Category Archives: Enterprise Analytics

We Need to Change the Way We Think About Artificial Intelligence

AI is actually neither artificial nor intelligent. It implies decisions made through computers programmed to make choices to act in a certain manner. But those computers are programmed simply to make yes/no decisions. This is really no different than what we consider intuition. Continue reading

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Let’s Understand What the “Cloud” Is Really Changing

Mark Hurd is on target in How Cloud Computing is Revolutionizing Business, but let’s be honest — the cloud is really allowing someone else to own and manage the infrastructure that supports your data needs.  While there are variations on … Continue reading

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Show Me the Money — Time to Rethink This DOD Cloud-Broker

Remember that note from the DoD CIO that designated DISA as the priority choice for defense agencies seeking cloud services? Well, it may not be so any more.  For all the bureaucratic hangers-on, don’t kid yourself — this is really … Continue reading

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DOE’s KBase Moves Big Data in the Right Direction

While Defense and other federal agencies are trying to figure out how to leverage big data, some of the folks at DOE are moving out. The  Department of Energy’s KBase team has set up a way for non-IT folks to … Continue reading

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