Data + Intelligence

I spend much of my time figuring out what things organizations are doing well when it comes to their enterprise analytics, what makes them better, and how to get there. After a few communications consulting for a new customer, I came to realize that they are likely categorized in one of three groups, most if […]

Graph Theory: A graph is a pictorial representation of a set of objects where some pairs of objects are connected by links. The interconnected objects are represented by points termed as vertices, and the links that connect the vertices are called edges. Formally, a graph is a pair of sets (V, E), where V is […]

The zookeeper is a popular configuration management and coordination centralized service supported by Apache. It manages the metadata based on a tree-like, hierarchical structure which make it respond quickly and integrally even in a huge distributed system like Kafka. It is required for Kafka by default, but most enterprises will have their own Zookeeper system. […]

Recent events got me thinking about this and perhaps it’s a bit more personal than what I typically blog about. I hope you’ll keep reading. Being in the hospital for the the birth of our first grandchild (hard to believe any of us are old enough for that), got me thinking. I’m curious to see […]

According to a recent Forrester report, usage of chat bots and automated customer interaction tools is growing, but the success rate is dramatically low. While more than half of global organizations are using these tools, or planning to use the solutions soon, failure rates are often reported around 70%. One factor contributing to this failure […]

Are you still thinking about or have you heard about the End of Support announcement for previous versions of IBM Maximo (click here for more details) and are wondering what you’ll get when you upgrade? Register for this exciting webinar on the 28th of June at 11 AM EST… During this webinar, Lisa & Kim […]

Although it’s been on YouTube for less than a month, IBM’s Watson at Work: Insurance video has been viewed over 1.2 million times. That’s because insurance companies are keen to streamline their claims processes. If the number of views isn’t enough to convince you that insurers are all about Watson, consider this: Amica Mutual Insurance, […]

The Kafka became more and more popular as a famous real-time message delivering and communication system for a period of years. It was born in LinkedIn and contributed to Apache in 2011. Then it grew to be one of the top Apache projects. For now, it has been accepted by thousands of enterprises as the […]

Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse, which allows us to connect through standard SQL based clients and business intelligence tools effectively. It delivers fast query performance by using row-wise data storage by executing the queries parallel in a cluster on multiple nodes. The primary focus of this blog is to establish the connection between AWS […]

If there’s one area that can spell the success or failure of an insurance carrier, it’s claims. Claims consume nearly 80% of insurance premiums in the form of payments or processing costs. Consequently, claims managers are challenged to reduce these costs, improve service levels, and gain greater control over the processing environment. As regulatory oversight […]

Quick reminder for a new webinar discussing Maximo & Watson THIS FRIDAY. Date Friday, June 9, 2017 Time 11:00 AM -12:00 PM EDT Click here to Register We all know how much data Maximo can gather, especially when used company wide. Analyzing this vast amount of data collected is key to a successful enterprise EAM […]

I read an article the other day and it made a lot of sense when considering the combination of human and technology to make better decisions.  The timing was great; especially with the IBM presentation (click here for details) last week regarding the Maximo Inspection Work Centers that are now available in version 7.6.0.8.  These […]