XBRL: How to Save a Good Idea from a Bad Implementation
If the problems with the U.S. Health Insurance Marketplace website have taught us anything, it is that implementation problems can…
Why Variety Is the Unsolved Problem in Big Data
The term “big data” is thrown around rather loosely today. To apply more structure, Gartner classifies big data projects by…
Sizing Up Data For CRM: Big Doesn’t Mean Valuable Data
Unless you’ve been a castaway without wireless service for much of the past year, you couldn’t easily ignore all the…
What If We Could Feel the Big Data Sugar Rush Faster?
The Halloween candy aisle has me thinking about all the tricks and treats that exist in the quest drive meaningful…
Data Mine or Data Yours? Info Wars and the Escalating Arms Race
Data matters. It’s the very essence of what we care about. Personal data is not equivalent to a real person—it’s much…
Criteria for Determining Which SaaS Platform to Choose
For every SaaS entrepreneur in B2B, choosing the right platform is one of the first and most important decisions you…
5 Big Data Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
Many businesses have already made the move to using big data, and while some have been able to effectively use…
The Viability of Big Data [INFOGRAPHIC]
The three V’s (Velocity, Volume and Variety) are known for most of the visitors on this platform to describe big…
The NSA’s Data Quality Problem
Even basic data quality problems can have big consequences. The National Security Agency learned this to its cost recently when…
Data Variety: What It’s All About
Data variety stands out from the three Vs of big data from the report of the big data survey conducted by…