What to Expect in 2016

Jan 07, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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In this article, Wayne Eckerson looks into his crystal ball and identifies five key trends that will emerge in 2016. He sees considerable change in tooling, with the cloud and browser-based architectures gaining steam as well as new tools for governing big data. He also sees new tools for...

Making OKRs Part of your Company’s DNA: How to Manage and Sustain Your OKRs Project

Dec 31, 2015 by Ben Lamorte in Enterprise Goal Management

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Google introduced OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to manage goals back when they had just 40 employees. OKRs are now part of Google’s DNA. This post analyzes how OKRs can become part of your organization’s DNA even if your organization already has an established corporate culture.

Selecting a Big Data Platform: Building a Data Foundation for the Future

Dec 24, 2015 by Phil Bowermaster and Wayne Eckerson in Data Disruption

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Big data platforms represent a tidal shift in the way organizations capture, store, and process data. Designed to process high volumes of multi-structured data in batch or real time, they consist of an ecosystem of components ranging from file systems and databases to analytical engines and...

Commercializing Big Data in Healthcare

Dec 19, 2015 by Rahul Ghate in Healthcare Analytics & Information Management

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The healthcare industry has always been traditionally slow in adopting new technologies.  With the rise of "Big Data", their need to catch up to those technologies is more vital than ever.  Until recently, the interests of payers, providers and patients were not aligned, even though they were...

Navigating the BI Landscape - 5 Core Options for Healthcare Providers

Dec 19, 2015 by Rahul Ghate in Healthcare Analytics & Information Management

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For Providers getting started with business intelligence (BI), and even those looking to expand their existing BI programs, the sheer variety of tools and packages available in the market can be confusing. In this article, I will give providers BI deployment options that can roughly be grouped...