Protecting Public Data
Public data, the data that government makes available to the public, is at risk. Wait a minute, what about all…
What do we call what we do?
I've called myself a data miner for about 15 years, and the field I was a part of as Data…
The Big Deal with Big Data
Big data has certainly become big news; today's headlines are full of tales bemoaning firms' ability to store, handle and…
Ending the American Community Survey: Privacy is Not the Issue – by Virginia Carlson
How do we as a nation know who we are, what areas are prospering, who is in trouble, where we…
A Different Strategy for Solvable Problems in Big Data Predictive Analytics
I had a long conversation with James Taylor of Decision Management Solutions the other day. One of the things that…
Self Service BI, Dead or Alive?
A brief stir erupted several Friday mornings ago when Yellowfin CEO Glen Rabie declared to the Boulder BI Brain Trust…
Survey Results: Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Services Firms
Earlier this summer one of my clients, Deltek, sponsored IDC in a survey and white paper on current challenges and…
New Technology Is Not an Easy Button for Big Data
It is good to remember in today’s hype-filled big data world that there is no “easy” button for big data.…
Importance of Social Media Analytics
We can safely say that the decline in outbound marketing is due to a fundamental shift in consumer behaviour. People…
Are Business Intelligence dashboards on the brink of extinction?
Why most people get them wrong Why most people get them wrong Like the familiar hum of a loved one’s car…
