Realtime Decisions: Data is no Good without Sensemaking - 0 views
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It is sensemaking that is needed, a way of pulling together disparate data sources to provide meaningful output.
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Business intelligence/analytics tools need to cut through the data and understand the core meanings and implications.
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We are swamped with data - even our movements are tracked by mobile networks, and stored. Our web tracks are everywhere and our purchasing habits both online and offline are fully traceable. Businesses and security agencies are swamped with data, and yet there is widespread dissatisfaction about query tools and data analytics. Ask the right questions and you will get the right answers. That's all well and good with SQL, but it has failed us. Knowledgebase tools have failed us too.