@EricaDriver Cursing is not an unfollow-worthy offense. I only do so to folks who waste my time (e.g., repetitively tweet boring bull***t). 13 minutes ago from TweetDeck in reply to EricaDriver
Hmmm...I saw a techie tweet one of the most verboten of all swear words...no, I ain't goin' there about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck
New blogpost: "The ROI of High-Quality Decision Support Infrastructure" (http://bit.ly/cbrka8) (http://bit.ly/coA2LK) about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck
Yes, snow, you heard from @markmadsen that your place is in the mountains, NOT the plains, rolling hills, or seacoasts of civilized society! about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck
Going shovel first batch of fresh snow. Load batch into snow warehouse. Build some snow cubes. Develop pretty snow visualizations. Way cool! about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck
@StevePR104 It's good. But let's get terse for a moment Mr. Steve: snow is a "cold comforter." about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to StevePR104
RT @StevePR104: "Baltimore may be hit with up to 30 inches of snow" JK--One isn't "hit" with snow. One is "smothered." Think of it as pillow about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck
Always startling (to me) when @jameskobielus, of all people, is expected 2 B calming influence in situation. Happening more as years wear on about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck
Snowstorms--storms generally--throw all human schedules to the wind. Makes them simultaneously disruptive and oddly calming. Force majeure. about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck
RT @markmadsen: "I always forget to use hashtags. Meta info ought not take up message space." JK--Me 2: I forget, but generally refuse. about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck
ROI of engagement across the social intercloud? The core of that is the ROI of staying in the game, whatever your game may be. about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck
Oh, good. Snow's started to fall. Suspense broken. Looking forward to weekend of digging out. Not! about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
@paul_a_barsch Great minds, of course. Donald knows what he's doing. It's always good to see independent validation based on deep research. about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to paul_a_barsch
@ecinoh Anyone attended any of mine of @bevelson preso on future trends on BI? Don't be shy. Speak up. about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to ecinoh
Great. People are actually creating funny, original Twitter hashtags. Here's new one that actually made me LOL: #snowpocalypse about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Conversing with world via Twitter like Jackie Chan movie where he continuously dispatches people/objects coming at him from all directions . about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
"Columns aren't enough anymore" (http://bit.ly/cyRtZE): JK--Disagree with unstated premise to this headline. When was columnar the be-all? about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
"EPIC files FOIA request over reported Google, NSA partnership" (http://bit.ly/cKWwDv): JK--Nothing gets past uber-watchdog Marc Rotenberg. about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
"Sun CEO .. tweets poetic lament on last day" (http://bit.ly/btcr4i): JK--So long Schwartz. Larry/had a bigger bankroll &/sunnier vision. about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Hmm, per http://bit.ly/9ig9p4, another large analyst firm has DW vendor list/ranking equiv to my year-old Wave, which I'll update this year about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Janes Says by Janes Addiction #KEXP: JK--Still,, the only noteworthy rock song that uses the steel drum effectively. about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Swimming Horses by Siouxsie & The Banshees #KEXP: JK--Atmospheric early 80s track convinced me Siouxsie firmly post-punk. about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
"Sun CEO Announces Resignation On Twitter" (http://bit.ly/d4mqpl): JK--Most are simply resigned TO twitter. Does anybody resign on LinkedIn? about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
"Microsoft, NSF Offer Scientists Azure Access" (http://bit.ly/9nv3Zs) JK--Smart. Internet began as research net. Will there be "InterCloud"? about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
