Email
Email Is Not a System
A few thoughts on inertia and tech based on three decades in the trenches.
Tag: Data Management
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about how organizations typically mismanage the information in their systems.
Notion
Solving the Notion Premature Notification Dilemma
Too soon? My new template solves a minor but nonetheless annoying database problem.
Citizen Development
A Case Study in No-Code Failure
Tried-and-true organizational and human factors often cause new creations to falter.
Analytics
Reporting vs. Analytics
Thoughts on a critical and oft-overlooked distinction.
Big Data
Big Data and Hadoop
In this three-minute overview video, I explain Apache Hadoop and touch on some of its functionality.
Trends
Mobility in the Enterprise
In this video, I discuss issues to related to mobility for mid-market organizations.
Big Data
A Retail BI Case Study
A look at how one organization adopted BI tools to better understand its business.
Data Issues
When Enterprises Outgrow Their Systems
Organizations that outgrow their systems find themselves at a crossroads.
Analytics
Millennials and the New Data Mind-Set
Examining our perceptions about youth, work, and data management.
Data Issues
Intelligent Data-Management Strategies
Your company has the tools. Does it have the game plan?
Big Data
Understanding Big Data
Examining the explosion of data and what organizations are doing about it.