Michael Osterman has posted his thoughts and observations on the IOD 2009 conference, some of which I’ve pulled in below. (On a personal note, after reading and citing his work for a while now, it was good to finally meet him in person as we both waited for the IOD press conference to begin.) ThoughtsContinue reading “Michael Osterman – Info Mgmt and Lotus observations from IOD2009”
Category Archives: Analytics
IOD2009 – InfoSphere Streams
I’m still catching up on the events of last week’s IOD 2009 conference. Those of us participating in the inaugural blogger program were treated to several “behind the scenes” meetings with executives, developers and IBM customers on a variety of topics, one of which was stream computing and in particular how it’s being used byContinue reading “IOD2009 – InfoSphere Streams”
Never underestimate – or misinterpret – the exponential function
“Crime in the city doubles this decade” The human brain is a funny thing. You toss a ball to a four year old, and he will do differential calculus in his head, without even knowing it, to reposition his body and hands to more or less line up with where the ball will be. ButContinue reading “Never underestimate – or misinterpret – the exponential function”
It’s 2009, so why are we still advertising like it’s 1959?
In just over two weeks, tens of millions of us will gather in front of our TVs to watch the Superbowl and be presented with a slew of high-end ads, ads for which companies will have shelled out $3M for 30 seconds. Afterwards, there will be the usual dialogue about which ads were hitsContinue reading “It’s 2009, so why are we still advertising like it’s 1959?”
Get your signed copy of “Information on Demand for Dummies”
Remember that dropoff in blogging around the middle of August? While I couldn’t share the reason at the time, it was in large part due my involvement in the “Information on Demand for Dummies” book that everyone at the IOD 2008 conference should now have in their possession. This was a very fun project, andContinue reading “Get your signed copy of “Information on Demand for Dummies””
Quantified Athletes: Reducing Injuries through Analytics
Those of you who attended the IOD conference back in 2011 were treated to an interview with author Michael Lewis and Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, of Moneyball fame (amongst many other achievements). One comment that’s stuck with me was a question tossed in at the very end of the interview. Billy Beane was asked how it’s possibleContinue reading “Quantified Athletes: Reducing Injuries through Analytics”
Adam Gartenberg 