by Shane Gibson | May 22, 2013 | Data Integration, General
A few years ago when I first left SAS and started up OptimalBI, I took on the role of chairperson for the SAS New Zealand User group. As part of that role I started uploading the excellent presentations from each years SUNZ conference to slideshare. I had forgotten...
by Shane Gibson | May 19, 2013 | General, Optimal Company
Thinking back to all the places I have worked before I started OptimalBI, a lot of my memories are rose tinted (enhanced) or dark grey (clouded) by the culture that I perceived was endemic at the company at that time. Often the smaller team I was part of exhibited a...
by Shane Gibson | Apr 11, 2013 | General, Optimal Company
One of my favourite part of a project, is celebrating success at the end of it. Today we were privileged to celebrate with one of our great customers via a sausage roll-off. The challenge was to find the best sausage rolls in Wellington. We got pipped at the post...
by Shane Gibson | Mar 9, 2013 | Analytics, General
I found an interesting article here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinesharrock/a-glimpse-into-googles-brain-hidden-in-a-spreadsheet-app It outlines how if you open a google docs spreadsheet and create two cells of related text (say two different brand of beers) then...
by Shane Gibson | Feb 17, 2013 | General, Optimal Company
It would be fair to say that when working with customers defining or implementing BI strategies or architectures, I spend a bit of time in meetings with them. Meetings are always booked for at least an hour often two. (as compared to workshops that are normally 1/2 a...
by Shane Gibson | Sep 28, 2012 | Analytics, General
So if you had a choice between being a Data Scientist: or another visualisation of the term based on somebody who goes out and explores the unknown (and while maybe a little unconventional, is still well qualified and effective ): So which one would you be? And what...
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