State Secrets Laws Inhibit Open Data
In the United States and much of Western Europe, government data, such as economic indicators, government budgets, and agricultural information,…
Should You Jump on the Gamification Bandwagon?
By now you’ve likely heard about gamification in business, specifically how it’s meant to engage customers and boost employee productivity.…
Attention Retailers: How to Avoid Being Attacked
I feel like I’m stuck in Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. Yet again, it came to my attention that a major…
The High Cost of Low Quality IT
In times of tight corporate budgets, everyone wants “a deal.” But there is often a price to be paid…
Is Your Company Ready to Deploy Business Intelligence Intelligently?
Is Your Company Ready to Deploy Business Intelligence Intelligently?You might be surprised by the answer. Is Your Company Ready to…
The Billboard Problem: Why Intelligent Ads Only Live Online, for Now
For centuries, billboard ads have been an ambiguous but undoubtedly treasured way to convert eyeballs into customers. In the land of…
Digi-lution: How Online Data Can Indicate Civil Unrest
Saying that the Internet is a medium for change, knowledge, discourse, or even civil unrest is a vast understatement, because…
Forget Big Data, We Need Smart Data [VIDEO]
Welcome to season two of BI.TV – your vendor agnostic fortnightly recap of global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics news, views…
A Complete Guide to Overcoming Executives’ Concerns about Hadoop
CEOs are often critical of adopting new technology, and for good reason. New technology is expensive and all too often…
Low Latency a High Priority When Choosing a Data Center Location
Conventional wisdom about network technology dictates that data centers have to be located close to whatever application or user base they’re serving…
