Consulting
Business Intelligence: The Tools Change but the Concepts Don't
Thoughts on new applications and old ideas.
Tag: BI
My takes on business intelligence.
Analytics
Three of My Favorite In-class Exercises
A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.
Big Data
The Case for Data Lakes
Data is more complicated than ever. One-stop shopping sounds pretty good.
Analytics
The Speed of Analytics
Thoughts on how long it takes to turn raw data into insights.
Analytics
Why Analytics Today Are More Democratic
It's no longer 1995.
Analytics
Traditional Data Warehouses Can't Do It All
Thoughts on the future of data storage and analytics.
Analytics
On Databases, Tattoos, and Teaching Philosophies
An approach to dealing with ever-shortening attention spans.
Analytics
Beware of Analytics in Isolation
Just because you're looking at numbers doesn't mean that they are the right numbers.
Big Data
The CDO Is No Elixir
Thoughts on a trendy new title.
Big Data
How Casinos Use Big Data to Catch the Bad Guys
NORA is a fascinating example of how businesses are transforming before our very eyes.
Big Data
The Case for Data Discovery
Thoughts on the limitations of old reporting tools.
Big Data
Dataviz, Twitter, and the State of the Union
Check out some amazing real-time data visualizations.
Big Data
A Word to the Big Data Skeptics
Cynics are everywhere. Are they right?
Big Data
A Retail BI Case Study
A look at how one organization adopted BI tools to better understand its business.
Technology
The End of Big BI?
Are its days numbered?
Technology
Mobile BI Comes of Age
Understanding the factors that have led to growth of mobile BI.
Technology
SaaS and Cloud-Based BI
In this podcast with Craig Stedman of TechTarget, I discuss emerging technologies.
Social Media
Vince Vaughn and Enterprise 2.0
Many have predicted that 2010 will be the year of Enterprise 2.0. Will it be?