Paul Kedrosky, “the man who counts ladders”
Howard Dresner is a celebrity in the business intelligence industry, but most people at last year’s Tableau conference didn’t even…
Freakonomics and Your Data
In the August, 2005 issue of BusinessWeek, Michael Hopkins explored the best seller Freakonomics and it's authors' strategy for using…
Using Sentiment to Understand Your Consumer & Your Competitors
One of our senior analysts, Peter Knoblock, wrote up a great post about sentiment: Sentiment – A Potential Mirage on…
Statistical Rules of Thumb, Part III: Always Visualize the Data
As I perused Statistical Rules of Thumb again, as I do from time to time, I came across this gem.…
Statistics Poetry by Geeks and Nerds
I couldn’t help myself. The creative juices started to flow and poetry spewed out of me like warm icing from…
Because It’s the Weekend: Data Mining Wine
A couple of weekends ago, I visited Palmaz Vineyards, a couple of hours drive north of the Revolution offices in…
Key Benefits of Leasing vs. Building a Data Center
So your company is expanding and growing at a rapid rate, and the demand requires more space, power and cooling…
The CIO Diaries – Bridging the Gap to LBOs
CIO -- “I am managing ten applications, eighty five virtual machines, four networks, twenty five IT projects and three data centers.…
