Blog: Claudia Imhoff

Teradata Rings the Bell at the NYSE!

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:25:18 -0700

The oldest "new" company goes public today. Yes, Teradata, a Division of NCR, is no longer. It is now Teradata Corporation, a fully independent company with the NYSE symbol of TDC. Let's look at the stats of this born-again Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing company.

A BI Company Does Something Good for Our Planet

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:10:30 -0700

Heavens! It is not often that I read about a company (especially a small company) doing something for altruistic reasons. And so it was that I read with great interest an article in yesterday's Denver newspaper about AWhere and its commitment to help African countries adapt to climate change.

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Sun Sets on SUNW -- Have a Cup of JAVA Instead

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:56:39 -0700

Sun Microsystems has decided that its stock ticker for 21 years just doesn't reflect its new face. The company, formerly known as SUNW, now wants to be known as JAVA. Good move or bad?

And here's a quiz for you -- what does SUNW stand for? Think you know? Read on...

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Fake Steve Jobs Blogger Unmasked!

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:26:43 -0700

Over the past year, I have enjoyed reading The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs from an anonymous blogger who assumed the persona of Steve Jobs -- Apple's CEO. It was incredible funny, acerbic, and just what you would expect to read from one of the world's most famous and eccentric chief executives. Want to know who Fake Steve really is? Read on.

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What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate...

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:48:05 -0700

We communicate mainly by words -- whether spoken or written. Everyone slips up occasionally when speaking but to do so in written form is a major negative. I admit it -- reading poorly written or misworded documents just makes me crazy... (It comes from my childhood -- my Mom always corrected my grammar)

So to save my sanity and to perhaps improve overall communications between people, I offer up this blog based on Jody Gilbert's two articles on the topics of grammatical and wording mistakes "that make you look stupid."

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The Dog Days Are Here...

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:54:46 -0700

It's official -- the Dog Days of summer are here. It is hotter than blazes here in Colorado (and I imagine just about everywhere else). So I thought a bit of cool trivia was needed. Who knows the origin of Dog Days? If you do, post a comment with the information. If no one posts a definition, I'll post an "official" one in a few days -- after I recover from heat stroke.

Here are some things to know about Dog Days though...

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When is Data Quality Processing a Bad Thing?

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:57:24 -0700

I just finished reading an interesting article in the latest TDWI newsletter (dated today)titled "Data Cleansing versus Auditability: Achieving Competitive Advantage in a Cautious Era" It was written by Michael Mansur, Simon Terr, and David Stanvick from HP Services' Information Management Practice. It got me to thinking about the notion that there may be times when we destroy the usability of data by fixing it up too much...

If you are interested in reading their article, click here and sign up for the newsletter. It is worth reading.

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A Whale of a Time Was Had By All!

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:27:46 -0700

It's June -- My birth month. I always require humor at these times. And have I got one for you...

I got the following gem from my good friend, Shelley S - a long-time Oregon resident. Turns out Oregon is one strange state... or at least has some very strange ideas about "waste disposal". The "powers that be" most definitely needed an injection of BI analytics before they decided on how to dispose of a dead whale...

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Rabbit Takes on Snake and Wins!

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:37:03 -0700

OK -- So MANY of you enjoyed the "Snake Eats Alligator and Explodes" blog that I just couldn't resist another one of these... My husband sent me this gem and it just made my day. The comments by the videographer are priceless!

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Why You Don't Throw Paperclips at Co-workers...

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:07:28 -0700

In the category of weird news stories, my husband sent me the following YouTube video. Ever worked with someone who was just plain annoying?

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A Sad Day for Technology

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:32:39 -0700

I read with increasing sadness and futility about the massive effort launched to find Jim Gray, world-renown computer scientist. He disappeared on January 28, 2007 while sailing out of San Francisco Bay. After 16 days of intense searching using remarkable technologies, the ad hoc search was disbanded. The conclusion was that he was lost at sea.

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Wake Up, Directors - IT is Important Too!

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:19:53 -0700

Ron Powell (publisher of the B-EYE-Network) sent me an email about a recent survey of 450 Directors of publicly traded companies (with revenues of over $1 billion) conducted by Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Apparently most corporate board members are really good at talking up a good story about how they support aligning IT with the corporate strategies they develop. Unfortunately their actions say otherwise...

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Data Integration Does NOT Equal Data Warehouse

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:55:49 -0700

I have read with interest a number of blogs and articles, and listened to a number of presentations about data integration technologies from a number of people. It seems to me that we need to clear the air regarding the role of data integration and what projects use it in our enterprises...

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What is Web 2.0?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:50:02 -0700

I recently complained to my husband that I couldn't keep up with all the marvelous and innovative ways that people are using technology there days. Take Web 2.0 for example. Do you know what it means? Do you understand the ramifications it generates? Do you see how you might use it? Do you understand how YOU will influence it?

Don't know? Then you'll like the YouTube video my husband just sent to me.

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The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:42:08 -0700

Ah -- it's early February. The weather is awful, the winter doldrums are in full swing, but there is one bright spot -- the Super Bowl ads. If you are like me, you don't tune in for the game. You are there to see the $2.6 million 30 second ads...

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