Top 10 Ways to Apply Predictive Analytics in the Insurance Industry — and Your Industry?
Actuaries are experts at using mathematics to forecast risk at a human biological level. CAN is the expert at using…
5 Benefits of Managed Cloud Computing
In previous blogs I wrote about the benefits of private cloud computing and the benefits of public cloud computing based…
SAP and The Hoover Dam
First, I did not go to SAPPhire Now 2011. Had to get that out of the way quickly (and to…
Can we make the Information Revolution better for society?
It is easy to assume that access to massive amounts of information is good for society. Perhaps we should also…
Why Medians May Not be the Message – for Talent Data
I was reading a piece in the Journal this morning on a scientific debate regarding an Alzheimer’s study. The debate…
Man vs. Machine Contests: Forget “Level” Playing Fields
Just got back from Seattle on a red-eye, and I take off for Paris on another red-eye Sunday night. I'm…
Is Information Management an Evolution or a Revolution?
I was recently asked by ABC Radio National in Australia to explain the principles behind my book, Information-Driven Business. The…
Less Wrong: Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Budgeting
Last week Grant and Tadd (co-owners at CAN) presented their insight on the concept of being “Less Wrong” on day…
The Next Big Thing is REALLY BIG: Interactions Versus Transactions
There goes that universe screaming at me again. Just when I thought I can move on to try out my…
Customer Data Integration – Separating the Hype from the Reality
There is a lot of buzz in the industry about the emerging class of customer data integration software that businesses…
