Tipping Points
The term Business Analytics is on everyone’s lips. It’s like when you buy a new car, suddenly you see that same car everywhere where previously you never noticed it on the road. That’s how I see...
View ArticleThe Battle of Britain: Thought Leadership in Information Management
In the London Blitz of 1940, Great Britain was staring down defeat and an imminent German invasion. With cities, industry and dockyards experiencing nightly destruction, Great Britain needed to...
View Article“On time and on budget!” but at what cost?
How many times have we heard the Project Manager proudly announcing that they have delivered the project “on time and on budget” --- and you cringe? Over the past 3-4 months there have been a number of...
View ArticleIt’s my birthday, go on give me a call
I was reading a funny email over the weekend that was talking about the birthday campaign that so many marketing organizations love to send. Sometimes referred to as a stroking campaign, as its only...
View ArticleInformation Management – what goes around comes around
Some people may say ‘Be careful what you wish for’ or even ‘the more things change the more they stay the same’. Back in the last century (forgive me, I’ve always wanted to say that), working the...
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IS YOUR BI DUE FOR RETRENCHMENT?
Whether you call it a layoff, retrenchment, or a redundancy these are all signs that a company has reached the end of its ability to do profitable business with what is at hand. They need to make a...
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How To Plan For Big Data
I'm sure you've seen myriad stories about how Big Data is the next big thing and if you aren't on board you'll be left behind. I'm sure you've also read how Big Data is just data combined hype, and...
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How to Plan for Big Data – Part II
I received a comment on my latest blog post How To Plan For Big Data from an IT Consultant who said: "Your right, like all ICT journeys its best to start with a plan. Good post but for me the question...
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Mobile Payments – The Next Convergence
The old convergence: I recall when working at the University of WA back in 1995/6 the IT guy (and yes he was the quintessential University IT guy with a greasy pony tail, wispy beard and clearly a...
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Big Data Case Studies Delivered by the Teradata and Siemens Partnership
During the recent Teradata EMEA Universe data warehousing conference, it was announced that after an extensive search, SIEMENS has selected Teradata as their strategic partner to deliver big data...
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Live Blog: eBay – Know What Your Customers Want
Alex Liang from eBay (Session 2 – Know what your customers want) Alex took us through eBay’s core business model being the creating of markets and bringing buyers and sellers together. He talked us...
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Are In-Memory Databases the Answer or Part of the Answer?
Before discussing a topic it’s always good to start with a definition and what better way to find one than to consult the all-knowing Wikipedia (how did we manage before). Wikipedia has this to say...
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The Top 10 Requirements to be a Data Scientist
I recently had a conversation about the difficulty in hiring analytic professionals (or data scientists if you are based in California!) and it’s not surprising given the skills and behaviours being...
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Sorry Technology – Big Data Just Made Your Job Even Harder
In my last blog I discussed how “Big Data” was making the analytic professional’s job even harder. This time round I’ve got Technology in my cross-hairs! Let’s be honest, Technology professionals...
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Big Data and Analytics Trends to Watch in 2014
We are way passed the half way milestone in 2013 and are rapidly closing in on the three quarter marker as well. It's been a busy and interesting year here at Teradata with a clear focus on releasing...
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Next Wave of Business Intelligence: Prospering from Discovery Analytics
Recently, I came across a review of the book “Average Is Over - Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation” by Tyler Cowen that highlights how the global labour market is changing...
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NSW Government Heading for the Cloud
Welcome to my first Teradata Blog, OK in reality it is my first blog ever! Since graduating from University many years ago (let’s just say last millennium) I have been involved in roles that centred...
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Why Your Business Needs a Data Discovery Solution
The possibilities offered by the new analytic environments are just staggering. However, as a former Head of Business Analytical services for a number of large institutions, I can appreciate the...
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Big Data is not Hadoop – Part 1
Part 1 – History of Data Management Let’s plot the advance of Data Management through the years; the axes (plural of axis; not my fault) will be Volume (self explanatory, but think logarithmic scale)...
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Big Data is Not Hadoop – Part 3
Part 3 – If Hadoop is not Big Data, what is? In Part 1 we let history show us that the world has changed with Big Data. We no longer need to carefully decide on a small portion of the data which will...
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