Innovation Evangelism
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SAP Embraces Hadoop In The Enterprise
At the Hadoop Summit in Brussels, Irfan Khan explained SAP’s support for enterprise Hadoop deployments.
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Why HANA? Well, It’s Simple!
The biggest benefit of in-memory systems like SAP HANA isn’t speed — it’s simplicity and flexibility
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The Joy (Division) of Visualization
Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album turns out to be a classic example of data visualization
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What Is Big Data Discovery?
The future of analytics is Big Data Discovery, says Gartner: the combination of Big Data, Data Discovery, and Data Science.
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Awesome Analytics — Are We There Yet?
Looking back at old research, how close have we come to the “awesome analytics” we hoped we’d have by now?
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See You At SAPInsider BI2015 HANA2015 in Las Vegas?
A preview of some of the sessions I hope to attend at the SAP Insider 2015 BI and HANA event.
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A Common Analytic Fail
If you’re going to tout the benefits of your analysis, back it up with data!
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Are You Still Torturing Your Data?
Some people will always need advanced analytics and deep data discovery. But the rest of us? Maybe we’ll be able to put our torture instruments down and let the data do the talking…
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Are Your Business Applications Unnecessarily Complex?
Simpler, faster Hybrid Transactional/Analytical (HTAP) systems are now very real, and it’s time to stop unnecessarily storing endless duplicates of core data
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Why Marketing Has a Branding Problem
It’s the ultimate irony: the word Marketing is often used to indicate a lack of meaningful content, as in “no, I want real content, not just marketing.”