The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed’s trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Category: Big Data
The Beauty of Structured Data
When it comes to survey design, Stephen Covey is absolutely right.
Thoughts on Reaching 500 Google Scholar Citations
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Why I Often Answer Analytics Students’ Questions With Questions
Thoughts on the Socratic method, critical thinking, and providing too much guidance.
Message Not Received: Chinese Version
Good news on book number seven.
The Case for Data Lakes
Data is more complicated than ever. One-stop shopping sounds pretty good.
Understanding Data Lakes
Thoughts on an increasingly popular way of storing information.
Why Analytics Today Are More Democratic
It’s no longer 1995.
The Relationship Between Infrastructure and Analytics
Think that the two are unrelated? Think again.
How Analytics Can Improve Workplace Collaboration
How can we improve things? Let me count the ways.
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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