
Numeracy: Live Long and Prosper
Literacy in math could save your life It’s not a word you hear every day. Numeracy. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the word, if you’re reading this, chances are good
Literacy in math could save your life It’s not a word you hear every day. Numeracy. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the word, if you’re reading this, chances are good
In 2017, “AI: Building on Your Legacy IT Foundation” was published in The Data Warehouse Journal of Business Intelligence. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but even the title sounds
How it affects you even if you’re not a Texan Recent Data Breaches In Texas Tyler, TX January 2024: UT Health Tyler announces that a ransomware incident in November 2023
The fictional MD meets Bill Palmer, the fictional VP of IT Operations I have an idea for a crossover project where characters from one fictional world meet those in another.
The Socratic Method, wrongly practiced, can lead to ‘pimping’ Law schools and medical schools have taught it for years. The Socratic Method is not just beneficial for doctors and lawyers.
It’s Cheap and Easy. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software is probably already installed on the business user’s computer. And many users today have been exposed to Microsoft Office software since
Some critics suggest that she is driving up Super Bowl ticket prices This weekend’s Super Bowl is expected to be one of the top 3 most watched events in television
We’re talking about security in the cloud Over Exposure Let’s put it this way, what do you worry about exposing? What are your most valuable assets? Your Social Security
The Importance of KPIs And when mediocre is better than perfect One way to fail is to insist on perfection. Perfection is impossible and the enemy of good. The inventor
The quickest path from CQM to DQM It’s a straight line with MotioCI Chances are good that if you’re a long-time Cognos Analytics customer you’re still dragging around some legacy
Marketing uses several reports for its campaigns – standard analytic assets often delivered through marketing tools. Finance has very complex reports converted from Excel to BI tools while incorporating different consolidation rules. The marketing reports have a different failure mode than the financial reports. They, therefore, need to be managed differently.
It’s time for the company’s monthly business review. The marketing department proceeds to report on leads acquired per salesperson. Unfortunately, half the team has left the organization, and the data fails to load accurately. While this is an inconvenience for the marketing group, it isn’t detrimental to the business. However, a failure in financial reporting for a human resource consulting firm with 1000s contractors that contains critical and complex calculations about sickness, fees, hours, etc, has major implications and needs to be managed differently.