Data Visualization: A Scientific Treatment
The above diagram was compiled by Florence Nightingale, who was – according to The Font – “a celebrated English social…
Are You Kidding Me, Facebook? Oh, You Got It Right
In my last post, Where Do You Draw the Line Between Relevancy and Privacy, I talked about some of the…
How to Get Started with Value Add Forecasting
Better Predictions = Higher ProfitsSo the promise of using statistical algorithms, forecasting and predictive analytics is now added to the…
The Buck Stops with the Banks: How Streaming Analytics Detects Fraud and Keeps Customers Happy
The huge cyber-attack wielded on JP Morgan Chase has affected more than 83 million households and businesses, and it’s widely…
6 Ways Big Data Hadoop Is Helping America Become Energy Independent
In the last several years, oil drilling efforts in the US have greatly increased. The International Energy Agency has predicted…
How Governments Can (and Should) Use Hadoop
Some of the core functions of government?both state and federal?are keeping citizens safe, representing constituents, and ensuring a healthy, efficient…
Forecasting: It’s What’s Hot in Supply Chain Analytics
Better Data, Better Forecasts In the world of commerce, every business ecosystem has a type of supply chain that is critical…
Hadoop in Advertising: How Big Data Helps Make Smart Decisions
Is the premise of big data really living up to it’s promise? Is the premise of big data really living…
4 Ways Hadoop Is Improving Our Healthcare System
With new medical advances every day, it’s no surprise that the healthcare field has a bold new technology that allows…
3 Tips to Make You a Genius Forecaster
Both Ben Bernanke and Edward John Smith got it wrong. They made terrible forecasts that either wrecked the economy, or…
