Analytics, Big Data, Big Data and Analytics, Career Advice, Digital Strategy, Innovation, Leadership

5 Career Tips & Outlooks for Analytics Professionals

14 May , 2017  

1.  Analytics has Moved from Manual to Machine-Driven – Don’t Become a Robot! Most people in the field of analytics can remember writing their own analytical code. Today, our Data Scientists in the MSiA program at Northwestern, can produce analytical models from regression, decision trees, support vector machines (and more) – all with more or […]

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Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy, Innovation

Digitization Lessons from Google’s Nest

6 Oct , 2016  

By now, most of us have seen or are even using programmable thermostats. One of the recent and more interesting offerings in this space is from Nest. Nest sells a thermostat that captures data about human presence to self learn what heating and cooling decisions are best. Programming is not needed; it learns what is […]

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Big Data to Big Profits: Learn How to Monetize Big Data with Data Science: Leveraging Social, Mobile, and Digital Data for Growth

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

Big Data to Big Profits: Learn How to Monetize Big Data with Data Science: Leveraging Social, Mobile, and Digital Data for Growth

20 Jul , 2016  

  Program on Creating Valuable Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customer Includes: Measuring & Managing Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customers Strategies for Monetizing Big Data Opportunities for Creating Data Products Leading the Data Science Team Creating New Data for Digital Disruption Managing Data Assets for Growth and Innovation Professor Walker […]

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Big Opportunities and Critical Warning Signs from Microsoft’s Purchase of LinkedIn

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

Big Opportunities and Critical Warning Signs from Microsoft’s Purchase of LinkedIn

14 Jun , 2016  

The opportunities ahead for Microsoft and LinkedIn are many. There are also some important lessons for the tech industry. This, the largest of Microsoft’s acquisitions, is really about buying data and data assets. Here are my thoughts on opportunities going forward and lessons leaned from the LinkedIn sale: Microsoft can make LinkedIn the Greatest Expert […]

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The Future of the Internet of Things and the Digital Economy: Lessons from the Closure of Revolv

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

The Future of the Internet of Things and the Digital Economy: Lessons from the Closure of Revolv

10 Apr , 2016  

Revolv is a warning about how the digital economy will operate in the future. Revolv, the innovative home automation hub, that was purchased by Google’s Nest, recently announced that they will stop supporting all devices in the coming weeks.[1] Revolv’s home automation used radio signals to communicate with light switches, garage door openers, home alarms, […]

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Amazon’s Cloud, Future of CIOs, and Career Advice for All in IT

Career Advice, Leadership

Amazon’s Cloud, Future of CIOs, and Career Advice for All in IT

5 Apr , 2016  

Amazon’s cloud services business (as part of Amazon Web Services – AWS) has been a great success and shows no sign of retreating. Amazon’s cloud computing business did exceptionally well in the fourth quarter of 2015, generating $687 million in profit on sales of $2.4 billion.[1] That is a business on track to generate $10 […]

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Become a Digital Disruptor: Lessons for Startups, Investors, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs

Digital Strategy, Innovation

Become a Digital Disruptor: Lessons for Startups, Investors, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs

16 Mar , 2016  

A great focus for many startups, investors, and entrepreneurs is creating the next Uber or Airbnb. I have examined how both Uber and Airbnb have leverage data in powerful ways. A great deal of their success comes from their superior digital platforms, so let’s examine what principles are at work in becoming the next digital disruptor. […]

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Harvard Business Review Webinar: From Big Data to Big Profits

Big Data and Analytics, Innovation

Harvard Business Review Webinar: From Big Data to Big Profits

29 Feb , 2016  

Everywhere you look there is mention of “Big Data.” But what business people care most about is turning big data into big profits. This is the focus of Russell Walker’s book From Big Data to Big Profits:

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Lessons from Nest: Leveraging Big Data for Solving Big Problems – Managing Complex Systems

Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy

Lessons from Nest: Leveraging Big Data for Solving Big Problems – Managing Complex Systems

29 Feb , 2016  

Big Data and Big Profits: Nest Optimizes the Mechanical Realm By now, most of us have seen or are even using programmable thermostats. One of the recent and more interesting offerings in this space is from Nest. Nest sells a thermostat that captures data about human presence to self learn what heating and cooling decisions […]

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Lessons on Big Data, Risk, and the Vertical Integration of Wearables and Startups

Big Data and Analytics, Risk Management

Lessons on Big Data, Risk, and the Vertical Integration of Wearables and Startups

4 Dec , 2015  

Lessons on Big Data, Risk, and the Vertical Integration of Wearables and Startups It is amazing how quickly the world of health sensors and wearables has developed. In just a few years, we have seen the wearable market explode with Fitbit, Jawbone, and Apple commanding healthy shares of the overall market that delivered some 70 […]

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