Stop Using “Cloud” Wrong and Find Out What it Really Means
“The Cloud” sounds like a mysterious and mystical place beyond reach and for that reason, and like so much business jargon, it is an...
Making the Business Case for Mobile BI
As the BYOD (bring your own device) movement continues to gain momentum across industries, IT and business leaders are pushing to find ways to...
Pinterest Makes Data Analytics Popular for the Public
Pinterest, the social image-sharing board, has been incredibly successful at creating a loyal community of users who love to organize and share ideas with...
What SimCity 5 Teaches Us About Big Data
Leveling Up in the Enterprise
This post is part of a series discussing lessons gleaned from the video game industry. Catch the next part on Call of...
Traditional Marketing is Bad Marketing
In a survey report on customer experiences from a leading consulting firm, they discussed how to “convert opportunities from seemingly lost opportunities” by preventing...
Using Analytics to Pinpoint Natural Gas Reserves and Production
As energy companies continue to search for new areas to drill for and extract natural gas, energy producers can use analytics to identify potential...
Making Better Decisions with Big Data
Big data may be all the rage. But if the quality and integrity of the data that's collected and used from structured and unstructured...
Will Mobile Payments Ever See a Big Pay Day?
While a lot of news came out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, the one item that caught our eye was the...
How BI and Data Analytics Pros Used Twitter – Greenie Edition
It’s been a fun month on Twitter in the BI and data analytics space. And with lots going on in the world of energy...
Data Analysis to Rule a New Manufacturing Era – Part 3
In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama outlines a new public-private initiative to create 15 manufacturing hubs in the US. The...