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Global Infrastructure
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Global Infrastructure

Bold Ideas to Transform Infrastructure ... There’s much more to be done to ensure we can deliver against 21st-century demands, according to participants in McKinsey...

Forrester on Knowledge Discovery
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Forrester on Knowledge Discovery

A long time topic of interest.  You can get the full report from Forrester with Registration.  They cover a number of well known vendors in the space:   " ... In...

Grammar of Common Data Science Tools
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Grammar of Common Data Science Tools

In KDNuggets:  Nice look at the practical differences between R and Python.  Now working with groups that often to use both.   As it has always been, people use...

Defining Research
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Defining Research

Proud of the fact that even in the goal driven enterprise I have done research.  So what is research all about?   As the CACM article by Bertrand Meyer asks:  ...

Bayesian in R for Estimating Waiting Times
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Bayesian in R for Estimating Waiting Times

Nice example of using Bayesian estimation in R.  Relatively simple example by James Dreiss. Developing and using Priors.   Recall just this sort of question for...

Some More VR Examples
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Some More VR Examples

The Verge provides some useful virtual reality examples they have experienced.  Both playful, and apparently, useful in the office.   When I talk to people about...

On GE Aviation Digital
From The Eponymous Pickle

On GE Aviation Digital

By David Joyce in the GE Bikeshop:" ... Industry NeedIn aviation, operating the finest engines, components and systems made anywhere in the world can be improved...

Challenge and Value of Simplicity
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Challenge and Value of Simplicity

Simplicity is challenging, but essential.  A look from the retail perspective.  In Retailwire:   " .... For the third straight year, Aldi ranked first in Siegel...

PurePredictive Automating Data Science
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PurePredictive Automating Data Science

Another data science automation play that is worth a look." ... Visualization tools are good. But they can only tell you where you've been.Let PurePredictive Help...

Thoughts on Gartner BI Conference Next Week
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Thoughts on Gartner BI Conference Next Week

Brought to my attention.  The Gartner BI conference next week.  Noted in particular the list of exhibitors.   Wide view of corporate needs there.   Who do you bet...

Grocery Runners Home Delivery
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Grocery Runners Home Delivery

Brought to my attention via a door nob hanger:  The Grocery Runners.  A third party company that delivers grocery items from Kroger markets. Kroger recently started...

This Blog and the Future of the Supermarket
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This Blog and the Future of the Supermarket

A nicely done article in Epicurious on technology and the supermarket.  Also speculation about what form the market will take in the future.  Proud to say that...

Building Interactive Graphs in R
From The Eponymous Pickle

Building Interactive Graphs in R

In DSC: A good example of interactive use of R.  The package has an amazing number of alternatives.  Just a matter of learning some of the options and details.

Create a Trusted Hub to Engage
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Create a Trusted Hub to Engage

Not unknown.  Have to do it well.  In Adage:  " ...  L'Oreal Creates Unbranded Content Hub to Woo Beauty Fans ... Beauty Site Called Fab Even Covers Rival Brands...

Possibilities for the Amazon Echo
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Possibilities for the Amazon Echo

The NYT talks about the Amazon Echo.   " ... This time it may be different. A bit more than a year after its release, the Echo has morphed from a gimmicky experiment...

Clearing the Fog in Neuroscience
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Clearing the Fog in Neuroscience

Clearing the Fog on NeuroscienceElissa MosesCEO, Ipsos Neuro and Behavioral Science CenterAs an advocate and practitioner of applied neuroscience, I want to address...

Looking at Group Chat
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Looking at Group Chat

A little while back was invited to a Slack conversation.   I was initially impressed by the easy of interaction.  But as the conversation evolved it started toHere...

Predictions for the IOT
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Predictions for the IOT

From IOTCentral:  Predictions from a number of players for 2016.    Some insightful thoughts.  By David Oro.

MIT Sloan on Work Behind Analytics Success
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MIT Sloan on Work Behind Analytics Success

Beyond the Hype The Hard Work Behind Analytics SuccessWhy competitive advantage from analytics is declining and what to do about it(Full paper Requires registration...

Rethinking advertising
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Rethinking advertising

In MediaDailyNews:  ... Amazon is about to change how companies and agencies allocate global media budgets. That is a side effect of its move to build a different...
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