Business Intelligence and Why You Need It
Everybody’s talking about business intelligence (BI), and with good reason. Implementing an effective and comprehensive BI strategy is critical to…
Data Preparation: Know Your Records!
Data preparation in data mining and predictive analytics (dare I also say Data Science?) rightfully focuses on how the fields…
Data Quality: Opinions and Impressions Matter the Most
The perception of quality and the reliability of data assets can change with time. It only takes one incident or…
The Driving Force Behind Big Data: Data Connectivity
In most organizations, stakeholders maintain the perspective that Big Data offers tremendous benefits to the enterprise, especially when it comes…
Cyber Summit 2012: Big Data, Small Presentations and Rock and Roll
Last week Cyber Summit 2012: Leading the Way in the Age of Big Data took place in Banff (October 1-3). Last week Cyber…
Do not make the biggest survey mistake!
Engaging, not boringS Engaging, not boringSurveys are supposed to provide organizations with information about the needs of their customers and…
Are You A Data Whisperer?
David Binkley, Senior Technical Account Manager, Harte-Hanks Trillium SoftwareA whisperer is a person who is able to tame or control…
2011 Census: Comparing Apples and Oranges
Anyone following Canadian news could hardly have missed the release of the results from the 2011 national census by Statistics Canada this…
Dancing With Dirty Data Thanks to SAP Visual Intelligence
Here’s my entry for the SAP Ultimate Data Geek Challenge, a contest designed to “show off your inner geek and…
Why Business Needs Public Data
With over 30 years in retail site location strategy, I used Census data every day to analyze business critical issues.…
