Top of Mind – Data in the Cloud

I attended Cloud Camp Boston yesterday. It was a great meeting with some good discussions.  Several hundred people attended.  What struck me about the general session (when all attendees were present) was that there was a lot of interest around data in the cloud.  For example, during the “unpanel” (where people become panelists in real [...]

Operationalizing Predictive Analytics

There has been a lot of excitement in the market recently around business analytics in general and specifically around predictive analytics. The promise of moving away from the typical rear view mirror approach to a predictive, anticipatory approach is a very compelling value proposition.  But, just how can this be done?  Predictive models are complex.  [...]