Obama was sworn in for his second term this past weekend, but what’s interesting about his victory is the secret weapon to his re-election: DATA. In what Wired has called the nerdiest election in history, both campaigns utilized any and all forms of data, but the Obama campaign clearly took…read more →
2013 is set to be a critical year for all aspects of Business Intelligence. Assessing, honing, and driving new DW & BI initiatives will prove to be ever-important as BI adoption rates and usage is predicted to grow exponentially in this year and beyond. Below is a list of some…read more →
A company that forgoes using the data its collecting is a prehistoric one nowadays. The future of most companies is tightly related to data and the insights you can gain from it. This highlight by Harvard Business Review essentially uncovers the true value of Data Scientists, those who engage with…read more →
Big Data has been a hot topic of late and the sports world isn’t immune to the hype. Here are four applications of data in sports, ranging from insightful data visualizations to full on analytics. 1. London 2012: Olympic Spending This interactive infographic breaks down spending for the 2012 Olympics in…read more →
Big Data. We hear about it all the time now, especially if we work in the industry, but what is it exactly? In this video Patricia Florissi, CTO at EMC in the Americas, narrates an illustrated explanation of ‘Big Data’ and how big it really is. Enjoy!
Mobile Intelligence has made its way onto the Business Intelligence scene and the breakthrough has experts and business users alike assessing its place in today’s world. As nearly 70% of enterprises see mobile BI as critically important (up 16% from 2010), the perceived value of mobile in the workplace is…read more →
A recent talk by Jer Thorp at TEDxVancouver, explores the ideas of making data more human. Check out the entire talk below. Also check out Jer Thorp’s blog for more information on his projects involving data visualizations with a human touch.
Teradata recently announced a new platform that offers the newest generation of hybrid storage that will serve to further enhance the data warehouse’s capability to help companies make the best decisions possible. Through the Teradata Active Enterprise Datawarehouse Platform 6690 (affectionately termed to the Teradata Active EDW), businesses can benefit…read more →
In information technology, the term “big data” consists of datasets that grow so large that they become awkward to work with using on-hand database management tools. Difficulties include capture, storage, search, sharing, analytics, and visualizing. This trend continues because of the benefits of working with larger and larger datasets, which…read more →
The ability to build and deploy any information-driven app you can imagine has always been an extremely powerful concept. The fact that this has transformed to a mobile arena has re-revolutionized the game. These days, there’s several platforms that enable organizations to build a wide variety of mobile apps that…read more →