"Google Enlists NSA To Defend Its Data" (http://bit.ly/9wyBnR): JK--"NSA very good at keeping secrets." Some say stands for "No Such Agency" about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Register now for my webinar w/ #oracle on "Achieving Extreme Performance in Your DW" (http://bit.ly/d7IZas), Thurs Mar 4, 12noon-1pm (EST). about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Stimulating blogpost, "Davos 2010" (http://bit.ly/cZZQnC) from #Forrester CEO @gcolony. "Focus on growth." Key to human recovery too! about 14 hours ago from TweetDeck
Gearing up for expected blizzard of moaning re today's expected blizzard & blizzard expected to follow & the days of expected moaning after about 14 hours ago from TweetDeck
Re open source, nobody absolutely condemns it anymore. Everyone accepts it, w/ presence/pros/cons in all mkts, but rarely slam-dunk anywhere 2:44 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Doing #Forrester Wave, I always kept in mind truism that stats can lie, hence stat-driven models too: can be powerful or distorting lens. 2:40 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
@Mickeleh Re "all consumer marketing comes down to promise of sex," you may have a point. Should ban attractive people from advertisements? 2:36 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to Mickeleh
@SethGrimes Who says #Forrester "doesn't like open source"? I include R support in one of the criteria, and flexible licensing in another. 2:34 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
RT @Mickeleh: "All marketing comes down to promise of sex, doesn't it?" JK--Even marketing BI solutions? Don't tell, I don't even wanna know 2:22 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
BTW, blog's 1st line is core of pred analytics maturity model "Business is all about placing bets and knowing if the odds are in your favor" 2:17 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re PA/DM modeling flexibility, I spelled out that + rest of Wave maturity model in November in this #Forrester blog: http://bit.ly/5WRnxi. 2:14 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
@nenshad PA/DM modeling flexibility=multi-scenario, multi-info-type, multi-algorithm, multi-quality/fit assesment, multi-variable selection. 2:12 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to nenshad
#Forrester Predictive Analytics & Data Mining Wave vendors: SAS, SPSS (IBM), KXEN, Oracle, Portrait, IBM (pre-SPSS), TIBCO, FICO, Angoss. 2:11 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
BTW, making good progress on my #Forrester TEI ROI calculator on DW appliances. Model's almost done, doc's in devel. Q1 completion likely. 1:59 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Anyway, as I was saying to nobody in particular, the life of a repo man is always intense. Or all in a day's work for Bicycle Repairman! 1:57 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re #Forrester PA/DM Wave, social network analysis was key differentiator. Our customers can download & read to see who's strong on SNA. 1:55 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re #Forrester PA/DM Wave, one of my favorite tasks was the customer reference calls: users address cool biz problems with predictive models! 1:53 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re #Forrester PA/DM Wave, as told @SethGrimes, there are data mining+text/content analytics criteria. Those segments are rapidly converging 1:51 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re #Forrester PA/DM Wave, I worked intensely hard on the segment's maturity model, from which I derived criteria, scales, weights. 1:45 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Re #Forrester PA/DM Wave, very strong field of vendors. Detailed, grueling research. Stat algos important, but flexible modeling is too. 1:43 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Just published my #Forrester Wave: Predictive Analytics And Data Mining Solutions, Q1 2010 (http://bit.ly/9O6jzn). Will be glad to discuss. 12:58 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Net-net, Netezza's now provider of tech for partner-sold geog/app-focused DW appliances, while also selling its own NZ-branded DW appliances 12:28 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
RT @NeilRaden "Netezza's deal w/ NEC mean NZ no longer appliance?" JK--Au contraire! NEC appliance product & channels but all-TwinFin tech! 12:25 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
@NeilRaden Nothing's stopping Sybase or any other vendor from reversing a prior strategy when it makes sense. 12:15 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to NeilRaden
@etrigue Twitter a channel for comms...but for me its more important as a dashboard to a world of news & buzz. 12:13 PM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to etrigue
RT @kexpplaylist: Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond #KEXP: JK--Bums me that his greatest hits CD lacks this, "Kentucky Woman," & "Solitary Man" 11:35 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Ca Plane Pour Moi by Nouvelle Vague #KEXP: JK--Plastic Bertrand: your one hit done one-upped: with dub effects added! 11:21 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
