I was recently a guest lecturer at the University of California Berkeley Extension in San Francisco. On a lovely Saturday afternoon, the classroom was crowded… Read More »Lessons in Becoming an Effective Data Scientist
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I’m a big fan of Woody Allen’s earlier movies such as “Bananas”, “Sleeper” and especially the award winning “Annie Hall.” One of the things that… Read More »The Power of Reframing and the Economics of Starting Pitching
My good friend Vinnie participates in an automobile insurance program that rewards him for good driving behaviors; the better driving behaviors he exhibits, the more… Read More »Understanding Behavioral Economics to Change Behaviors with Big Data
The research firm Technology Business Research (TBR) recently came out with a report titled, “Winning The Business Of Digital Transformation Services Requires A Process-Led Approach”… Read More »The 3 Phases of Digital Transformation
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Quick quiz! What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the following phrases? Artificial grass Artificial sweeteners Artificial flavors Artificial plants Artificial… Read More »Artificial Intelligence is not “Fake” Intelligence
This blog was written with the thoughtful assistance of David Leibowitz, Dell EMC Director of Business Intelligence, Analytics & Big Data So data warehousing may… Read More »Data Warehouse and Data Lake Analytics Collaboration
In an attempt to put the patient first in healthcare, Congress and President Obama in 2015 approved a bipartisan bill for United States healthcare reform.… Read More »Unintended Consequences of the Wrong Measures
