Why Predictive Analytics is Important and More
CAN was started in 2008 , to make predictive analytics applicable and accessible to businesses of almost any size. We are working diligently because…
If you don’t think diversity is important, you are an idiot.
This debate, often (in my world) framed by anger and shock over the under-representation of women in technology, keeps popping…
Gamification and Social Gaming
Gamification and social gaming are two trends that are taking social network communities to an entirely new level. Although very…
The Death of BIG Business intelligence
In the second decade of the 21st century the BI platforms from the SIMO vendors (SAP, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle) are…
Who will manage Big Data?
An interesting McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) analysis looks at the vast amount of enterprise information these days–and the challenges that…
Groupon, Is this Another WebVan?
I've read quite a few posts and articles over the last week since Groupon filed it's S-1 to go public. I guess…
Information, Intelligence and Process: Combining Forces to Better Answer Business Needs
Data governance can be seen as formalized policies, practices and processes set up to manage voluminous data assets across enterprises.…
An Open Source Solution for Master Data Management
In most large organisations, managing master data is a very complex problem that technology alone will not solve. The majority…
The Top-Down Nature of ‘Competing on Analytics’
Think about the large successful organizations which are known for harnessing information for competitive advantage; P&G, Goldman Sachs, Capital One,…
Data Collection: Get All Your Customers to Sign Up for Your Digital Campaigns
I sometimes put people on the spot by asking them why I should sign up for their email campaigns, the…
