Building a Platform: Big Data Considerations
Organizations that embrace data and analysis will do far better than those that don’t.
Category: Analytics
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
To Store or Not to Store
Strategy without execution is meaningless.
Past ≈ Future?
Thoughts on whether Big Data will result in more accurate forecasts.
When Dataviz Manifests the Obvious
The explosions of data and dataviz are mixed blessings.
Thwart the Trackers
Easily control who sees what you do online.
On Lawnmowers and Data Management
Big Data? Don’t forget the small stuff.
The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 3
This is the third post in a three-part series on data democratization.
Four Options for Dealing with XP’s Decommission
Thoughts on the death of Microsoft’s ubiquitous OS.
Big Data, Risk, and The Matrix
How Neo’s choice of pills relates to the tech topic du jour.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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