Online shopping already recommends items based upon your previous purchases, but imagine if the recommendations were based upon Facebook and Twitter conversations you are having with your friends. Spooky? Well maybe not. It’s the coming together of predictive analytics and social media. It’s the future and its starting to happen now. We all know that social media… Continue
Why Man Utd supporters might like a Prius This article aims to demonstrate the power of systemic modelling; any ribbing of Manchester Utd supporters should be taken in good humour. Pretty much since the formation of the Premier League, Manchester United have been the top club in British football and most certainly the wealthiest team… Continue
The recognition that Data Migration is a specific skill is growing, but I think there is still some way to go. In 2007 Bloor Research said (Link to paper): “…..more than 60% of data migration projects have overruns on time and/or budget. In our view it is time to reverse this situation. It is time… Continue
Hi, I am Henk van Roekel, principal consultant within Logica’s global BI Practice. I’d like to take this opportunity to share my 15 years plus experience in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing with you. I also welcome your comments and suggestions on any topics in this area. The title of this post might look a… Continue
Does your organisation treat data in such a way that your business processes run smoothly and efficiently? Is your decision-making based on an assured, enterprise-view of your data? Is your compliance and risk management reporting accurate and auditable? If not, you might need to put in place a clear strategy for managing your information. Data… Continue
How Jamie Oliver could save the UK (part 2) This article aim to demonstrate the power of systemic modelling, it is not intended as a serious detailed proposal for government policy change. In my last post I put together a scenario whereby our government could improve the health of the nation and generate much needed… Continue
Back in 2005 Jamie Oliver grabbed the attention of the UK (and a big chunk of cash from the Exchequer) through his Channel 4 series, Jamie’s School dinners and the associated pre-election cash grab to rollout the solution nationally. 5 years later, we have a new coalition government now promising to slash the accumulated structural… Continue