Big Data? Master Managing your own Data First

As noted, Big Data and Predictive Analytics is a hot topic today. Many large companies, especially, retailers and consumer goods companies have viable programs to take advantage of the ever increasing amounts of data streaming real time and accumulating in data bases. Combining this internal, transactional, data with outsides data feeds, or streams as they are sometimes called, provides incredible, mind boggling, amounts of data the could be used to make better decisions to optimize performance. These decisions could range from optimizing product offerings and assortments to particular customer segments to ensuring that materials and service are bought at the best prices. With the ever increasing amounts and types of data streams available, the possible applications seems endless.

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When Predictive Analytics is Just Forecasting

The term Big Data and Predictive Analytics are quite the rage these days. Colleges and universities are offering degrees in analytics. Consultants are offering services and dashboard software to help their clients be on top of their Big Data and Analytic game. Companies are creating Analytic departments led by either managers, directors, and even VPs. There is a fair amount of buzz in this area.

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Oracle Big Data at Work Seminar

Big Data Analysis or Large Data Analytics is a topic and emerging discipline that has a significant amount of buzz around it. The basic principle and goal is simple. With most businesses operating on stable ERP systems, such as Oracle, they have amassed a wealth, an incredible amount of data. Beyond basic functional reporting, the goal of Big Data Analysis is to see how this data can be used to to gain deeper insights into almost any aspect of the business to drive increases in revenues and productivity. The goal is to turn the massive amounts of data into information that can help drive the the business faster and in new directions. Note that we are not talking about a mountain of data but more like a mountain range of data.

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ERP Renewal - Part I

I  received a call this week from an old friend and fellow consultant.  He lives and works in Mexico.  He called to catch-up a but also to ask a specific question.  He had a client who was had installed an ERP system.  They were concerned they were not getting the full value out of this system and wondered what to do.

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The Right Data in the Right Place at the Right Time

On September 19, 2012, Mark Gavoor presented a webinar “The Right Data in the Right Place at the Right Time.” This webinar was sponsored by Northwest Analytical an industry leading provider of manufacturing intelligence and statistical process control software. Mark was invited to present by Jeff Cawley, VP of Industry Leadership. Mark and Jeff have known each other for years being introduced by their mutual friend Dr. John Surak. John invited both Jeff and Mark to co-author a paper with him and co-authored a paper together in the January 2008 issue of Food Quality.

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