Involve Customers From The Very Beginning!
Good morning and welcome to day two in Istanbul. The first day of the Universe Conference was – I have to admit – pretty exhausting, but has exceeded my highest expectations. Today's agenda again is...
View ArticleIt’s data, Jim, but not as we know it – Part 1: What the echo of the Big Bang...
Possibly I am just turning into a grumpy old man in my middle-age, but there are two words that when used together annoy me beyond almost all reason – yes, even more than the "p-word" that has featured...
View ArticleIt’s data, Jim, but not as we know it – Part 2: A picture worth a thousand hours
Whatever we call them, the non-traditional types of data that I discussed in my last post can greatly extend the utility of "traditional", record-based data warehouses. Consider the following trivial...
View ArticleA Moment of Truth
Many organisations are transcending to an altitude that they never would have considered a few years back. Even in their more lucid moments, the idea of collecting and analysing the volumes of...
View ArticleThe Royal Wedding
The Royal Wedding was a huge hit at my house, which was a little surprising given that I am married to a Chinese American and I am a republican rather than a royalist. But having two little girls who...
View ArticleEnterprise Social Media Adoption Trend
Daniel Tehan’s blog post “Turning Social Media Data into Information” provides useful insights and tips on how to get started with social media data management. It seems Australian enterprises lag...
View ArticleIs Big Data turning Information Engineering upside down?
According to a survey of senior managers, data seems to be spiralling out of control and is having a major impact on organisational decision making. Is Big Data making it more difficult or is it a...
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