Category: Best practice
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Fashion + Analytics + Social = The Perfect Ensemble
I’ll be moderating a panel on “Fashion + Analytics” at Decoded Fashion next week at the Lincoln Center in New York. We’ll be discussing the latest trends in analytics and social possibilities as applied to the Fashion industry.
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Concrete Examples of How Health Intelligence Saves Lives
An excellent article in Health Data Management gives some wonderful examples of the power of analytics to improve health outcomes.
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SAP Innovation Tour in the Baltics
I’m in the Baltics this week (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia), presenting a business innovation keynote and big data track session as part of the SAP Innovation Forum.
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2012: The Year Analytics Means Business
The real trend this year is not the technology. It’s about helping business people make better decisions, and actually change the way companies do business — here are some concrete examples of companies that are using the new analytics to make a difference.
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What I Found Interesting About Gartner BI Summit 2012 London
Here are some quick thoughts about what I thought was interesting / different about the Gartner BI Summit 2012 compared to previous years.
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Are You in Denial About Governance, Risk, and Compliance?
Less than 13% of companies surveyed believe that their GRC practices are worse than that of their competitors… Are you in denial, too?
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Survey: Everybody Uses Data Better Than Their Competitors?
A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit shows the vast majority of organizations believe they use data better than their competitors…
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Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and the Rest of Us
“Data Scientists” are all the rage. But should data analysis be governed by a new elite?
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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.
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Carbon Footprint Analysis Leads to Concrete Savings: Walkers Crisps
Carbon footprint calculations are really just another form of efficiency analysis. Walkers Crisps saved money and energy by looking at the carbon footprint of their products. Maybe you can, too?