Connecting the BI Dots: An Introduction
When I teach my master’s degree classes I use slides to present the theoretical, and then use workshops to illustrate…
A Cautious Look at Big Data
Big data can provide companies with powerful insights about everything from customer behaviors and preferences to new product opportunities. As…
If You Could Pick One Thing For Congress To Do Regarding CyberSecurity, What Would It Be?
A friend who is a former Representative and a respected advisor of many senior politicians recently asked me for some…
Crossing the Language Chasm: Extracting Information from Foreign-Language Text
Just a few years ago, text analytics was unknown to most business people, even most data analysts. Today, more and…
Big Data and the Call for Evidence-based Management
Many discussions around big data are often centered on the sheer volume of the information involved, including the massive quantities…
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…
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…
Big Data – Big Change or Big Hype?
In the Information part of Information Technology, Big Data is the Big Hit of 2011. It's also a wonderful phrase…
Consumerization of IT, Well…
This topic has been coming up a lot over the last couple of weeks, and I've just been asked to…
The R-Files: Paul Teetor
"The R-Files" is an occasional series from Revolution Analytics, where we profile prominent members of the R Community. Name:…
