Adapting to Winds of Change
Look around at global economic conditions. More than skirmishes—near flat out war—in Ukraine, Gaza, Iraq and Syria. China pushing up…
Where in the World Does All this ESRI World Data Come from?
I was left highly impressed, and still deeply curious, about the guts behind what I saw attending the ESRI User…
Data Controls and Customer Loyalty: How Big Companies Keep Clients
Data controls may go hand-in-hand with maintaining accurate financial information and compliance reports, but IT leaders from some of the…
Beware of Big Data Technology Zealotry
Undoubtedly you’ve heard it all before: “Hadoop is the next big thing, why waste your time with a relational database?”…
2020: US Banks Are Betting Big on Analytics
A recent study by Accenture talks about the future state of banking in US by 2020. Thankfully, the study reports,…
MDM Industry Becoming New Standard for IT
When commercial email was incorporated into the workplace in the latter part of the 20th century, many were concerned not…
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…
How Data Will Make Air Travel Safer
Airlines and air traffic controllers use a lot of information to keep passengers safe, integrating weather readings, physical information about…
Technology Training Needs a Hands-On Approach
Many technology companies begin training by handing employees binders of technical manuals, topics and user guides. Employees are expected to…
