Big Data
Personalization: Where Are You?
My passion for data has always been to harness information into useful insights in order to improve services and delight customers, not to collect, archive, then never change business models. My personal data is stored by almost all my vendors, yet no vendor has yet stepped up to use this data (anonymously) to vastly improve…
Read MoreData INTELLIGENCE vs. Data STORAGE (Part I):
For decades, we have been fascinated and engaged with collecting and storing data and performing analytics (extracting information from data) POST STORAGE. Today we need to think super-real-time-data intelligence! The amount of data was nowhere close to what we have today, real-time analytics was not the primary concern, and analytics were performed by a small…
Read MoreData Science Is Not AI and It Is Not Machine Learning
Data Science is not AI and it is not Machine Learning: Here is what I am thinking about AI and the enterprise: 1. Almost on a daily basis I am meeting with, reached out by and running into companies that are calling themselves AI and Machine Learning companies. Almost none are . Almost all are…
Read MorePressure Is On And Hopefully Growing Rapidly!
Friends, as we have discussed in the past many blogs, the pressure on enterprises to transform is not only real, but intensifying rapidly. Excellent! There was a good article discussing this recently on TechCrunch: The Pressure On Enterprises To Transform Intensifies Two major attributing reasons include: Thanks to Apple, Google and Amazon and a few…
Read MoreAutomation/Digitization: Yes. Personalization: Not Quite!
I am delighted to see so many industries digitizing their operations. For example, as the International New York Times reported yesterday, the Starwood Hotels are starting to test keyless entry via smartphones for their guests. That is a great example of digitization utilizing smartphones. We will be seeing many more such examples of automation moving…
Read MorePersonalization: Why Are We Waiting So Long?
Undoubtedly, you have wondered why your favorite hotel does not ‘digitally’ recognize you? Why an airline still uses your profile of a decade ago? Why a merchant with whom you interact with a lot, has no recognition of your preferences? When all the technology and the interest from the people to be more ‘personal’ is…
Read MoreBig Data Analytics: Let’s Peel the Layers!
When we talk about Big Data analytics and my focus with my work on disruption in the world of large enterprise analytics, there are many elements to consider. Big Data is not just about large amounts of data but it includes the elements below: I. The overall enterprise ‘data’ architecture. Moving from the old school…
Read MoreChange is Possible in Big Organizations
Some say big and old organizations can’t change. Positive changes at Yahoo may show us how CHANGE is possible. The point which grabbed my eye was , Mayer bringing a “sense of vision and urgency”: 1. Vision: Critical as staff in a large company want to know what the overall vision and strategy of the…
Read MoreBig Data: To Understand Employees Better and Have a Stronger Company
Yesterday’s Sunday New York Times article in the technology sector titled : “Big Data trying to build better workers” – caught my eye, no doubt….Big data used internally to understand and improve the work force. Interesting concept. I totally agree with Google’s philosophy. I am deeply involved with helping individuals in large companies become more innovative…
Read MoreStop Gender Stereotyping!
One of my favorite morning rituals is to browse the papers in the early morning to catch up with what is going on and to be inspired! WSJ is one of standard papers I read. On top of the front page I read: Don’t be the office Tech Dinosaur (which makes sense as old pros…
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