Executives Don’t Like Analytics: Why Business Isn’t Data-Driven
The business bestseller lists have showcased several high-profile books featuring case studies of companies enjoying competitive advantage from their cutting-edge…
Business People Are Dumb On Average(s)
Here’s one real-life example of the limits in quantitative thinking observed in an average company, shared with me by Michael…
Big Analytics: Closing the ‘Clue Gap’ with Big Data
There's been an growing discussion over the past couple of years on the topic of Big Data: how to deal…
What IT Professionals Can Learn from Librarians
I never would have considered IT professionals and librarians kindred spirits if I hadn't interviewed Steven Zink, Ph.D., then the VP…
Don’t Let IT Projects Get Out of Control
Like most parents, I try to be a good role model. Often, though, my advice to my son falls under…
Post Steve Jobs: ‘Hard to Imagine’ Game-Changing Technology
"It’s hard to imagine that we’ll ever see another 15 years of blockbuster, culture-changing hits like the iMac, iPod, iPhone…
IT: Do You Want to Sell Sugar Water or Do You Want to Change the World?
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the…
IBM Supercomputers Help Law Enforcement Gather, Analyze and Manage Crime Data
The Intelligent Operations Center combines technologies acquired by IBM in recent acquisitions with the company’s own analytics technologies created in…
Looking Ahead: Today’s Disruptions, Tomorrow’s Enterprise
Today if you ask me what the most disruptive and impactful technology "pillars" are I'd answer much like you'd expect;…
