After many years of depending on the Community Dashboard Framework as the core of the dashboard capabilities, Pentaho has acquired Webdetails to bring that UX expertise into all their products. In addition, Webdetails will continue to provided Pentaho professional services. And as the best piece of this news, Pedro Alves, while continuing in his role heading up Webdetails, will be the new SVP of Community. more »

I had a briefing with Jason Sosa, founder of IMRSV, Inc, and then invited him to lunch. Privacy by Design and building a sensor analytic ecosystem are building the future of informed decisions. more »

Big Data is a catchy phrase. Unfortunately, it is often misused and misunderstood. This post brings hope out of the hype surrounding big data and data science by examining 11 innovative trends and the four keys to better decisions. more »

Recently, I have been briefed by two companies that are taking very different approaches to helping you easily, fully, deeply understand your data. One is still very much in stealth mode, so more on them later. The other has recently generated quite a bit of press, Ayasdi. While these two companies have very different science and mathematics behind them, they both belong to a new category. I call it Data Grokking. more »

A sensor is anything that can create data about its environs. Sensors are rapidly progressing from simple, stand-alone devices, to integral components of the Internet of Things, providing Connected Data for bigger big data analytics, and impacting personal, business and governmental decision making. more »