Why IT Doesn’t “Get” Analytics (and Why the Time is Right for Change)
Over one hundred customers were online, poised to hear the webinar. Moments like this can be business magic, but they…
‘Tis the Season for Data Quality
‘Tis the season for getting holiday greeting cards, and not only from family and friends, since many companies also like…
Geeks are Chic
A managerial movement is now picking up steam: organizations are applying business analytics to gain insights to determine good decisions…
Learning About Data Visualization
Even though there is an art to visualization design, it stands to reason that this is a skill that can…
Analytics, Schmanalytics! How to Evaluate an Analyst
When you need your taxes prepared, you hire a CPA. When you’ve got a bridge to build, you hire a…
Data Visualization Practices at the New York Times
Amanda Cox of the New York Times' graphics department recently gave a great presentation to the New Media Days conference…
Virtualization, Federation, EII and other non-synonyms
As an old proponent of the Enterprise Data Warehouse or EDW (well, let me stick my neck out and claim…
Defending Your Analytics: Handling Hecklers
The Nature of the Beast The trumpet sounds and the matador, dressed in gold, parades into the ring as a…
Giving Thanks as an Information Scientist
As a first-generation American who is married to a card-carrying Native American, I celebrate Thanksgiving the traditional way: a day…
