Can the IoT prevent the next Flint?
Thoughts on how technology and data can possibly avert another water crisis.
Category: Data
Uber, AirBNB, and the Adjacent Possible
New technologies are yielding new and disruptive business models.
On Databases, Tattoos, and Teaching Philosophies
An approach to dealing with ever-shortening attention spans.
How Big Data Is Changing Conventional Lending
It’s unlikely that the future of lending will resemble its past.
Why Big Data Is an Increasingly Big Deal in Colleges
Students who can make sense out of Big Data stand to do very well.
Who will run your organization’s IoT efforts?
IT need not be involved in each and every technology-related decision.
The Vast Data Sources of the IoT
Think that only human beings generate a boatload of data? Think again.
Beware of Analytics in Isolation
Just because you’re looking at numbers doesn’t mean that they are the right numbers.
Event Stream Data: What is it and why should I care?
Make no mistake. It’s a very big deal.
Dataviz 101: Who’s Your Audience?
It’s critical to think about different personas when solving dataviz dilemmas.
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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