NSA and the Future of Big Data
The National Security Agency of the United States (NSA) has seen the future of Big Data and it doesn’t look…
The Hastings Effect: Netflix Big Data Approach Is Transforming Education
THE HASTINGS EFFECTby Dave FeinleibThought Leader (ART+DATA) Institute THE HASTINGS EFFECTby Dave FeinleibThought Leader (ART+DATA) InstituteNetflix is known for its…
Three Primary Analytics Lessons Learned from 9/11
Regarding the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on 9/11, it’s distressing to learn there were plenty of chances to stop them. …
When Performance Metrics Attack: Complete, Agile BI Requires Going Beyond Just the Numbers
I'm currently reading Howard Schultz's Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life Without Losing its Soul (2010). Schultz compellingly conveys…
Beyond BigData, the Shift To Decision Management w/ James Taylor
From Data to Decisions - The Shift To Decision Management From Data to Decisions - The Shift To Decision ManagementOrganizations…
Why Context Matters – Forget Real-Time, Achieve Right-Time
The Real-Time Hype Is Filled With FlawsThe hype around big data, social media, and mobility has many folks imagining the…
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…
Olympics Sentiment on Facebook: Positive Thoughts Only Please!
Those of us who do social media research know that the kinds of opinions you see in Facebook are often…
Text Analytics Is Hard (That’s What She Said)
You think math is hard? Hah. At least in math, there is a clearly defined right answer, unless you’re talking…
Correlating Gas Prices with Social Media Sentiment
Sentiment analysis isn’t perfect and anyone who has tried to do it with social media data will confirm that. The…