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Kim Davis
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Executive Education

FALL 2010

Overall progress: Not yet graduated. 0 courses completed.
Encryption This course has not been started.
Transportation & IT This course has not been started.
Business Analytics This course has not been started.
Open Source This course has not been started.
Social Media & The Enterprise This course has not been started.
Location-Based Services This course has not been started.
Manufacturing This course has not been started.
Mobile Applications In The Enterprise This course has not been started.


SUMMER 2010

Overall progress: Not yet graduated. 0 courses completed.
Security This course has not been started.
Cloud Computing This course has not been started.
Smart Grid This course has not been started.
Financial Services This course has not been started.
The Future of Retail & the Internet This course has not been started.
Virtualization This course has not been started.
Healthcare This course has not been started.
Greentech This course has not been started.


OCTOBER 2011

Overall progress: Graduated! 7 courses completed. Grade: A.
The Basics of Cloud Computing This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Getting Visibility Into Cloud Management This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Cloud Customer Case Study This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
The Fine Print of Cloud Contracts This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Dark Clouds & Service Limitations This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Lockdown: Getting Cloud Security Right This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
The Vision of Cloud This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.


NOVEMBER 2011

Overall progress: Not yet graduated. 2 courses completed.
Intro to Analytics This course has been started. Total points so far: 7.
Building Blocks of Analytics This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Identifying Untapped Opportunities This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Analytics: Costs & Benefits This course has been started. Total points so far: 5.
Analytics Case Study This course has been started. Total points so far: 9.
Navigating the Challenges of Analytics This course has been started. Total points so far: 5.
The Future of Business Analytics This course has been started. Total points so far: 8.


DECEMBER 2011

Overall progress: Graduated! 4 courses completed. Grade: C.
What Is a 'Social Business'? This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Applying Social Analytics This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
ROI of Social This course has been started. Total points so far: 6.
The Risks of Going Social This course has been started. Total points so far: 9.
Establishing Social Media Policies This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Social Business Case Study This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
The Future of Social Enterprises This course has been started. Total points so far: 5.


JUNE 2012

Overall progress: Graduated! 5 courses completed. Grade: B.
State of IT & the Need for Better Systems This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Introduction to Expert Integrated Systems This course has been started. Total points so far: 9.
Understanding Built-in Expertise & Patterns This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
How Expert Integrated Systems Change the Role of ISVs This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Evaluating the Costs & Benefits of Expert Integrated Systems This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Expert Integrated Systems & the Cloud This course has been started. Total points so far: 8.
The IT Department of the Future: How Expert Integrated Systems Will Change Computing This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.


SEPTEMBER 2012

Overall progress: Graduated! 5 courses completed. Grade: B.
Social Media Metrics: What is Really Measurable This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Finding the Right Analytics Methodology for Your Organization This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
'Haters Gotta Hate': How to Measure Negative Sentiment & What to Do About It This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Getting Ahead of Demand This course has not been started.
Big-Data + Big Analytics = Big Wins This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Using Predictive Analytics to Put Big-Data to Work in Little Decisions This course has been started. Total points so far: 9.
Making Your Business Smarter With Analytics This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.


FALL 2012

Overall progress: Graduated! 7 courses completed. Grade: A.
Getting Security Right in the Cloud This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Dispelling the Fog About Cloud Computing - New Day This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
The Perfect Fit: Tailoring Cloud Solutions to Suit Your Organization This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Wringing Out Those Cloud Benefits This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Public, Private & Hybrid Clouds This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
What Infrastructure-as-a-Service Means to You This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Where the Cloud Is Taking Us This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.


MARCH 2013

Overall progress: Graduated! 6 courses completed. Grade: B.
Why You Need to Care About Predictive Analytics in the Cloud This course has not been started.
Building Your Infrastructure for Big-Data This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Capitalizing on Cloud Analytics to Achieve Your Corporate Objectives This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Use Cases for Big-Data Analytics in the Cloud This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
How Partners Help Kimberly-Clark Win With Analytics This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
Securing Cloud-Based Analytics This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.
A Bright Future for Analytics in the Cloud This course has been passed. Total points so far: 10.

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Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

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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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The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
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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

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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.
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Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

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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.
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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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How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

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The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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