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Beyond “Big Data”

February 15, 2012 By Jason Kolb 2 Comments

I have a theory that buzzwords are usually helpful in general, in that they usher in new concepts before they end up as meaningless … [Read more...]

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The Future Evolution of Software

July 20, 2011 By Jason Kolb 1 Comment

I've been thinking lately about where software has gone in the last few years, and where it might go in the next. I tried to identify some … [Read more...]

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The Fundamental Shift in BI & Analytics

July 12, 2011 By Jason Kolb Leave a Comment

I'm probably biased because I'm working on this problem, but I think there is a fundamental change coming in business intelligence and … [Read more...]

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Data as a Renewable Commodity and Profit Center

June 6, 2011 By Jason Kolb Leave a Comment

One of the reasons I love data is because there's so much potential for mining real value from it, especially when you combine it with … [Read more...]

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Data Relationships 2.0

June 1, 2011 By Jason Kolb 1 Comment

A diagram of a wormhole that I'm calling a relationship

One of the most under-appreciated tools of the last decade is Yahoo Pipes. If you've never seen it, it allows you to wield together … [Read more...]

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A Different Way of Thinking About Data

May 24, 2011 By Jason Kolb Leave a Comment

I think that at some point in the near future the tools we use to consume data is going to change completely and totally from what we've … [Read more...]

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Personalization vs. Sharing

May 16, 2011 By Jason Kolb Leave a Comment

I came across this TED talk about "online filter bubbles", which is pretty interesting if you have the time: The gist of it is that … [Read more...]

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The Joys of Cardinality

May 14, 2011 By Jason Kolb 1 Comment

When you start getting into multi-dimensional data analysis, you quickly run into something called the "Curse of Cardinality" (so yes, the … [Read more...]