Three Primary Analytics Lessons Learned from 9/11
Regarding the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on 9/11, it’s distressing to learn there were plenty of chances to stop them. …
Revenge of the Nerds
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal, “Revenge of the Nerds, the Sequel: Silicon Vall A recent article in…
When Performance Metrics Attack: Complete, Agile BI Requires Going Beyond Just the Numbers
I'm currently reading Howard Schultz's Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life Without Losing its Soul (2010). Schultz compellingly conveys…
Why OLAP?
Why OLAP?For the first 3 quarters of my career I didn’t pay attention to Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) technology, everything…
3-D Animation of the Changing Antarctic Ice Sheet
Last month we shared an visualization showing the changing extent of Arctic sea-ice. This visualization by the multinational Commission for the…
Using R in Production: Industry Experts Share Their Experiences
I had a great time yesterday moderating the "R in Action" panel discussion at the DataWeek conference in San Francisco.…
McLaren Shows The Way — Telemetry For Your Business?
The McLaren Group, known for its Grand Prix racing team and iconic Formula 1 cars, announced earlier this year that it…
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…
Data Storytelling: More Immersive and Easier on the Brain
I recently read The Art of Immersion by self-described digital anthropologist Frank Rose – a book about how the Internet…
Salesforce Struggles to Deliver on the Dream of Analytics
I was at the Salesforce.com Dreamforce conference this week to hear about the latest advancements from the cloud computing software giant. I was…
