Shark Week 2014: Taking a Bite with Big Data
By Ian Cook (@ianmcook), Data Scientist, TIBCO Spotfire
The world is swimming in data. A vast, open sea of information is everywhere, saturating our everyday lives and...
Big Data to Manufacture Insight
While some manufacturers have been able to lower waste and the variables in production from lean manufacturing programs, extreme variability still faces certain processing...
Using Analytics and Data Discovery to Identify What Your Customers Really Want
Customer surveys and focus groups can help organizational leaders better understand their customers' needs and preferences.
However, the responses offered by customers in these forums...
Data Analytics to Help Telcos Become More Profitable
Lower profit margins. Higher customer turnover. Does that sound like a familiar problem in today’s telco industry?
When you’re looking to improve the profitability of...
Driving Higher Data Productivity
A common mantra for many analysts is that they don’t get to spend enough time analyzing data to extract vital insights because they simply...
Predictive Analytics for Better Decision-Making
Organizational leaders who make decisions based on pockets of business data don’t get a 360-degree view of operating conditions. This lack can lead them...
Using Analytics and Data Discovery to Get a Better Handle on Working Capital
When it comes to the performance of their working capital, companies aren't making much progress. In fact, in 2013, the three components of working capital...
Retail: Analyzing Cross-Sell Variables to Maximize Revenue Lift
Retailers are constantly looking for the right opportunities to combine, cross-sell or upsell products or services to consumers so as to maximize revenue lift.
However,...
Forecasting Decision-Making With Confidence
Organizational leaders who make decisions based on pockets of business data don’t get a 360-degree view of operating conditions. This lack can lead them...
Cultivating a Culture of Analytics
Historically, when organizational managers and employees have requested BI reports, they’ve turned to IT to generate the information for them.
There are a number of...