In no uncertain terms, the use of predictive analytics is crucial for SMBs to remain competitive. A recent survey revealed that companies that rate themselves substantially ahead of their peers in their use of data are three times more likely to rate…

Innovative companies are adopting advanced analytics to take action and match the speed of their business. This is especially true in the world of manufacturing where complicated process driven activities benefit greatly from smarter, faster analytic…

Smart phones were the harbingers of the connected future as they transformed from merely portals for consuming information into sensors and location-based signaling tools. But the Internet of Things (IoT) takes that to another level where relatively inexpensive…

You might have heard that the term "big data" is over-hyped. And maybe you have heard it already slid into the “trough of disillusionment” (as far back as early 2013, if you believe everything you read on the Internet). Even assuming these assessments…

“Why would you use a Ferrari to haul a load of dirt?”

Yeah. Why would you?

     Photo Credit:  Falk Lademann

You wouldn’t, of course, at least not knowingly. But a few months into the Great Analytics Migration I described last…

While I certainly appreciate Boston for its history, chowder, and marathon, it is the predictive analytics scene that keeps bringing us back year after year. I know that sounds odd, but the annual Predictive Analytics World (PAW) Boston event is a natural…