The Dire Consequences of Analytics Gone Wrong: Ruining Kids’ Futures
We always hear about the benefits of analytics done correctly and used well. What we don’t hear as often are…
Habits of Innovation
Despite BI's advances, companies continue to struggle with responding quickly to a continuously evolving information landscape and the need for…
Blogarama II – Analysts Don’t Get No Respect – November 14
Smart Data Collective extends to you this invitation (more of a request) to write a pro or con article or…
Master Data Management: Does an Effective Solution Exist?
by Brenda SomichDespite being a term that has only reached popularity in the last decade, Master Data Management (MDM) is…
Putting Data in the Middle
In which Jill puts data in the center of the flywheel. And she’s in good company.
Analytics: The widening divide. An IBM/MIT Sloan study
I listened in to IBM’s call about their recent analytics study conducted with MIT Sloan – The Widening Divide (available…
Paul Kedrosky, “the man who counts ladders”
Howard Dresner is a celebrity in the business intelligence industry, but most people at last year’s Tableau conference didn’t even…
Freakonomics and Your Data
In the August, 2005 issue of BusinessWeek, Michael Hopkins explored the best seller Freakonomics and it's authors' strategy for using…
Black Swan Alert: Low Tech Links Devastate High Tech Supply Chains
Find your supply chain best practices checklist. Just-in-time processes? Check. Optimum sourcing strategies? Check. Lean logistics? Check. Best-in-class technologies? Check. Black swan…