Tag: Humor
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What is Big Data?
This is. (More serious answer after). What does Big Data mean? (1) The current use of the term big data took off because it was used to refer to new technologies like Hadoop and MapReduce (2) Most definitions refer to the data characteristics outlined by analyst Doug Laney in 2001: the 3Vs: extremes of volume,…
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The Peril of Analytics (Cartoon)
Analytics has always been dangerous for a certain type of middle-manager…
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That’s the Whole Point (Cartoon)
These SAP BusinessObjects users think they know everything!
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Extreme Twitter (Cartoon)
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Breaking Up (Cartoon)
A business intelligence cartoon: It’s not you. It’s your data.
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Scandalous Financial Benchmarking?
I just stumbled across an old post of mine, and couldn’t help reposting some of it in the light of recent events. All those financial wizards were making a fortune based on the money they were “creating” — money that has since turned out to be largely fictitious. Top hedge fund managers were earning more…
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Digital Native Test
Are you a digital native? If you see a problem with this picture, probably not…
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Why You Shouldn’t Scream at Your Computer?
Analytics from Fishworks help explain low disk latency — avoid screaming!…
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If Europe Could Vote in the US Elections?
Some fun with Xcelsius, using polling data gathered by the Economist. Click on the different countries to see the percentages. Use the slider to see how many times more votes McCain would need to have a chance of winning such an election… Download a model as a PowerPoint slide