Oct92019

Data’s Forgotten Ingredient

Why Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Lakes, Big Data and Analytics initiatives are so FRUSTRATING —– AI & Machine Learning is not the answer…yet.  Maybe?  Maybe never. Data Lakes are not the answer…yet.  Maybe?  Maybe never. Data Visualization tools are not the answer…yet.  Maybe?  Maybe never. Shall I keep going?  I don’t think its necessary…you…

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Jan232018
Mountains in Grand Teton National Park with reflection in Snake River

One Year Ago Today – I Lost My Job

At 9:00 am I got a phone call from my boss, the President of the company. Nothing new here, he would often call me while he was on his drive to the corporate office in Chicago…a couple hundred miles from the regional office I worked from. “Shawn…how you doing?” he asked. “Fine,” I replied. He…

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