Big Data won't solve your problem (or maybe it will)
I just finished reading "Can big data technology be used to replace creative marketing?" and felt the need to vent a bit. This first part of this vent:
Foto Friday – The Broadmoor after a storm
Captured this image after a storm moved through Colorado Springs. This is the Main building at the Broadmoor. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L
Predictive Analytics is not Big Data
According to Wikipedia, predictive analytics is described as: Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics, modeling, machine
Links for August 25 2013
Data Science for Business - O'Reilly Radar Quote: Data analytic thinking means knowing what questions to ask, how to ask those questions, and whether the
Foto Friday – Garden of the Gods
This is capture of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Taken immediately after a rain storm had passed through. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon
Big Data – Construct or Reality?
Before we get started - a definition of “construct” is needed. Taking a page from my years in quantitative research, I submit this definition (based on
Links for August 18 2013
Unicorn, Shmunicorn: Be a Pegasus | UX Magazine Quote: But who better to take on the product challenges of the future than cream-of-the-crop UX
Foto Friday – Mule Deer eating
Captured this Mule Deer eating at sunset in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs CO. Using a Canon 7D with a Canon 300mm f/4 IS handheld EXIF: 1/640, ƒ/4,
Links for August 11 2013
Open Innovation: The Heart of Small Business | Free Enterprise Quote: The small business often has the advantage of proximity to their customers, but this
Foto Friday – Duck in morning light
Nothing special about this one...other than It was a test of the Canon 1D Mark IV on the first day I had it. I do wonder if he (she?) knows there's
How not to make critical decisions
I ran across IBM's "How NOT to run a midsize business..." site and immediately spent some time sifting through the site. You've most likely seen the cards
Cloud and Mobile – Enabling the Small Business
I just finished reading an article written by John Mason titled When Small Businesses Use Cloud and Mobile to Go Global” over on IBM’s Smarter Planet
Links for August 4 2013
CIOs need to learn to become enablers rather than gatekeepers — Tech News and Analysis Quote: CIO bashing has become popular sport, but in reality
Foto Friday: Mirror Lake
From the archives: A capture of Mirror Lake from our trip to Yosemite in 2008. EXIF: 1/166sec, ƒ/11, ISO 100, 18 mm
Is Your SaaS Data as Protected as You Think?
Originally published on Its All About Recovery as Is Your SaaS Data as Protected as You Think? I pride myself in the backup and recovery process I use for
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