
New Augmented Corporate Reality BI Prototype
Based on a blog post and proof-of-concept application earlier this year, I have been championing a SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center project to build an “augmented corporate reality” prototype. The idea stemmed from one of the key themes of my BI future directions presentations: that for the first time in centuries, new technology comes from the […]

Stunning Business Intelligence Visualizations… from 1830
FastCompany has a great article this week on the results of the 1830 census, and the hand-made graphics (“BI –2.0”?) that were made from the data (thanks to RadicalCartography.net and the Library of Congress). Here’s a selection of my favorites: US geology – the hand-shading is so much nicer to look at than computer-generated graphics: […]