Data Analytics – Data Modeling, a Necessary first step
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.
My Plantronics Savi 740 just died...so I bought another
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 Analytics – The importance of Data Preparation
Data preparation is extremely important to your data analytics / big data projects. Good data preparation can lead to good data analytics outcomes.
Data Analytics – Prescriptive vs Descriptive
Data Analytics means different things to different people. I discuss prescriptive vs descriptive analytics and try to explain why you should care.
What digital projects should you be chasing?
So, what digital projects should you be chasing? Chase the ones that are focused on improving the customer experience
Don't get "Theranosed"
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"
Foto Friday – Sunrise through the Clouds
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
Foto Friday – Burrowing Owls playing Peak-A-Boo
A capture of a Burrowing Owl Couple checking things out from their hole.
Can you really win if you aren't the best?
Underdogs win all the time, which is why you should always continue to improve and become better than you were.
Foto Friday – Bluebird at Rest
A quick capture of a mail bluebird at rest. He had spent most of the day trying to keep his new fledged babies safe and fed.
Good data science isn't about finding answers to questions
Good data science isn't about finding answers to questions. Good data science is about setting up your data and systems to allow you to find more questions.
Foto Friday – Mountains and the Lake, Glacier National Park
This is a landscape photo of Mount Grinnell from a boat on Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park.
Revisting my Savi 745W headset
To second my review from 4 years ago...if you are looking for a headset and have multiple devices, get this Savi headset (I own the W745)
Five things the CEO wants to know about Big Data
I spend a lot of time talking to companies about big data and data science. Many conversations are with people at the CxO level (CEO's, COO's, CFO's, etc
Foto Friday – A Walk in the Meadow
A meadow off of Camas Road in Glacier National Park.
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