

The Economics of Business Intelligence
Technologies are normally considered cost centers for businesses. Business intelligence breaks that mold as it is the one technology that can generate measurable profit for


The World Cup and BI – A Solid Investment
The World Cup is the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world, and it is happening now! Preparation for this event is massive. Host countries


Diagnosing The Holidays With Uncle Vernon
I was reminded recently that we use business intelligence methods a lot in our everyday lives and our everyday businesses. For instance, many years ago,


When It’s Time To Improv
The first rule of improv comedy is to AGREE — to say, “YES AND” and don’t block. I can think of a couple of scenarios


Ice Cream Correlations
Did you know that ice cream is a major cause of drowning? If we look at the relationship between these variables and only these variables, the


Ben Franklin on Business Intelligence
In 1735 Ben Franklin published one of his more famous quotes in The Pennsylvania Gazette (his newspaper at the time). In an article written to