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Big Data #2: Planning for the Big Data Analytics

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:44:49 +0000

Implementing big data and business analytics are two intertwined areas in current business and IT infrastructure. For many enterprises, big data analytics are in implementation or development stages, offering almost infinite opportunities to be exploited. But to fully exploit the opportunities, big data analytics has to be carefully thought of. Throughout the article, I will [...]

Big Data #3: Impact on the Data Center

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:48:36 +0000

Big data brings a big load on the data center. Its name already implies that there is a vast amount of data to be managed. The management of the data is not about simply managing the databases, but is about capturing, curated, maintaining, storing, searching, sharing, analyzing and presenting it. In order to meet with [...]

Perfect Marketing: Why You Have to Think Like a Customer

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:02:24 +0000

It seems simple. If you’re selling a product or service, you need to understand the consumer, especially your loyal customers and give them exactly what they want. Surprisingly, there are those who decide what it is and how they will sell it and expect consumers to meet those sales standards, whether the consumer has their [...]

How Open Eyes and Open Minds Can Prevent Layout Disasters

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:07:03 +0000

My first job with a magazine was eye opening. Back then, there was a staff of proofreaders to make sure there were no typos or grammatical mistakes, as opposed to now, where proofreading is no longer a priority. One weakness most magazines and newspapers had and still have, is no attention to how covers and [...]

Leadership: Is it Better to be Authoritative or Compassionate?

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:10:50 +0000

“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” ~ Warren Bennis In business and politics, we are at a low point in history. The old promise of hope parents made to their [...]

CEOs That See Profit and People Are Intertwined

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:13:20 +0000

As with all of humanity, there are good people and bad. They come in all sizes, shapes, colors and creeds… and corporate level. Despite the Scrooge McDuck visualization most people have of CEOs and the impending Ronamov-style executions of their entire family, there are the good ones. They don’t stand out because humility is one [...]

Big Data #4: Developing In-house Talent

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:37 +0000

Big Data without doubt is of strategic importance to any company. It is a hot topic on the corporate IT side, many enterprises are trying to hop on the bandwagon and there are many consultants who want to make money out of the situation. But, seriously what are the long term costs of opening such [...]

Why Great Ideas Fall Flat

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:34:13 +0000

When I was reading the story of how the JC Penny rebranding was a total disaster, I was shocked. It seemed like a no-brainer when the new CEO, Ron Johnson, formerly of Apple, decided to use principles of the Apple store and apply it to the established, old retailer that lay in waste somewhere between Wal-mart [...]

iTech Review: Great New Weird Apps!

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:27 +0000

Can you live without your mobile phone? Chances are, as with most humans, your phone is attached to your hand and being separated from it for more than two hours (the length of the average movie), causes anxiety attacks. So, naturally, the need for more and more phone apps grows every day. There were over [...]

Big Data #5: Outsourcing: How to Choose a Big Data Vendor

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:36 +0000

I have just discussed that the overall best way to go with your Big Data project is to start with people inside your company. However, there will be times when you will need assistance from outside vendors. It is important to show the same care and the attention you spent on choosing your Big Data [...]