Effects of the solar eclipse that will cross the United States on Monday, Aug. 21 have scientists – and businesses – making plans. Small towns in places like Rabun County, Georgia started preparing for an influx of visitors who want to make the most of the rare opportunity to observe the eclipse in totality.
But more than an opportunity for me to take a day off and enjoy the Moon obscuring the Sun, casting its shadow to turn day into night, it has an impact on some industries. If you think about it, you’ll realize immediately at least one industry that’s affected by the eclipse. Yep, utilities that depend on solar energy to power their electric grid will see a measurable decline in power output. Read More
Wayne Eckerson said the future is data, and for software vendors, it’s an imperative. 
Retailers did their best with data analytics to decide what products to stock for the holiday season. Manufacturers used their own analysis of past holiday seasons and this year’s orders to determine what to make. In the middle, logistics and shipping firms worked with real-time data to move products from manufacturers, then to warehouses and finally to the retailers. 
John Glenn, senator, astronaut and the first American to orbit the Earth, died in Columbus on Thursday. Senator Glenn was the last of the Mercury 7 Astronauts. We’ve lost our last link to an era when a courageous few were brave enough to volunteer to sit alone on top of a rocket while everyone else involved was in a protected environment or bunker three miles away. 
Imagine a world where data is powerful, visual, and monetizable – where you and your team have time to focus more on your core application. Izenda enables you to realize this with purpose-built embeddable BI and analytics for software product teams. 
How are you cooking your turkey? Where you live seems to influence how you prepare the Thanksgiving feast according to Google search trends. 
n waiting my whole life for today, a day in which the Chicago Cubs start their reign as World Series Champs. It took 108 years for the Cubs to win their 3rd World Series. Just to advance past the National League Championship Series took 71 years, as the Cubs hadn’t made it this far since 1945.
