Aboard a scuba diving boat off the east coast of Tico Island in the Philippines, my eyes kept turning to gaze upon Mount Mayon, reputed to be the world’s most perfectly cone-shaped volcano. Although I was enjoying diving in the warm tropical water, I was looking forward to climbing Mt
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I have not yet seen Iron Man 3, some of which was filmed here in SAS’s Executive Briefing Center, but I wish I had a direct interface from my brain into a computer. So, like Tony Stark I could defend the world against evil or at least never again suffer
In 1975, CBS got the word out to TV viewers that the season’s final episode of M*A*S*H would have a surprise ending. Here is a clip of Radar announcing that Col. Blake is dead. At my high school the next morning everyone was talking about the shocking ending. Last week
Streaming video has been available on mobile devices for several years, but the London Olympics are the first truly worldwide use of wireless networks to stream video to millions of consumers, including me. It is not a substitute for watching on an HDTV, but is great for having a look
Dr. Carlos Pinheiro works harder to share his knowledge than anyone else I know. Last year I saw him speak at industry conferences three times. This year he will be on the road again speaking in Orlando (SAS Global Forum), Cologne (Analytics 2012), and Dublin (TMForum). In this recent webinar, Carlos
How important is accurate telecom forecasting? Sitting through another presentation this week on the explosive growth of mobile data, and the eye-popping statistics about how many Facebook and Twitter users there are, I can’t help but be excited by the possibilities. But I also have this feeling of déjà vu
It may not be the best movie ever made, but the zany premise for Weekend at Bernie's is that two guys go to extraordinary lengths to convince the world that Bernie, their dead boss, is still alive. It is great for a few chuckles especially when Bernie goes water-skiing. You
Analytics is the hot new buzzword at the TeleManagement Forum (TMForum). Because I am the Communications Industry Marketing Manager for SAS, you would expect me to return from last week’s TMForum Management World conference with tales about the importance of analytics in the telecommunications industry. But I'm not the only
In a classic Saturday Night Live skit back in the 70s, Dan Aykroyd portrays a man promoting his book about being mauled by a bear. Aykroyd says, “I want to emphasize – Never feed a marshmallow to a grizzly bear like this” He places a marshmallow partly in his mouth
I started to write this blog post about how new price plans and technologies are creating so many options for consumers that they can’t help but be confused. This creates an opportunity for the service provider to differentiate itself by using better analytics to help get their customers onto the