Of Baby Black Swans and the Race to Zero
Defined as extreme events with high impact, Black Swans are infrequent occurrences that pack a punch (i.e. in financial markets…
Business Intelligence – The Power of Human Emotion
2011 was noted as the year that demonstrated the "power of the human emotion.” It was the year where human…
Analytics: What’s Passion Got to Do with It?
Long, long ago, in a land far, far away, there were frogs. Lots and lotsa frogs. Oh, the frogs were…
A Taleo Tale: Oracle Reaches for Cloud Credibility
The acquisition frenzy in the enterprise software market continues. The announced acquisition of Taleo by Oracle will remove the independence of…
Kahneman and Data Management: A Critique of ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’
Let’s try a test. Organization ABC has deployed top-tier enterprise software. It has hired an army of expensive consultants who…
Could Beethoven Have Implemented Business Analytics?
Could the great classical music composer Ludwig Beethoven successfully implement business analytics in an organization? I was educated as an…
A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors: The flying robot video you absolutely must watch
As you watch the video below you can form your own conclusions about this natural evolution of robotics. But I’ll…
It Takes Courage to Compete on Analytics
Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” approach to developing and staffing a professional baseball team has come under intense scrutiny as long time…
Google+ Is Like 401K For Search
I'm trying to figure out which camera to go for: the GoPro or the Contour. When I search on Google…
