Investing in Information
“Information is only useful when it can be understood” – Muriel Cooper Just about everything in life benefits from having the right information at the right time. In a business context, organizations that leverage information quickly are more agile, allowing them to...
6 Illusions of Big Data
Jenn Steele has done a great job of narrowing down what she thinks are the 6 top illusions or misconceptions that executives have of Big Data. People from all walks of life can throw around the term “Big Data” in a conversation, but do they really understand the...
4 Areas of Healthcare Where Big Data is a Game Changer
Bernard Marr, a bestselling author and keynote speaker, recently wrote an article “Big Data: A Game Changer in Healthcare.” In this article, Marr brings 4 top areas of healthcare to the surface and explains how the use of Big Data and Analytics are providing vital...
How “Business Intelligence” is Failing you
“Business Intelligence.” You’ve used the term in countless meetings. It started to gain momentum in the early 2000’s and has remained hot ever since. The term clocked in at a 98 in Google Trends as recently as April of 2016 (the max is 100). Your boss (and your...
Collecting and Analyzing Data in Sports is Here to Stay
Millions of dollars and the hopes and dreams of sports fans worldwide depend on Big Data now more than ever. Collecting data, crunching numbers and generating detailed reports is now a very big part of every sports franchise. No longer does all the action take place...