With Aleri now in its camp, I'm wondering when Sybase will acquire a BI vendor. Would make plenty of sense. 11:20 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
@johnrrymer I'm wondering when Progress Software will get into BI, and put Apama in that context: as CEP for info worker decision support. 11:18 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to johnrrymer
@johnrrymer I hope Twitter doesn't expand. Rather, I hope collab/comms tools expand to absorb Twitter & other social network communities. 11:17 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck in reply to johnrrymer
"Is Twitter losing its luster?" (http://bit.ly/bDTG9X): JK--Hopefully. The hipness quotient of doing this has been vastly overstated. 10:46 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Sybase acquires Aleri (http://bit.ly/9YAfuJ): JK--Sybase becoming the most important provider of real-time CEP-enabled analytics platforms. 8:38 AM Feb 4th from TweetDeck
Took briefing from Vovici re SaaS solution for conversation-driven cust service, cust acq, & marketing. Strong social networking focus. 2:40 PM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
"Analysts Discuss Ramifications of Google-China Dust-Up over Corporate Cyber Attacks" (http://bit.ly/9uGf7F): JK--Great discussion! 9:10 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
"IBM Acquires Data Management Software Company Initiate Systems" (http://tcrn.ch/9YgWPM): JK--Healthcare MDM solutions. Strong niche vendor. 9:07 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
#Forrester PA/DM Wave evals support for modeling multi biz scenarios, w/ multi info types, multi stat algos, multi quality, multi var assess 8:05 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
@SethGrimes Yes. #Forrester PA/DM Wave incl criteria on support for unstructured info, text analytics, sentiment analysis, soc nt analysis. 8:02 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
IT headlines this week show a more acute sense of nastiness in various vendors' comments on their rivals' products & strategies. 7:45 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
"The end of SQL and relational databases? (part 1 of 3)' (http://bit.ly/91BITv): JK--Excellent detailed discussion. 7:35 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
Obama nixing funding for future moon missions. No huge tragedy. When human race actually needs to go back, we'll find money & political will 7:33 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
My #Forrester ROI calculator for DW appliances is coming along nicely. Won't discuss it externally till I get it finished later this month. 7:30 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
My #Forrester Wave on Predictive Analytics & Data Mining Solutions will be published tomorrow (Thursday). Will be happy to discuss it. 7:29 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
"SSD Is Not Disruptive" (http://bit.ly/cG4J2C): JK--"Disruptive": confusing word: implies both negative (unreliable) & positive (innovative) 7:27 AM Feb 3rd from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Ihop by Luna #KEXP: JK--One of the very funniest hard-rocking songs of the 90s. I miss Luna. 1:50 PM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Not going to watch Oscars this year. Or rather, will watch first half-hour to catch hot comedy team Martin & Lewis (ummm..I mean Baldwin). 8:54 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Y'all know that, PA/DM-wise, IBM has both their SPSS and their still-very-much-available/vital pre-SPSS offerings? Right? No big news there. 8:52 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Trick Pony by Charlotte Gainsbourg #KEXP: JK--Serge's daughter teams with Beck to produce great trippy new record! 8:41 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
As I recall, the major plot point of "2001: A Space Odyssey" turned on predictive analytics. HAL9000 used bogus analytic to kill astronaut. 7:50 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
"IBI Releases WebFOCUS RStat 1.2 for Data Mining & Standard Stat Analysis" (http://bit.ly/9BkfTk): JK--BI vndr with open-source R PA/DM tool 7:43 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Somehow, I sense that some IT vendor M&A announcements are looming, but, no, I'm not basing that intuition on actual foreknowledge. 7:32 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
"Foursquare Adds More Rewards" (http://bit.ly/9pQmWe): JK--Are they rewarded for annoying others with streams of personal geo-tweets? 7:30 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Ambling Alp by Yeasayer #KEXP: JK--Vampire Weekend's great 2nd distracting rom Yeasayer's even greater 2nd full release. 7:28 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
