Innovative Analytics in Asia and ANZ

I am delighted to be going on an “Analytics Innovation” tour of Asia and Australia/New Zealand starting next week, talking about the latest and greatest business intelligence and analytics news. If you’re in interested in analytics, and you’re in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, or Auckland, then come join us! I hope to see you there… Part 1: Asia Rapid shifts in consumer behavior and proliferation of new... [Read More...]

Fashion + Analytics + Social = The Perfect Ensemble

I’ll be presenting at Decoded Fashion next week at the Lincoln Center in New York: “The first Fashion and Technology Forum Series connecting the world’s best startups and most noteworthy technologies to the Fashion, Beauty and Retail industries to accelerate innovation and increase the bottom line.” It promises to be fascinating, with a wide range of sessions on different aspects of using technology in the fashion business, including... [Read More...]

Business Analytics in Poland

It was the SAP World Tour in Sopot, Poland last week, and I had the honor of presenting a keynote session on business analytics. The three-day event kicked off with a evening on a tall ship in nearby Gdynia, with traditional nautical music and evening entertainment including hitting a large nail into a stump of wood(?!). The opening “run better” presentation was done as a panel discussion with Grzegorz Rogali?ski, the SAP country manager, and... [Read More...]

IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow Warsaw 2010

As promised, here’s my keynote presentation from the IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow in Warsaw, in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, or in zipped PowerPoint format. I often mention in my presentations that “120% of us don’t understand statistics” – and here’s the proof: somebody marked my presentation as 7 out of 5 for content and style: (many thanks, whoever you are!) Share and Enjoy  Read More →

Jive Analytics Embeds SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand

Thanks to InformationWeek, here’s a quick demonstration by Jive Software’s Director of Analytics, Dan Short, that shows how Jive is using SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand to give their customers easy insight into social community growth. Share and Enjoy  Read More →

The #1 BI Investment in 2009 will be… Production Reporting?!

When you spend a lot of time around BI experts, it’s very easy to forget that we’re way ahead of the curve compared to the typical BI-using company — especially now that BI is easing its way determinedly into the mainstream. While we’re all busy making predictions about new waves of technology in 2009, many companies are only just now starting to consider implementing business intelligence on a wider scale. In case you doubt... [Read More...]