Analytics and Modeling Every Day: Some Call It Weather Forecasting, Others Rely on Guesses
Whether it’s raining, snowing or sunny where you’re sitting, you can be sure that data analytics, predictive modeling or some combination of business intelligence...
Data Mining and Analytics Fighting Terrorism?
In a recent Newsweek article, Philip Bobbitt, makes the case for data mining in the federal intelligence community have stronger regulations; we say, “add analytics to that.”
Business Intelligence Meets (and Beats) PacMan
This very interesting article from CNN’s Fortune BrainStorm Tech makes a great analogy between the advances in video gaming technology and the advances in...
Preview of Predictive Analytics World Tradeshow
Spotfire is one of many companies participating in Predictive Analytics World, taking place February 16 – 17, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This two-day event focuses on examples of deployed predictive analytics.
When Data Analytics Reveals Unexpected Details: Surprises Exist – Good and Bad
With the same devastating honesty of a pre-schooler or a mother-in-law, analytics and business intelligence are telling us that we’re not as “green” as...
In-Memory Business Intelligence: Using Predictive Speed as a Competitive Advantage
On January 15, Network Computing delivered a cover story entitled, “Next-Gen BI is Here” In this article the author points out the components making...
Intelligence Lessons in Afghanistan – Business Intelligence in Action
“Meaningful change will not occur until commanders at all levels take responsibility for intelligence.” We would argue that you could change the work “commanders”...
Watch Patterns Emerge Before Your Eyes With Data Analytics
Seeing is believing. It’s true with data analytics and even more powerful when you can “see yourself” -- or a subject that affects you...
Haiti disaster, charity, and false-positives in fraud detection
I was listening to a BBC radio article last weekend about how some attempts to donate by debit or credit card to charity sites...
Critical Capabilities for Business Intelligence Platform Integration
Gartner recently released a report, Critical Capabilities for Business Intelligence Platform Integration, (G00171787) by Rita L. Sallam and James Richardson. This report takes a look at 13 business intelligence platforms on the basis of eight “critical” capabilities that companies should consider before purchasing a business intelligence platform.