Executive Summary Open source projects emphasize their product’s capabilities, but they spend little time addressing how IT analysts fight against them. We cover how IT analysts like Gartner undermine open source without repercussions. Video Introduction: Why Open Source Does Not Fight Back Against Gartner and Other IT Analysts Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the…
Executive Summary IT work has become increasingly entirely technically focused, with little concern for how the business functions. A significant reason for this is the IT employers. Introduction There is a great deal of emphasis on IT’s technical details, with far little emphasis on understanding what is being modeled. It turns out there are specific…
Executive Summary RMSE is a universally accepted forecast error measurement. RMSE is generally low in effectiveness in providing feedback to improve the forecast. Introduction RMSE, or Root Mean Square Error, is listed as one of the significant forecast error measurements. However, its complexity in calculation and difficulty in explanation make it a distant third to…
Executive Summary MAD is a universally accepted forecast error measurement. MAD is generally low in effectiveness in providing feedback to improve the forecast. Introduction MAD, or Mean Absolute Deviation, is one of the most common forecast error measurements in use. MAD is moderately easy to understand and relatively easy to calculate. However, when MAD is…
Executive Summary Companies typically have Sales and Marketing departments that never have to worry about their forecast error is measured. We cover the problems that arise when Sales and Marketing have no forecast accountability. Video Introduction on Forecast Error Myth #3: Sales And Marketing Have their Forecast Error Measured Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the…
Executive Summary Privacy invasion has become a constant feature of AI. This article covers the privacy invasion by Grammarly. Introduction Companies that use cloud and AI habituate the population to accept close to a complete loss of privacy. As just one example, this is explained by the service that I use to perform grammar checking. …
Executive Summary SAP consulting firms are aggressively trying to sell S/4HANA assessments to advise their clients on moving to S/4HANA. We cover the issues with these assessments. Video Introduction: Don’t Get Tricked by SAP Consulting Firm S/4HANA Assessment Projects Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Brightwork Research & Analysis has tracked for…
Executive Summary This page is designed to walk potential customers through the second process after Brightwork Explorer’s demo has been viewed. This article covers the sequence of things to do to get a sample data set to us. Introduction This page is for potential customers who want to go to the next step after receiving…
Executive Summary Marvin Minsky is the most well-known AI researcher and proponent. How accurate was Minsky in his predictions? Introduction Marvin Minsky’s footprint in AI is quite large. Marvin Minsky wrote eight books on AI or AI related topics. He also started the AI lab at MIT. He was one of the primary consultants for…
Executive Summary The fact that AI has risen to be so prominent is undeniable. Less obvious is what lead to the third rise of AI. Introduction It has been proposed that the third and current AI bubble started in the early 2010s. Two factors seem to get the majority of the credit. The first is…