Five Top Reasons to Welcome Back the NBA
As originally published in The Huffington Post on November 30, 2011. It appears that a truncated 66-game NBA season will get underway on December 25, always a marquee afternoon for the league. Remember Patrick Ewing and the Knicks’ double overtime “Christmas Day Massacre” of the Celtics in 1985? So with the eminent return of the.. read more →
Manufacturing Moneyball: Using Big Data and Business Intelligence To Spur Operational Excellence
As originally published in Forbes (Nov. 1, 2011). The national unemployment rate is 9.1 percent, up nearly four points from the first quarter of 2008. Recent news has not been optimistic. In August, for the first time since 1945, the federal government reported a national net job change of zero. Meanwhile, the global economy sputters... read more →
Names to Know in Big Data: Hitachi Data Systems (HDS)
As originally published in Forbes on October 25, 2011. Pairing Big Data with business intelligence (“BI” or analytics) is revolutionizing the business world in profound ways and at a dizzying pace. In terms of pure volume, the latest IDC Digital Universal Study reports that more than 1.8 zettabytes—10 to the power of 21 bytes—of information will be.. read more →
When Technology Disrupts Enforcement of Judicial Decisions
As originally published in Forbes on October 17, 2011. Contemporary discussions of the relationship between law and technology understandably focus on the inability of the law to keep pace with rapid advancements in technology. Issues related to electronic discovery, cloud computing, social media, and data privacy immediately come to mind. This dynamic has been described accurately as a cat and mouse.. read more →
Why We Root For Tim Tebow
As originally published in The Huffington Post on November 29, 2011. Two Sundays ago, Tim Tebow, the second-year Denver Broncos’ quarterback, did the unthinkable. He led his team to victory over division rival Kansas City. Why was this remarkable? As the team’s starter, Tebow attempted only eight passes. He completed only two for 69 yards.. read more →