Comments on: “We had the data, but we didn’t have the information.” http://thenoisychannel.com/2008/10/27/we-had-the-data-but-we-didnt-have-the-information/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel Lemire http://thenoisychannel.com/2008/10/27/we-had-the-data-but-we-didnt-have-the-information/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Daniel Lemire Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:49:46 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=696#comment-632 Absolutely. Businesses make several mistakes: 1) Decision support tools are meant for C*Os. False. In truth, C*Os like shinny new tools but they never get around to analyze the data. 2) People who collect, manage and store the data should decide what end-users need after appropriate consulting. False. Needs come and go. What is the right type of query today, is irrelevant tomorrow. Who you talked to may not be the person who will need to analyze the data. Absolutely. Businesses make several mistakes:

1) Decision support tools are meant for C*Os. False. In truth, C*Os like shinny new tools but they never get around to analyze the data.

2) People who collect, manage and store the data should decide what end-users need after appropriate consulting. False. Needs come and go. What is the right type of query today, is irrelevant tomorrow. Who you talked to may not be the person who will need to analyze the data.

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