So You Want to be a Data Analyst
If you want to become a data analyst, you should read my mail first. Here in my inbox you will…
Black Swan Alert: Low Tech Links Devastate High Tech Supply Chains
Find your supply chain best practices checklist. Just-in-time processes? Check. Optimum sourcing strategies? Check. Lean logistics? Check. Best-in-class technologies? Check. Black swan…
Top 14 Benefits of Business Intelligence – Part II
The first of half of this investigation into the benefits of Business Intelligence (BI) – Yellowfin: Top 14 Benefits of…
Yellowfin: Top 14 Benefits of Business Intelligence (Part One)
Would you take a flying leap off a cliff if someone suggested it was a good idea? Would you strap…
Redefining Business Intelligence: Don’t play the game, change the game!
I recently saw the movie ‘Moneyball’. The book was good and fit very well with my interest. Now that it…
The CEO Wants Analytics! Now What?
The Big Guy just read the latest popular business book. Now he wants a piece of the hot analytics-on-data action!…
USAF Prevents Insomnia with Geospatial
What causes sleepless nights? For sure, too much caffeine can keep your eyelids open, however it’s more likely that worry…
Crossing the Language Chasm: Extracting Information from Foreign-Language Text
Just a few years ago, text analytics was unknown to most business people, even most data analysts. Today, more and…
When Crisis Hits, Technology is Dumped, and Lizard Brains Take Over
Think of technological progress for a minute. Super computers, cloud computing, high speed networks, and advanced algorithms probably come to…
Considering IT Operational Decision Making as an Asset in Current Dynamics
“To deliver on increased qualitative and quantitative expectations and combat with situations of close margins, it becomes imperative to redefine…