Category: Thoughts
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A BI Self-Service Debate: Can Users Be Trusted?
Can users be trusted to mash data together with data discovery tools?
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Hadoop is a Tank. In-Memory is a Plane. Why Would You Need Either?!
Hadoop is a Tank. In-Memory is a Plane. You need a new comprehensive transportation plan.
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Targeting People Who Suck At Data Analysis
As somebody who has spent the last few decades urging people to do better data analysis, I despair each time I see people fall for appalling misinformation. For example, those “one weird trick” ads? They’re basically designed on the same principles as the Nigerian scam emails: they’re deliberately bad. The idea is that if you’re…
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How to Become A Technology Evangelist
As an Innovation Evangelist for SAP, I often get asked “I’m interested in being a technology evangelist — what should I do?” Here are some personal answers
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The NSA’s Data Quality Problem
Even basic data quality problems can have big consequences, as the NSA learned to its cost.
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Poor Data Quality Can Be Embarrassing
Data quality is a hard problem to fix – as an illustration, here are some folks responsible for data quality that couldn’t spell data quality.
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The Datification of our Daily Lives
Datification is about taking a process or activity that was previously invisible and turning it into data — and it’s a key part of the “big data” revolution.
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7 Definitions of Big Data You Should Know About
This is a handy and cynical guide to seven different definitions of Big Data. The one thing that everybody does agree on? It’s a big deal.
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Big Data is A Powerful Weapon. Use it Wisely.
With great strength comes great responsibility. Organizations should behave as if the data they manipulate were owned by the people who generated it.
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The Ethics of Big Data: Vendors Should Take A Stand
Big data analytics provide an amazing force for good in the world. But as with any powerful weapon, we need to prepare for abuses, too