True Data-Driven Decision Making Requires Smart, Honest Data Collection Strategies
Data-driven decision making is getting a lot of recent press. As big data platforms gain more and more notoriety, the…
Business Intelligence Isn’t Just About Technology [VIDEO]
The BIg Idea Video SeriesBI Isn’t Just About Technology The purpose of business intelligence is to empower human intelligence, not just…
Ramifications of IT Infrastructure Everywhere
Most people don’t notice that information technology pervades our daily lives. Granted, some IT infrastructure is in the open and…
Does Data Mining Require a PhD? Probably Not, But The New York Times Hired One
Data intelligence is the future of journalism — even a 162-year-old publication knows that — which is why when the…
Agile Data Warehousing
I gave a talk on Agile Data Warehousing and met a bunch of great data folks at the recent DAMA Philadelphia…
Inventory Analysis: Affordable, Available, Actionable
For any manufacturer or distributor, the problem with inventory management is easily stated. Simply put, there’s often too much of…
To SQL or to NoSQL?
Recently there was a great post at Dzone recounting how one "tech savvy startup" moved away from its NoSQL database…
A Look at the White House’s Big Data Report
Last week, the Obama Administration released a 90-day study commissioned by the President on big data and privacy. This study…
Wearable Tech in the Current Healthcare System
There is no doubt that health care as we know it is undergoing a dramatic shift. As the tech industry…
Big Data is Revolutionizing How You Think, and That’s a Good Thing
Our grandchildren will know of the sins we committed — and they won't learn of them through our fabled stories…
