Big Data Success Stories: Take Them with a Grain of Salt
For every successful “Big Data” case study listed in Harvard Business Review, Fortune or the like, there are thousands of many…
Analytics Moves To The Core: Reporting from the Gartner Summit
I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit last week in Barcelona. As usual, it was a great conference,…
Data-Driven BPM: Making “Big Data” Actionable
Conversation about “big data” often leads to more questions than answers. Where does big data begin and end? Business Intelligence,…
Cloud Computing and Your Small Biz: Is It a Match Made in Heaven?
Cloud computing — you’ve heard of it, you may even be using it without realizing it. What is it exactly,…
The ABC of Data Capacity Management: Always Be (Thinking) Cloud
Sales personnel have a mantra, “ABC” or “Always Be Closing,” as a reminder to continually drive conversations to selling conclusions…
Relational DB Pros: The Times They Are A-Changin’
Recently I read a thoughtful post at the PASS Business Analytics Conference site discussing how different the world is now for database…
Cloud Computing Use Increases Among Supply Chains
Cloud computing has found a place in nearly every industry, from e-commerce and banking to automotive to healthcare, and all…
Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and the Mind of Sherlock Holmes
“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” — The Adventure…
High Density of Data Centers Correlate with Disaster Zones; Michigan Provides Safe Haven
Gigaom.com reports that the greatest amount of data centers are located, most inconveniently, in states that have also experienced the…
Analyzing Logs and More – A Big Data Architecture
Big data and log files Splunk's great success in providing the tools for a sysadmin to delve into previously inaccessible…
