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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Beginners Guide to R
Have not looked at this yet, but seems to be a good starter piece. More people are asking me about R these days. Short, simple, non technical. " ... R is...
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Time to Retire the Password
Hard to not get agreement on this, soon please:" ... A group of Silicon Valley tech companies is lobbying the industry to do away with one of the most ubiquitous...
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Essentials of Business Analytics
Brought to my attention, a forthcoming book by a number of long time colleagues. This group, and a number of their colleagues at the University of Cincinanti,...
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Brains on LEDs
An interesting experiment, that could have some implication for direct EEG visualization. Applications for neuromarketing? But see the Brainwashed book, for...
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Infrastructure Performance Management
Not a concept I had ever thought about, but as we continue to pump more data and device interactions across an Internet of Things, may become crucial. In CWworld...
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P&G Improving Your Life
In Adage: " ... Can Your Toothpaste Change Your Life? P&G Thinks So'Everyday Effect' Campaign Aims to Show Just How P&G Touches And Improves Lives ... Procter...
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Multi National Supply Chains in China
In Knowledge@Wharton: (In English and Chinese). " ... Chinese Supply Chains Reach an ‘Inflection Point’ – and Multinationals Recast Strategies ... " Precisely...
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Cities in a Complex World
From the Santa Fe Institute: I used to be our representative to SFI in the 90s and we got quite a few inspirations from them, and we provided them with problems...
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Flexible Workplaces and the New Mobile World
In SMB Resource: This article was brought to my attention recently. It struck home because I have been working with companies that are increasingly specifying...
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On Predictive Analytics
This piece makes the point that I often do ... that all analytics, all business decisions, are predictive. The word 'predictive' includes the implication that...
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Technology Autonomy
Had not heard the term before, but it relates to how strongly an IT department can act as a gatekeeper to software, in this new era of 'Bring Your Own' tools. ...
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Knowledge @ Wharton for High School
I have always enjoyed the Wharton series of papers and videos. I just noticed that they had a series of posts especially designed for High School Students. ...
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CPG Use of Big Data
In Progressive Grocer: A good piece on how the CPG is using Big Data. " ... Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies that are applying big data analytics...
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Virtual Sandbox
Brought to my attention for a project that will require more than the usual amount of malicious software security. A virtual sandbox called Sandboxie that prevents...
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Competing Rapidly With Web Intelligence
Last month I gave a talk to a large company that is actively looking for new ways to compete. They have long been seen as a lower cost, but less innovative service...
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Emergence of the Smartwatch
In GigaOM: A not unexpected development. 2014 seems to be the year for broad delivery. How will this influence the more personal uses of the smartphone? Will...
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ROI of Gamification
A simple but still incomplete view of the ROI of gamification. The same approach can be seen for many kinds of applications. " ... Measuring ROI is an elusive...
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Data Virtualization
A very good overview of what is called data virtualization:" Data virtualization allows an organization to make its enterprise data easily available to business...
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Cloud Reshaping Software Needs
In Bain & Company: How the cloud is reshaping the business of software. Very true. Some interesting statistics embedded. In my experience just this week I...
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