Category Archives: Self Service

Visualizing Data Governance

Posted on April 19, 2019 by DaltonRuer

Wait a minute. Data Governance is just a theory. A concept. It’s abstract. You can’t visualize it. Stick with me for a few minutes and see if I can’t prove you wrong. As I travel the country speaking, I put … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Analytics in Virtual Reality

Posted on November 5, 2018 by DaltonRuer

Total Immersion How cool is this image of a physician totally immersed in patient data in this virtual world? As soon as the coolness wheres off your brain is left scrambling for reality. Can we really do this? Would it … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Data at REST

Posted on July 13, 2017 by DaltonRuer

My boy Sir Isaac Newton is famous for a few laws he wrote about motion. His first such law on the topic says: An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object … Continue reading →

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A Bunch of Whiny Brats

Posted on January 20, 2016 by DaltonRuer

Ever have one of those days where you feel like you are surrounded by a bunch of whiny brats? No I’m not talking about your children (or grand children in my case.) I’m talking about your leadership team. You’ve written thousands … Continue reading →

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Avoiding a Data Tornado

Posted on December 18, 2015 by DaltonRuer

You know I love to go out on a limb using data metaphors. Sometimes they are my own and sometimes I flat out steal them from others. (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery you know.) I’ve wanted to continue … Continue reading →

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The Data Consumption Continuum

Posted on September 20, 2015 by DaltonRuer

We humans love to consume. Food. Water. Fuels. And my personal favorite Chocolate. You name it we want to consume it. Health warnings have little effect at deterring us from consuming mass quantities of the wrongs things. Yet sadly there … Continue reading →

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Crawl. Walk. Run. Fly?

Posted on August 21, 2015 by DaltonRuer

In 30 years as a parent I can tell you I’ve had many memorable moments with my 2 amazing daughters. As humans, most of our memorable moments around babies involve movement. Let’s face it as cute as they are it … Continue reading →

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