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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Affecto Corporate IQ Oslo
I attended the Affecto Corporate IQ 2011 event this morning, in Oslo, Norway — here are my notes and resources from the event.
SAPSA Impuls 2011 in Stockholm
My presentations from the SAPSA Impuls 2011 Conference in Stockholm, Sweden
The Analytics of Terrorism
I’m a big believer in analyzing data in order to make sensible decisions. On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, how can we apply analytics to some questions about terrorism in the world today?
Business People Are Dumb On Average(s)
Recent research shows that business people aren’t always ready to make best use of the analytic data they receive. Here’s one real-life example that illustrates the potential problems.
Hadoop, Big Data, and Enterprise Business Intelligence
Traditional enterprise data warehousing and Hadoop/Big Data are like apples and oranges. Is there room for both? How will these two very different approaches co-exist in the future?
Strategic Workforce Planning Demo
This demo shows the features of SAP BusinessObjects Strategic Workforce Planning, the first HANA-enabled application.
Relying on Data Can Lead to the Wrong Decisions Says CFO.com
I just read a new CFO Magazine article called “That New Big Data Magic”,...