Business Intelligence Strategy and Big Data Analytics

Acknowledgments

This book reflects what I think I have learned about BI, analytics, and big data over the past 15 years. It is based in no small measure on empirical evidence gained through in-depth interviews and surveys within the client companies we have served. It is also based on what I have learned from talking with smart people in the industry—some of whom are occasional competitors, and all of whom are respected peers. I would include people such as Evan Levy, Chris Adamson, Claudia Imhoff, Dave Wells, Bill Inmon, Jill Dyche, and Mike Gonzales, among many others. And I would be remiss if I failed to mention the exchanges of ideas and perspectives I’ve had over the years with Hugh Watson at the Terry School, University of Georgia and ...