The United States has a massive debt problem. Many politicians talk about why we're in this position and what we need to do about it, but Tyler Chessman decided to take a look for himself. As a data scientist, not an economist, Tyler analyzed data from...

"Big Data" is changing the face of business intelligence, for both CIOs and IT professionals. Alistair Croll, Founder of BitCurrent and Program Co-Chair of the Strata Conference, emphasizes that thinking like Sir Isaac Newton could bring a huge competitive...

Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc, predicted years ago that data collection would change the traditional model of business intelligence. Now, collective intelligence, automation and algorithms are the heart of competitive advantage...

Practice Fusion's Matthew Douglass, VP of Product Development, and Bruno Aziza, Dir. of Business Intelligence at Microsoft, discuss the Analyze This! Challenge in the video "Visualize Health Trends. Track Adverse Drug Reactions. Chart Chronic Disease...

Tesco's New Strategy to Improve Customer Satisfaction Hinges on Innovative BI Tools By Joe Mullich Business intelligence has historically leveraged structured data from relational databases-that is, rows and columns of numbers. However, huge amounts...

How IT Can Drive Top-Line Growth By Joe Mullich As the world emerges from 24 months of economic turmoil, "companies are looking for technology, innovation, and reinvention of their business models," says Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Office at Microsoft...

Risk Reduction Advice from a Legend Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School, and co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard, offers case studies of the mistakes executives make when it comes to formulating strategic plans, how to communicate them and the...

Balanced Scorecard Co-Creator Dr. Robert Kaplan's New Ways to Improve Communications and Risk Management By Joe Mullich In formulating strategic plans, senior executives tend to overlook two key elements: effectively communicating those plans to...

H ow Mandarin Hotel Implements Its Unique Customer Loyalty Strategy W i nning Customer Loyalty via Personalization - A n international luxury hotel chain with award-winning customer service built its personalized approach on top of a mountain of clean...

How Mandarin Hotel Implements Its Unique Customer Loyalty Strategy By Joe Mullich Since the economic downturn, executives have heightened their focus on customer loyalty, looking for new ways to retain and draw additional value from their existing...