4 Questions to Ask Before You Define Your Cloud BI Strategy
These days, when it comes to enterprise software, it seems that it is all about the cloud. Some software applications…
Adding Business to Analytics
As per Wikipedia “A simple definition of analytics is the science of analysis… Business managers may choose to make decisions…
Birthday Probabilities: Heat Map vs. R
Last week, Joe Rickert used R and four years of US Census data to create an image plot of the…
The Perils of Forecasting Benchmarks
Benchmarks of forecasting performance are available from several sources, including professional organizations and journals, academic research, and private consulting/benchmarking organizations.…
Tips for Executives – How to Get the Data You Need
One of the most common complaints that we hear from leaders and executives is that they have “too much data”…
Too much information for forecasting?
First: A Report from the 67th Pine Tree Festival and Southeast Timber ExpoBack in March The BFD investigated the topic…
Is Big Data Causing a Big Brother System in Healthcare?
As we approach the landmark Supreme Court decision next month of whether Obamacare’s individual mandate for h
How Business Analytics Can Lead to That ‘Aha’ Moment
Does your company know why it does what it does? Does it have a clear sense of the products and…
From Big Data to Smart Data: Supporting Critical Business Decisions
Last week at Lithium's LiNC event I did a session on big data with Lithium Principal Scientist Dr Michael Wu.…
Fight Back Against Black Swan Fatigue
In today’s lean, just-in-time, and over optimized world, it’s not uncommon for executives roll their eyes when the term “Black…
