
There are many complexities to delivering leading-edge workforce analytics. You need to understand data sources, develop reports and dashboards, and…
Big Data and Your Body
A couple of weeks ago we posted about the datafication of everything, with a few examples of what can be…
Encrypting Backup Data for HIPAA and PCI Compliance
Stored data is a top target by hackers, especially the type of data that can be used for fraud and…
SAS BI Dashboard: Don’t Forget the Timestamp
If you are getting ready to rollout a new SAS BI dashboard, make sure you have a timestamp or Data…
The NSA, Link Analysis and Fraud Detection
The recent leaks about the NSA’s use data mining and predictive analytics has certainly raised awareness of our field and…
4 Benefits for the Public Sector when Governments Start Using Big Data
Government services, or the public sector, are known for creating large volumes of data. Big data thus provides plenty opportunities…
