Tag Archives: Big Data
Common data vocabulary helps companies globalize governance, BI
http://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/feature/Common-data-vocabulary-helps-companies-globalize-governance-BI?utm_medium=EM&asrc=EM_NLN_39432632&utm_campaign=20150205_Common%20data%20vocabulary%20helps%20companies%20globalize%20governance,%20BI_cvoorhees&utm_source=NLN&track=NL-1816&ad=898768 Strong data governance is needed to maximize the value of business intelligence efforts — and that starts with a common set of data definitions, consultant Wayne Eckerson says. by: Wayne Eckerson Industry Analyst
Big Data: The Management Revolution
https://hbr.org/2012/10/big-data-the-management-revolution?es_p=182613&es_p=210673 Andrew McAfee is the co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economyin the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the author of Enterprise 2.0 and the co-author, with Erik Brynjolfsson, of The Second Machine Age. Erik Brynjolfsson is the Schussel Family … Continue reading
Is HR Ready For the Coming Boom in Metrics and Analytics?
http://www.tlnt.com/2014/11/10/is-hr-ready-for-the-coming-boom-in-metrics-and-analytics/ HR leaders beware! There’s a new M&A in town … and it’s coming your way. M&A is the hot acronym on the street, but it doesn’t mean what you think it does – not anymore. Move over Mergers and … Continue reading
“Big Data” Analytics, Data Quality and the Seven Gates of Analytic Hell
http://blogs.gartner.com/alan-duncan/2014/10/02/big-data-analytics-data-quality-and-the-seven-gates-of-analytic-hell/?utm_content=bufferbd1d9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 1. “What is the question we’re trying to answer?” 2. “Why do we want to answer the question?” 3. “What action will we take as a result of answering the question?” 4. “Do we have enough information to answers … Continue reading
The problem with algorithms: magnifying misbehaviour
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/aug/14/problem-with-algorithms-magnifying-misbehaviour For one British university, what began as a time-saving exercise ended in disgrace when a computer model set up to streamline its admissions process exposed – and then exacerbated – gender and racial discrimination. By John Burn-Murdoch, theguardian.com
In the Age of Big Data, It’s Good Data That Makes the Business Sing
http://www.tlnt.com/2014/06/10/in-the-era-of-big-data-its-good-data-that-makes-the-business-sing/ Data, specifically good data, drives successful companies. I call out the obvious with “good data” because a great deal of superfluous and even bad data floats around any company. As analysts often say, “correlation does not equal causation,” but … Continue reading
U.S. Postal Service looks to create an ‘Internet of Postal Things’
U.S. Postal Service looks to create an ‘Internet of Postal Things’ The Internet has so far delivered mostly bad news to the U.S. Postal Service, but the agency now hopes an emerging Web application — theInternet of Things — can help … Continue reading
Tech Insights: How Dirty Data Is Slowing Down Good HR Analytics
Tech Insights: How Dirty Data Is Slowing Down Good HR Analytics All the great new analytics tools work from the assumption that we have clean data. As it turns out, much of HR’s data is pretty bad.
An intelligent look at the new generation of business intelligence
An intelligent look at the new generation of business intelligence A new breed of cloud-based data analytics product is on the rise, all of which take different routes to the same goal: Making better business intelligence (BI) available more quickly … Continue reading
Top 10 Big Data Trends in 2014
Originally posted on The Big Data Institute:
In January 2014, IDG published their latest big data enterprise survey and predictions for 2014 finding that on average, enterprises will spend $8M on big data –related initiatives in 2014. The study also…
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