It Takes Courage to Compete on Analytics
Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” approach to developing and staffing a professional baseball team has come under intense scrutiny as long time…
IT: Get the Emphasis on the Right Word (Hint: It’s not the ‘T’)
There is a lot of chatter as the New Year starts as to what each vendor is going to bring…
The ‘Big Data’ Buzz – Revolution or Evolution?
‘Big data’ is THE hot new business buzzword of 2012. In this article I want to explore whether big data…
Cruise Ship Captains and Normal Accidents
With the official death toll at eleven and plenty more persons missing in the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, reports…
Ring in the New Year with New Data Products
For web-based businesses, and of course, those with a web presence (which is just about everyone) there’s a goldmine of…
Cloudy with a Chance of Wrecking Your Business Model
Cloud computing is changing the manner in which consumers and businesses buy, manage and use technology. However, the impact of…
The Truth about Social Media Analytics
Social media analytics - you want the truth? It’s messy, it’s awkward, and the results should be reviewed on an…
Are Data Scientists the Next Masters of the Universe?
Back in the late 1970s, traders buying and selling mortgages were pushed aside for new masters of the universe—“quants” or…
Big Data converging Data and Content
Whatever about my concerns (and those of others) that the term big data defies sensible definition, there is little doubt…
Extreme Redundancy – Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Visa’s command and control center—somewhere on the east coast of the United States—is a case study in redundancy with intense…
