The Dire Consequences of Analytics Gone Wrong: Ruining Kids’ Futures
We always hear about the benefits of analytics done correctly and used well. What we don’t hear as often are…
Putting Data in the Middle
In which Jill puts data in the center of the flywheel. And she’s in good company.
Black Swan Alert: Low Tech Links Devastate High Tech Supply Chains
Find your supply chain best practices checklist. Just-in-time processes? Check. Optimum sourcing strategies? Check. Lean logistics? Check. Best-in-class technologies? Check. Black swan…
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…
The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists
Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media and highly regarded technology trend watcher and good idea amplifier, wrote a short piece…
Marshall Sponder on Social Media Analytics and Gaining Analytics a Seat at the Corporate Table
(I actually disagree quite a bit regarding Marshall’s view of enterprise monitoring tools unable to create valid data sampling and…
Workday Rising while Oracle Sleeps in the Clouds
As Workday held its annual Workday Rising conference this week, it’s a good time to note the accomplishments of the company and…
When Crisis Hits, Technology is Dumped, and Lizard Brains Take Over
Think of technological progress for a minute. Super computers, cloud computing, high speed networks, and advanced algorithms probably come to…
What is Social Media Research?
You know, this seems to be a simple question that ought to have a simple answer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. I’ve…
Because It’s the Weekend: Cube-Solving Lego Robot
The world record for a human solving a Rubik's cube is 5.66 seconds. This robot, made from Lego Mindstorms and…
