The Gist of This Mission In the mid-1880s, Paul Morphy changed the current thinking about chess which focused on finding good combinations of moves, and instead pointed out that it was good positions that lead to good combinations. Because of his brilliance and insight, he is considered the first modern chess player. Having observed the […]
The Gist of the Mission I first heard the term data lake in 2011 at a meetup where James Dixon, CTO and founder of Pentaho, which is now a part of Hitachi Vantara, explained the concept. At that point, Dixon used the term data lake to explain what was needed to allow management and analysis […]
Background The world of A/B/n testing has become one of the signature accomplishments of the era of Internet business. The fact that companies no longer have to rely solely on their gut instincts, but can instead immediately test a theory or product, is immensely powerful and has reshaped the way much of marketing is conducted. […]
[vc_row][vc_column skip_html=”yes”][text_block] The Gist of the Mission The bad news is that 100 percent cybersecurity is unattainable. The best we can do in the realm of cybersecurity is to build a portfolio of mechanisms that deliver the maximum protection of what is most important to us for the least amount of money and effort. Portfolio […]
Product Mission A customer visits the website, sends an email, and tries the mobile app. The customer finally gives up and dials the call center. Multiply that by tens of thousands of customers, with many interactions each. Few companies can bring all of that data together in a coherent form so that they understand the […]
Dan Woods brings the context of more than 25 years of experience in technology and journalism to his speaking engagements. Having interviewed more than 1,000 technology experts and authored more than 20 books, Dan adapts his vision of making technology work to virtually any context.
If you are facing a thorny IT problem, Dan Woods can probably solve it. Dan’s background as a CTO and his 25 years in the technology industry enable him to create new technology architectures and debug organizational problems while allowing everyone to be heard.
