The Difference in One Word
by Glenn J. Thomas One of my favorite data stories goes back a few years ago when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its ‘Bird Strike’ database in 2009. This was just months after...
View ArticleTo Err is Human
By Glenn J. Thomas Alexander Pope is given credit for the title quote but undoubtedly had never heard of a computer data breach when he put those four simple words together. In reality, a vast majority...
View ArticleBeing Thankful
by Glenn J. Thomas Ask most people the first thing that comes to mind when you say “November” and they will say “Thanksgiving” (although some food network viewers might say “Turkey’). Travel back in...
View ArticleTis the Season to Reward Employees
By Glenn Thomas BOOK REVIEW 1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson With everyone focused on the holidays and the giving of gifts, I felt this was the perfect time to post a review of this...
View ArticleEmployee Evaluations – Don’t Forget the Data!
by Glenn J. Thomas For much of the world, January represents the time when last year’s performance evaluations are completed and this year’s performance plans are drafted and communicated. I’m sure...
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Is February a Sports Data Wasteland?
by Glenn J. Thomas With the passing of Super Bowl XLVI into the record books (Congratulations to the New York Giants in their win over the New England Patriots, 21-17) and discussions about the ads...
View ArticleAnd the winner is …. State IT Awards
by Glenn J. Thomas It’s been a couple months now since the entertainment industry finished up their awards season and as usual there were a slew of movies nominated that I have never seen or even heard...
View ArticleHaving the ‘Data Talk’ With Your Kids
by Glenn J. Thomas If you are a parent, you know that there are a number of conversations that many parents fear having with their child or children: 1) Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc 2)...
View ArticleThe Data of Death
by Glenn J. Thomas On Sunday, July 7th, two men that I knew died. The first was Ernest Borgnine. Growing up I knew Ernest as the star of the sitcom McHale’s Navy or as I sometimes referred to it in my...
View ArticleThe Team Behind the Glory
by Glenn J. Thomas I was going to write a second part to my ‘the data of death’ blog but that will have to wait for another time. Instead I want to focus on two specific events that have happened in...
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