Open Data: What’s It Hiding?
Let’s get this straight – I’m all for open data. Yet the fanfare about open data is taking up so…
Software, IP Protection, Innovation and the Apple – Samsung Verdict
The patent trial that many in tech had watched with keen interest ended yesterday as the jury reached a verdict…
Big Data, Good and Evil
As I get involved more and more in the world of Big Data, I find myself reflecting upon wh As…
A Strategic Mistake With Big Data
Companies are scrambling today to understand what big data is and what they should do with it. Many have also…
Test, Learn, Adapt: Using Analytics to Improve Public Policy
Ben Goldacre of Bad Science fame has co-written a UK Cabinet Office paper on how to improve government policy through…
Guns, States, and Death (Illustrated Comments on Aurora)
Surfing the web soon after the July 19th massacre in Colorado yielded two geovisualizations that touched, in part or in…
Run IT as a responsive business, beat the cloud vendors at their own game
The days of information technology departments as cost centers are fading fast. These days, IT is either playing a role…
Paid, Earned and Owned Are Dead
It’s absolutely perfect timing for this blog post (which I’ve been thinking about for the last month or so), hot…
Patient-Centered Data-Driven Care: Carolina Advanced Health
This week, I had the opportunity to tour Carolina Advanced Health. This new facility, which represents a partnership between
Big Data Holds Big Promise for Government
Much of the focus around using business analytics to interpret big data has revolved around the private sector, as companies…