Can You Hear Me Now? How to Communicate with Remoties: Part 3
Parts 1 and 2 of this series looked at our preferred scenarios and best practices for instant messaging and video conferencing. This post focuses on phone meetings.
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Can You Hear Me Now? How to Communicate with Remoties: Part 2
In Part 1 of this series on effective communication with remote colleagues, I looked at our preferred scenarios and best practices for instant messaging. This week, I’m sharing some thoughts about video conferencing.
Can You Hear Me Now? How to Communicate with Remoties: Part 1
We believe that when even one colleague is remote, then we’re all remote — from someone. This post is the start of a four-part series covering modern communication tools, beginning with some hard-won lessons about etiquette and best practices for instant messaging; and future posts will cover video conferencing, phone meetings, and email.
Building a Data-Driven Culture
When we talk about being data-driven, what we actually mean is that we would like to make decisions based on the best data, made available to the most people. What does that mean for business, and how do you start?
Becoming Data-Driven: Are You up to the Challenge?
If you feel ready to start building your own Experimental Enterprise, these are some questions you need to ask of your organization, and traps you need to avoid.
Optimizing Your Digital Strategy
We know that digitization is a disruptive force that can help your company stand out from the competition. It needs to be a priority, but where should you start?
Valuing Data is Hard
This article is the first in a series that I will be posting on the topic of thinking about data as an intangible asset, and how to value it as such.
SVDS Announces New Location in Chicago
We’re pleased to announce some wonderful news this morning: SVDS is opening our second office, in Chicago!
From Impala to Hive with Love
While on paper it should be a seamless transition to run Impala code in Hive, in reality it’s more like playing a relentless game of whack-a-mole. This post provides hints to make the transition easier.