Honest thinking about technology decisions.

If you are looking to get into data analytics & python, you can't go wrong with starting out with python and the various python modules available.

This is a capture of Cascade Creek near Purgatory Ski Resort in Colorado. I used a Canon 5DsR, Canon 16-35 f/4 L and a slow shutter

As a storm was rolling into White Sands National Monument, I caught a ray of light hitting some plants in the foreground.

Big data isn't the answer. Big data is a just one more tool that can be used in the toolbox that an organization can use to improve.

This is a capture from the Antelope Slot Canyon in Page Arizona from 2010.

This is a black and white of Hidden Lake Overlook Trail at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 8-16mm.

I captured this sun rising over Myrtle Beach earlier this year. Captured with Canon 5DSR and Canon 16-35 f/4 L.

Spend the necessary time in the data modeling phase of your next data project and you may be surprised at the quality of the output of your data analytics.

The Plantronics Savi 740 has worked perfectly for me for 4+ years...until it died this week. So...I bought another...that's how much I like it.

Data preparation is extremely important to your data analytics / big data projects. Good data preparation can lead to good data analytics outcomes.

Data Analytics means different things to different people. I discuss prescriptive vs descriptive analytics and try to explain why you should care.

So, what digital projects should you be chasing? Chase the ones that are focused on improving the customer experience

If you teams ask questions and dig into the data, you can be sure that you've do everything possible to minimize the possibilities of being "theranosed"

This is another capture of a cloudy sunrise over Myrtle Beach. This was captured with a Canon 5DSR and a Canon 16-35 f/4 sitting on a Gitzo 1228 MK2

A capture of a Burrowing Owl Couple checking things out from their hole.