Great Visualization of One Hour of Carbon Emissions in NYC….
Great visualization of one hour of carbon emissions in NYC. Background, here. Why this matters, here. Great visualization of one…
2012 Presidential Elections Popular Vote
The following chart is a good example of displaying diverging data using color. We set “50%” as the neutral point…
Keeping Singapore Green with Data and Design
This post is also available in: Chinese (Traditional) City Dwelling in Singapore It is not simply a matter of city…
BI Advice for Midsize Organizations: Keep It Simple
The incessant talk these days about Big Data in the context of business intelligence is understandable. The unprecedented growth and…
More Data Apps Spawned by Sandy
As the clean-up continues on the eastern seaboard, I wanted to follow up on Monday's post on tracking Hurricane Sandy…
Big Data For Big Weather
Courtesy of hint.fm/wind Courtesy of hint.fm/windThe east coast is slowly recovering from the devastating impact of hurricane Sandy and we…
How to Achieve Equilibrium Between Business Users and IT
A geochemist named James Lovelock once theorized that a fundamental characteristic of all life is not just the need to…
Are You Reporting What You Can?…Or What You Should?
Too many organizations are missing opportunities to use their data and analytics as a competitive advantage. Often leaders believe that…
Benefits of Embedded Business Intelligence
You lay lazily, your scruffy hair half submerged in the marshmallow-like curvature of your pillow, lethargically following the steadfast progression…
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…