Brian Eaton

A somewhat recent disruptive innovation could be internet radio. Originally if we wanted to listen to a band or artist, we either needed to buy their individual album or hope to catch them on the radio. Now there is an option of internet radio. With this we can either freely (with ads) or through a monthly fee listen to thousands of artists on…[Read more]

Good data will always be better than guess work. In my current position I can use data collected over several years for forecasting what will be needed in the years to come. Without this information I would essentially be guessing what kind of systems or rules we would need in place. The other side would be poorly collected data. With bad data…[Read more]

One area I could see a decision tree being useful would be for personal purchases. There are many things to consider when buying something, especially higher priced items. Things like “Do I need or want this?” and “can I afford it easily?” or even “will this help improve my life at all?”. I know for myself many times I buy things on impulse, or…[Read more]

Of the two recent charts we discussed in class, I believe Swimlane’s may be most useful to me. Several projects and tasks I work on require multiple levels of approval and checks before being finalized. Using Swimlanes would certainly help organize the approvals needed for the various tasks. This would also help the process become more…[Read more]

I currently work with databases in SAP everyday. Right away it appears that this class will better help me manage the data that I work with. Looking ahead in class the idea of being better organized should help me succeed in my current career as a data analyst. I have tools available to me such as Microsoft Visio that I hope to be better able…[Read more]