""'Don't be evil' is a load of crap."--Steve Jobs (http://bit.ly/b4YOsR): JK--No, evil is load of crap. "Don't be evil" is a load of hooey. 7:26 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
The Kantara Initiative for Online Identity (http://bit.ly/9TSQes) (http://bit.ly/cB4dSj): JK--Why no social networks in their membership? 7:23 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Windows 7 Launch Sends Microsoft Profits Skyward (http://bit.ly/a5xUPz): JK--That's cool. But hard to get excited about client OS anymore. 7:17 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Of course, there's still a substantial gap between what BI SaaS vendors are rolling out, and what users are adopting. Will take time. 7:13 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
"SaaS BI will be big in 2010" (http://bit.ly/andmbq): JK--Most new BI vendor briefings I'm taking now are SaaS-focused. 7:11 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
"Oracle hails Java but kills Sun Cloud" (http://bit.ly/9PVZAm): JK--Odds are fairly good there'll be Oracle cloud initiative by year-end. 7:10 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Hmmm...my new Twitter photo's making me nervous, and that's me. Hmmmm.....let's see. 7:07 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
@SethGrimes I assumed Zahava is a woman, but I was using a shaky mental model (Spanish feminine words ending in "-a"), so was unsure. 7:06 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
Let's use the "visionary" label sparingly when referring to IT vendors. Most vendors in most segments dance around the same vision. 6:47 AM Feb 2nd from TweetDeck
Thought I'd try a way-too-tight face crop. Just to try it on for size. Hope it doesn't freak you all out. 10:58 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Who precisely is Zahava Stroud? Man or woman? Why do I receive so much tech e-mail from him or her? Inquiring analysts don't really care. 7:56 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
@SethGrimes InfoWorld's OK, but, like most IDC pubs, I don't go there for depth in BI, analytics, & the like. IDC does news, not analysis. 7:37 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
I want to personally thank my printer for its miraculous resurrection from the dead on a housekeeping evening that was perfectly numb. 7:34 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
I want to personally thank my printer for its fatal malfunction on an already-stressed-out day. Just perfect. 2:58 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Secret Breakfast by Citay #KEXP: JK--New great one from San Francisco electro-jam-band with throbbing atmospherics. 1:44 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Yeah, I'm having fun yet. 1:37 PM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Full court blitz: http://bit.ly/aZP0Rn 7:46 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Good morning, Twitterverse. Cold, cold, and toe-numbingly cold here in Franconia, and not quite so bright or sunny as, say, NYC. But we try. 7:35 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
"DW vendors squabble over best way forward with flash memory" (http://bit.ly/cBwtza): JK--Actually, watchword(s) is (are) price-performance 7:32 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
"New InetSoft BI release features upgraded geographic mapping": http://tinyurl.com/ylgsugh: JK--Geo intelligence will pervade all apps. 7:29 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Culture is confusion of screenwriters all working on a common project, but disjoint, feeding actors with contradictory lines & directions. 7:22 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Pondering the practical distinction between behaviors that are adaptive for species, vs. those the culture rewards. 7:19 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
"SAS and IBM/SPSS rise to the open source R opportunity" (http://bit.ly/9GudOn): JK--Other do too. Read my #Forrester Wave--out this week! 7:05 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Got around to reading obscure novella "Great Gatsby." Reads like cautionary 80's tale. Spoiler alert: Gatsby real name Gatz dies in end. 6:43 AM Feb 1st from TweetDeck
Snow cancellations add to the calming effect. Atmosphere drops a cloak of silence. The social sphere drops all prior plans. Acquiescence. 6:48 PM Jan 30th from TweetDeck
Remember when Iran's govt certified election results/victory while polls were still open? 4:12 PM Jan 30th from TweetDeck
Cool. Toyota fixed gas pedal issue. US govt (for one) fast-tracked approval of fix. Issue now: how can they possibly have certified so fast? 4:10 PM Jan 30th from TweetDeck
