Data Analytics & BI

Data as a Business Weapon: How Your Competitors Are Using Data to Crush You and How You Can Fight Back
Data Analytics & BI

Data as a Business Weapon: How Your Competitors...

In 1997 I wrote my thesis on “The Application of Information Warfare to Business Strategy & Planning.” A large pa...

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Finding Gold in the Glitches
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Finding Gold in the Glitches

Near the end of the 19th century, when electric light was still a novelty and illuminated only the homes and business...

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How to be a Data Analyst in the Age of AI
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How to be a Data Analyst in the Age of AI

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought both excitement and confusion to the world of data analysis. If ...

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Illuminating Insights: The Legacy of Elias Loomis in Data Analytics
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Illuminating Insights: The Legacy of Elias Loom...

It was in the year 1859 that the science of meteorology was revolutionized by the invaluable contributions of the gre...

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The Usage of Audit Analytics & AI in 2025
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The Usage of Audit Analytics & AI in 2025

I recently attended the Audit Analytics & AI Spring Mini Conference hosted by Trent Russel at Greenskies Analytic...

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Bullet Train Breakthroughs: Lessons in Data, Design, and Discovery
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Bullet Train Breakthroughs: Lessons in Data, De...

Did you know that the Japanese Shinkansen bullet train, a remarkable feat of engineering, originally encountered a si...

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Breaking the Chain: The Power of Data-Driven Innovation
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Breaking the Chain: The Power of Data-Driven In...

In 2018, the cycling community was taken by surprise. During the Eurobike trade show in Friedrichshafen, a city locat...

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Strategy Isn’t What I Thought It Was and Many Still Get It Wrong
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Strategy Isn’t What I Thought It Was and Many S...

Back in 2002, I was thrown in at the deep end, tasked with creating a data strategy for a global business I worked fo...

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Who Should Own Data Architecture?
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Who Should Own Data Architecture?

The question of who should own data architecture, is it the CTO or does the CDO own it, has sparked heated debates in...

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