Data Analytics Batting Clean-up at Boston Conference
Sure, pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training to prepare for another baseball season and the Winter Olympics are in full swing in...
Information Access and Data Visualization Key to Government's Transparency Agenda
The Obama Administration's transparency and open government initiative has stirred much interest from both supporters and critics. Following Government 2.0 aspirations, a major mechanism...
Information Access and Data Visualization Key to Government’s Transparency Agenda
The Obama Administration's transparency and open government initiative has stirred much interest from both supporters and critics. Following Government 2.0 aspirations, a major mechanism...
(Re)defining Business Intelligence
What is business intelligence? Ask ten co-workers to define business intelligence and you'll likely get a number of answers
(including words like database, data warehouse,...
The Twitter Data Visualization Playground
Data visualization is cool." So said the author of this piece on Twitter data visualization and business intelligence tools from the Harvard Business Review.
And...
Map For That? Term Doesn’t Do Justice to Data Visualization
Politics and cell phone coverage are two subjects that get people complaining about the status quo. They are also common reasons for seeking insights...
Visualization and Risk – Awesome and Scary At The Same Time
Check out this blog on VizWorld showing an ultra cool use of visualization from The World Economic Forum. The Risk Interconnect Map (RIM) 2010,...
Analytics Gone Awry?
Was analytics behind Film Director Kevin Smith's eviction from a recent Southwest flight? If so, the tale reminds us that analytics need to be combined with common sense and good decision-making.
Social Media and Business Analytics – Businesses Flux Capacitor
As Doc told us all in the Back to the Future movies, the flux capacitor is “what makes time travel possible.” After reading this...
Visualize Your Data Center Being More Energy Efficient
If you can make it to Boston, come visit on March 3 for a program aimed at increasing your data center's energy efficiency –...