Building a Platform: Big Data Considerations
Organizations that embrace data and analysis will do far better than those that don’t.
Tag: Amazon
How Platforms Lead to Big Data
The most successful companies today realize that data is critical to their success.
Understanding Contemporary Platforms
How they differ from traditional technology marketplaces like eBay or Craigslist.
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
Proprietary APIs: A New Tool in the Age of the Platform
A new arrow in the quiver.
Calling Bullshit on Authors United
Thoughts on the latest move by some authors in the Amazon-Hachette dispute.
Book Review: Dataclysm
Thoughts on Christian Rudder’s text. Two words: Buy it.
On Microsoft, Android, and Platform Thinking
Cats and dogs living with each other.
On Lawnmowers and Data Management
Big Data? Don’t forget the small stuff.
The Invisible Cloud
Thoughts on the continued evolution of cloud computing.
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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