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Comment: Bravo! - nathanwosnack - 11/30/2011
Comment: Big Data - The Dream Chaser - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: I'd hope so - Kim Davis - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: Res Ipsa Loquitur - Kim Davis - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: Two Sides - Maria Korolov - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: Two Sides - robjvargas - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: Res Ipsa Loquitur - nasimson - 11/30/2011
Vendors Fall Short in Selling Analytics
Paul Whyte  
11/30/2011   27 comments
Only the very largest enterprises seem to be implementing business analytics consistently, reflecting poorly on BA vendors.
Comment: Re: Two Sides - taimur_tz - 11/30/2011
Comment: Re: Waiting it out - nimantha.de - 11/29/2011
Comment: Waiting it out - Joe Stanganelli - 11/29/2011
Comment: Time will help - abdlah - 11/29/2011
Comment: Re: I'd hope so - Brian Newby - 11/29/2011
Comment: Re: I'd hope so - Nicole Ferraro - 11/29/2011
Comment: Re: I'd hope so - Paul Whyte - 11/29/2011
Comment: Two Sides - smkinoshita - 11/29/2011
Comment: I'd hope so - Nicole Ferraro - 11/29/2011
Training the Analytics Generation
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
11/29/2011   6 comments
Schools need to gear up to fill the analytics skills gap.
Comment: Re: Hybrid approach - taimur_tz - 11/28/2011
Private Clouds Could Be Mushroom Clouds for IT
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
11/28/2011   10 comments
The move to private clouds may take some enterprise IT departments by storm.
Comment: Re: As Clouds Expand - Kicheko - 11/28/2011
Comment: Re: As Clouds Expand - rwhidbee - 11/28/2011
Comment: Cost factors - cvargas - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: a little homework - cvargas - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: Respect where due - cvargas - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: Evolving Trend - abdlah - 11/27/2011
Comment: Hybrid approach - taimur_tz - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: Evolving Trend - taimur_tz - 11/27/2011
Comment: Evolving Trend - abdlah - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - taimur_tz - 11/27/2011
Comment: plus ca meme chose - slfisher - 11/27/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/26/2011
Comment: a little homework - Mike Acker - 11/26/2011
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - abdlah - 11/26/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/25/2011
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - Alan Reiter - 11/25/2011
As Clouds Expand, IT Shrinks
Maria Korolov  
11/24/2011   37 comments
Increased use of cloud services is making IT irrelevant in businesses large and small.
Comment: Re: Pass - taimur_tz - 11/23/2011
Comment: Re: Goodbye batch. - Paul Whyte - 11/23/2011
Comment: Goodbye batch. - Vane Lashua - 11/23/2011
Comment: Analytics leverage - nasimson - 11/23/2011
Comment: re: HR Analytics - Brian Newby - 11/22/2011
Comment: re: HR Analytics - Kim Davis - 11/22/2011
IBM & Scripps Foundation: Crowdsourcing a Cure for Malaria
Todd Watson  
11/22/2011   2 comments
Scripps Research and IBM are reaching out to all personal computer users to join in the search for a malaria cure.
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/22/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/22/2011
Comment: re: HR Analytics - Brian Newby - 11/22/2011
Comment: Thanks, Mary - Michael P. Kassner - 11/22/2011
HR Leverages Analytics
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
11/22/2011   4 comments
Catching up with how analytics can help make HR a key partner in the enterprise.
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - abdlah - 11/22/2011
Analytics & the Future of Batch Reports
Mary E. Shacklett  
11/22/2011   19 comments
Business analytics will not end the use of batch reports, though IT will need to make some changes to accommodate both at once.
Comment: Mondays with Buffett - DHagar - 11/21/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - Alan Reiter - 11/21/2011
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - Alan Reiter - 11/21/2011
Comment: Re: who needs it - Alan Reiter - 11/21/2011
Lotusphere & Connect 2012: Making New Connections
Todd Watson  
11/21/2011   Post a comment
Lotusphere is a five-day technical conference that covers a broad array of topics focused on social business. This year, the event will also be hosting Connect 2012, a two-day social business conference.
Comment: Re: Why? - trevorh - 11/21/2011
Comment: Great News for IBM - dcuperus - 11/21/2011
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - abdlah - 11/21/2011
Comment: who needs it - Mashka - 11/20/2011
Comment: Re: Enterprises ... - Alan Reiter - 11/20/2011
