Managing Unstructured Data: The Next BI Point of Emphasis
Managing vast amounts of data within internal systems has always been a challenge. But with the rise of the cloud,…
Evaluating Cloud Solutions: How to Create the Right Team for the Job
When your company is evaluating new cloud-based software solutions, it’s important to bring the right people to the table to…
Zynga: A Big Data Company Masquerading as a Gaming Company
How much data does an online game developer like Zynga create and use on a daily basis? The answer is,…
Big Data and the Big Opportunity to Reform Education
In big data terms, every human being is a rich resource. Students, from enrollment to grades to the clubs they…
Digital Heirlooms: What Lasts in a Digital Age?
I've been thinking a lot lately about the invisible consequences of our smartphone/mobile/digital world. Somewhere down the road, the dematerialization…
Cloud-Based BI Dramatically Improves Collaboration
Cloud computing was atop every list of IT buzzwords in 2012.At first, companies of all sizes wanted to adopt cloud-based products as…
Informatica: Establishing Order from Information Chaos
I recently attended the annual Informatica analyst summit to get the latest on that company’s strategy and plans. The data integration…
The IT-ization of Consumers
There continues to be a lot of discussion of the trend that's sometimes called "consumerization of IT." I think the…
7 Key Terms for Negotiating Your Cloud Contract
Although cloud computing may be all about digitization and virtualization of your business data, the contract negotiation required for establishing…
Moving to the Public Cloud? Do the Math First
A manufacturing executive claims that many companies “didn’t do the math” in terms of rushing to outsource key functions to…
