Updated: 2012-02-29 15:39:26
MIT’s Center for Civic Media has two events (at least) of note this week: Data Therapy Webinar: Techniques for Creative Data Presentation sounds like a great way to get some ideas on how to enthrall audiences with data-filled presentations. (We’re all warming up for the annual conferences, showing off at work, preparing for the board [...]
Updated: 2012-02-27 13:39:15
There’s a growing consensus that consumers require limits on the predictive modeling that is done about them. That’s a theme of the Obama Administration’s recent work on consumer data privacy; it’s central to other countries’ data retention regulations; and it’s specifically borne out by the recent Target-pursues-pregnant-women example. Whatever happens legally, I believe this also [...]
Updated: 2012-02-27 08:54:05
Charles Duhigg of the New York Times wrote a very interesting article, based on a forthcoming book of his, on two related subjects: The force of habit on our lives, and how we can/do deal with it. (That’s the fascinating part.) A specific case of predictive modeling. (That’s the part that’s getting all the attention. [...]
Updated: 2012-02-26 08:32:26
SAP HANA has gotten much attention, mainly for its potential. I finally got briefed on HANA a few weeks ago. While we didn’t have time for all that much detail, it still might be interesting to talk about where SAP HANA stands today. The HANA section of SAP’s website is a confusing and sometimes inaccurate [...]
Updated: 2012-02-22 00:38:50
Via the LinkedIn group LIS Career Options, I found a pointer to an article about 7 cool resumes on Pinterest. What makes the resumes cool is the person’s ability to showcase design or artistic skill or creativity, nontraditional layout of information, and use of color. A link took me to some methods people have used [...]
Updated: 2012-02-22 00:11:57
I’ve heard and read lots of pros and cons about blogging while searching for a job. I decided I’m going to do it. I’m tired of feeling like I can’t or shouldn’t share various resources or knowledge I come across while searching, learning about the job search process, or reading various online job groups. I’m [...]
Updated: 2012-02-21 00:39:06
This is one of a series of posts on business intelligence and related analytic technology subjects, keying off the 2011/2012 version of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. The four posts in the series cover: Overview comments about the 2011/2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, as well as a link to [...]
Updated: 2012-02-21 00:38:07
This is one of a series of posts on business intelligence and related analytic technology subjects, keying off the 2011/2012 version of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. The four posts in the series cover: Overview comments about the 2011/2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, as well as a link to [...]
Updated: 2012-02-21 00:37:54
This is one of a series of posts on business intelligence and related analytic technology subjects, keying off the 2011/2012 version of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. The four posts in the series cover: Overview comments about the 2011/2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, as well as a link to [...]
Updated: 2012-02-21 00:37:51
This is one of a series of posts on business intelligence and related analytic technology subjects, keying off the 2011/2012 version of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. The four posts in the series cover: (This post) Overview comments about the 2011/2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, as well as a [...]
Updated: 2012-02-17 06:38:34
Sarah Lacy argues that enterprise application software is due for a change. Her reasons seemingly boil down to: Users are increasingly eager for friendlier, consumer-like technology. The current generation of apps was installed long enough ago — often before the Year 2000 deadline — that enterprises are willing to contemplate rip-and-replace. I’m inclined to agree, [...]
Updated: 2012-02-17 06:37:58
I recently wrote a long post on the premise that enterprise analytic applications are not like the other (operational) kind. That begs the question(s): What are operational enterprise applications like? Historically, the essence of enterprise applications has been data management — they capture business information, then show it to you. User interfaces are typically straightforward [...]
Updated: 2012-02-16 17:36:29
(Unfortunately, I was 30 minutes late to this presentation. I’m not sure who was speaking when I entered.) The MIT Center for Civic Media hosts Allied Media Projects staff and Detroit Digital Justice Coalition members for a conversation about what they’re doing with people and technology. “We’re not trying to bridge the digital divide as [...]
Updated: 2012-02-15 23:45:44
According to the MySQL Cluster home page, today’s MySQL Cluster release has — give or take terminology details – added transparent sharding (Edit: Actually, please see the first comment below) and a memcached interface. My quick comments on all this to a reporter a couple of days ago were: Persistent memcached is a useful thing. [...]
Updated: 2012-02-15 21:07:50
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Updated: 2012-02-14 17:32:16
Yeah, well, it’s Valentine’s Day, soOo the Berkman Center is doing something a bit topical. (Happy Valentine’s Day!) Kevin Lewis from Harvard’s sociology department and with Berkman ties is presenting research on dating sites. “I’m a little worried that all of you want to spend your Valentine’s Day learning about online dating from a single [...]