Comment: Enterprises ... - abdlah - 11/19/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/19/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - Alan Reiter - 11/19/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Anand Y - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - Anand Y - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Bolingbroke - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kim Davis - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Bolingbroke - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Bolingbroke - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Gigi - 11/18/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - trevorh - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Why? - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Why? - trevorh - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Mary Jander - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kim Davis - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: Pass - Alan Reiter - 11/17/2011
Comment: Pass - Kurtkeys - 11/17/2011
Kindle Fire Is No Big Flame for Enterprises
Alan Reiter  
11/17/2011   76 comments
The Amazon Kindle Fire is a great consumer product, but businesses may want to take a pass on it for now.
Comment: Re: The difference? - shjacks55 - 11/17/2011
Comment: Re: The difference? - shjacks55 - 11/17/2011
Comment: Hanging Out With Google+ - kq4ym - 11/17/2011
Comment: Wonderful news - nasimson - 11/17/2011
Comment: Big job indeed - Mary Jander - 11/16/2011
The Big Data Puzzle
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
11/15/2011   7 comments
Enterprises need a plan, as well as good analytics, to get the best out of Big Data.
Comment: Legacy documents - Kim Davis - 11/15/2011
Comment: A boost for sure - Mary Jander - 11/15/2011
Cloud Case Study: Multnomah County, Phase I
The Big Report  
11/15/2011   5 comments
Multnomah County embarks on an effort to move its intranet to an open-source platform hosted in the cloud – a bold move for a government agency.
Help Is Coming for Virtual Image Deployment
Mary E. Shacklett  
11/15/2011   3 comments
Systems vendors are creating tools that expedite the process of image deployment in the cloud.
Mondays With Buffett
Todd Watson  
11/14/2011   3 comments
Warren Buffett reveals an investment in IBM.
Enterprises Seek 'Smarts' for Business Analytics
Mary E. Shacklett  
11/14/2011   14 comments
The kind of critical thinking required for business analytics may not be taught in colleges today.
The Emerald Isle of IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
11/10/2011   3 comments
Ireland has become an IT destination for leading firms worldwide.
Amex's $100M Message to Corporate America
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
11/9/2011   4 comments
By investing $100 million to sponsor new e-commerce startups, American Express is signaling that momentum is building in this key sector.
Comment: Re: Hybrid cloud - dcuperus - 11/8/2011
Comment: Re: Hybrid cloud - Mary Jander - 11/8/2011
Comment: Hybrid cloud - Gigi - 11/8/2011
Hybrid Hosting Adds to Cloud Options
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
11/7/2011   3 comments
A range of cloud providers are coupling virtual server instances with hosted hardware in a twist on Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
Comment: like the PC itself - slfisher - 11/5/2011
Comment: Signs of the Times - Paul Whyte - 11/4/2011
Bypassing IT Can Backfire on Cloud Users
Mary E. Shacklett  
11/3/2011   20 comments
Cloud providers are making deals directly with users instead of IT, complicating things for everyone. Here are some of the risks.
The Analytics Attitude Adjustment
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
11/2/2011   19 comments
Big data brings big changes. Using analytics will require many enterprise leaders to change their fundamental approach to decision-making.
Comment: Don't Miss 7DEE! - smkinoshita - 11/2/2011
7DEE: Analytics Are Not Optional
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
11/1/2011   4 comments
Analytics can yield great results for enterprises prepared to understand the new business environment and engage with it intelligently.
Comment: Re: Catching up - Mary Jander - 11/1/2011




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Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
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5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
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5|6|13   |   3:51   |   1 comment


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Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
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Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
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4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


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ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
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NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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