Big Data
The Case Against a Data Center of Excellence
Thoughts on a centralized group of data experts.
Tag: Big Data
Big Data
Dataviz, Design, and the Smaller Screen
With less real estate, simplicity has never been more important.
Analytics
The Myth of the Big Data Switch
People who believe in immediate returns are sorely mistaken.
Big Data
Dataviz, Data, and Developers
Examining whether decisions today should begin and end with data.
Big Data
Facebook: The New King of Data Brokers?
Thoughts on the sale of user information.
Big Data
Big Data and Privacy: Have We Reached a Turning Point?
Maybe Zuck was wrong after all.
Big Data
Using Basic Data to Foil Tax Scammers
Thoughts on how little the IRS knows about Data 101.
Big Data
Book Review: Dataclysm
Thoughts on Christian Rudder's text. Two words: Buy it.
Big Data
The Folly of Blaming Excel
Problem in Chair, Not in Computer
Big Data
Zappos Talk on The Visual Organization
I recently spoke to about 100 employees about my new book.
Analytics
To Store or Not to Store
Strategy without execution is meaningless.
Big Data
How to Break Into Dataviz
How do I get a dataviz job without any related experience?
Big Data
Big Data: It Depends
Thoughts on the silliness of answering certain data-related questions.
Big Data
The Folly of the Perfect Prediction
Never conflate the terms better and perfect.
Analytics
Past ≈ Future?
Thoughts on whether Big Data will result in more accurate forecasts.
Analytics
When Dataviz Manifests the Obvious
The explosions of data and dataviz are mixed blessings.
Big Data
Publishing, Piketty, and Predictions
Thoughts on our inability to accurately predict.
Analytics
On Lawnmowers and Data Management
Big Data? Don't forget the small stuff.