SAP plans on acquiring KXEN, a builder of predictive-analytics software. KXEN’s strength lies in automating modeling and analytical functions, which could make data-analytics tools easier to use. SAP intends to…
Dashboards are a top priority for companies investing in business-intelligence software, according to a new study by research firm Forrester. Advanced analytics, although in relatively limited use at the moment…
[caption id="attachment_9976" align="aligncenter" width="500"] A new generation of analytics tools are dissecting everything you do.[/caption] There is a ton of data out there about what you’ve bought, where yo…
A couple years back, a college-basketball enthusiast took me aside and—in a sign of our eternal friendship—confided his secret for filling out his annual NCAA “March Madness” bracket: he let his seven-year-old…
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success. I personally be…
As businesses of all sizes come to appreciate the potential of advanced analytics applications, there’s a rising temptation to use these technologies to gain a sustainable competitive advantage over rivals. But…
With only a few hours to go until the end of 2012, the U.S. government seems determined to drive at full speed off the edge of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” after which a set of tax hikes and draconian budget c…
The recent article “Predictive Analytics and the Fiscal Cliff” raised some interesting questions on the use of analytics in economic policy, calling for independent, unbiased analytical tools to bring much-need…
[caption id="attachment_5814" align="aligncenter" width="376"] Nate Silver used a complex formula and huge datasets to predict the Electoral College.[/caption] As the 2012 U.S. presidential race rumbled to its…
EMC has announced a partnership with Alpine Data Labs that will see the latter’s predictive-analytics application integrated with EMC’s Greenplum analytics platform. On a more granular level, that means EMC wil…
It’s considering both in-house and external resources for the best fit for a variety of tasks. Rightsourcing considers in-house options and contractors to determine the most effective course of action. With rig…
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