<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Just Like Davos      </title>
	<atom:link href="http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>Technology, Markets, &#38; Global Finance by Paul Barsch</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:40:34 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='paulbarsch.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Just Like Davos      </title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Just Like Davos      " />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>CAPEX for IT &#8211; Why So Painful?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/capex-for-it-why-so-painful/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/capex-for-it-why-so-painful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPEX vs. OPEX debate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OPEX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT leaders often express dismay at the process involved in not only forecasting for CAPEX needs, but then stepping through arduous internal CAPEX budget approvals. What’s all the fuss with CAPEX, and why is it so difficult to obtain?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1401&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/capex-for-it-why-so-painful/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/capex.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/capex.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">CAPEX</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/capex.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By  FCAtlantaB13 </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Societal Remedies for Algorithms Behaving Badly</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/societal-remedies-for-algorithms-behaving-badly/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/societal-remedies-for-algorithms-behaving-badly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 16:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algorithms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hash crash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keep Calm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scenario thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a world where computer programs are responsible for wild market swings, advertising fraud and more, it is incumbent upon society to develop rules and possibly laws to keep algorithms—and programmers who write them—from behaving badly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1398&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/societal-remedies-for-algorithms-behaving-badly/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/jail.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/jail.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jail</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/jail.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By 710928003</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Big Data Endeavors, Don&#8217;t Neglect Softer Business Skills</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/in-big-data-endeavors-dont-neglect-softer-business-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/in-big-data-endeavors-dont-neglect-softer-business-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Scientist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NewSQL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NoSQL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[softer skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Technical skills yes, but the ability to communicate, relate and navigate throughout an organization—so called “softer skills”—are especially needed to propagate analysis and communicate the impact of data-driven decision-making.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1392&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/in-big-data-endeavors-dont-neglect-softer-business-skills/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/handshake.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/handshake.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Handshake</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/handshake.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By coryccreamer</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Preserving Big Data to Live Forever</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/preserving-big-data-to-live-forever/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/preserving-big-data-to-live-forever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Data/MapReduce/Hadoop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Data Preservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadoop. risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heritrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Archive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petabytes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capturing a mountain of multi-structured data (currently 10 petabytes and growing) is an admirable feat, however the real magic lies in Internet Archive’s multi-century vision of making sure the world’s best and most useful knowledge is preserved. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1388&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/preserving-big-data-to-live-forever/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/long-term-horizon.jpg?w=100" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/long-term-horizon.jpg?w=100" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Long term horizon</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/long-term-horizon.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Long term horizon by Irargerich. Courtesy of Flickr.</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Excel Model Errors &#8211; Don&#8217;t Throw the Baby out with the Bathwater</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/excel-model-errors-dont-throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/excel-model-errors-dont-throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austerity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data smoothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excel errors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miscalculation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[model errors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outlier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinhardt and Rogoff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two noted economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhardt, recently had their findings on country debt to GDP ratios questioned, as it was discovered an Excel spreadsheet error led to some grave miscalculations. And while plenty of financial bloggers and economists took the opportunity to gloat over Rogoff and Reinhardt’s misfortune, there is a larger point [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1385&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/excel-model-errors-dont-throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/spreadsheet-error.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/spreadsheet-error.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Spreadsheet error</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/spreadsheet-error.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By BlackLineSystems</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Analytics and Hedgehogs: Lessons from the Tampa Bay Rays</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/analytics-and-hedgehogs-lessons-from-the-tampa-bay-rays/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/analytics-and-hedgehogs-lessons-from-the-tampa-bay-rays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy and Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus as strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedgehog concept]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneyball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Rays]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tampa Bay Rays spend significantly less on payroll than some of the wealthier teams in Major League Baseball, but get results that are sometimes better than those that wildly overspend. Their success boils down to two things – understanding how to be a hedgehog, and continual application of statistics and analytics into daily processes.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1382&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/analytics-and-hedgehogs-lessons-from-the-tampa-bay-rays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tampa-bay-rays.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tampa-bay-rays.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Tampa Bay Rays</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tampa-bay-rays.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Tampa Bay Rays</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Online Comments: Steps to Bringing the Civility Back</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/online-comments-steps-to-bringing-the-civility-back/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/online-comments-steps-to-bringing-the-civility-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal brand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s almost a certainty that you will not agree with every book, article or blog post you read online. But do you have an obligation to review “bad” content, or are some things better left unsaid? <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1374&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/online-comments-steps-to-bringing-the-civility-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/explaining.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/explaining.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Explaining</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/explaining.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Explaining</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Driving Data: A Slippery Ethical Slope?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/driving-data-a-slippery-ethical-slope/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/driving-data-a-slippery-ethical-slope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Location Based Services & Geospatial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security and Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geospatial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gps satellite navigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gps satellite navigation systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satellite navigation systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Driving data may ultimately be used to design better cars, better freeways and improve the overall quality of life for everyone concerned. Yet, it’s also important to realize that mobile data from daily road travels can also be utilized for tracking purposes, to pin down exactly where you are located at any given moment in time, and how you arrived.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1370&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/driving-data-a-slippery-ethical-slope/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/traffic_2.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/traffic_2.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Traffic_2</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/traffic_2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image courtesy of Flickr. By Michael Loke</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Should You Be Wary of Big Data Success Stories?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/should-you-be-wary-of-big-data-success-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/should-you-be-wary-of-big-data-success-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Data/MapReduce/Hadoop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big data failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nassim Taleb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[observation bias]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For every successful “Big Data” case study listed in Harvard Business Review, Fortune or the like, there are many failures.  It’s a problem of cherry-picking “success stories”, or assuming that most companies are harvesting extreme insights from Big Data analytics projects, when in fact there is a figurative graveyard of big data failures that we never see.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1363&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/should-you-be-wary-of-big-data-success-stories/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/look.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/look.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Look</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/look.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr by timlewisnm.</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Moving to the Public Cloud? Do the Math First</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/moving-to-the-public-cloud-do-the-math-first/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/moving-to-the-public-cloud-do-the-math-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outsourcing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A manufacturing executive claims that many companies “didn’t do the math” in terms of rushing to outsource key functions to outside suppliers. Are companies making the same mistake in terms of rushing to public cloud computing infrastructures?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1335&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/moving-to-the-public-cloud-do-the-math-first/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/math-concepts1.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/math-concepts1.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Math concepts</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/math.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image courtesy of Flickr. By peachy177</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cloud Computing &#8211; More than Simply Cost Savings</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/cloud-computing-more-than-simply-cost-savings/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/cloud-computing-more-than-simply-cost-savings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OPEX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a very competitive macro-economic climate, companies seek to reduce costs and drive those savings towards either the bottom line or re-purpose savings towards innovative projects. Cloud computing is often seen as one such avenue towards cost reductions as companies can ultimately reduce capital expenditures and data center operating costs. However, as good as the concept of “cost savings” sounds, you might be surprised to discover that according to one analyst firm, cost reduction isn’t the primary driver for cloud computing.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1332&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/cloud-computing-more-than-simply-cost-savings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/axe.jpg?w=120" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/axe.jpg?w=120" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">axe</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/clouds_2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By M Hooper</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>No Gold Medals for “Black Swan” Criers?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/no-gold-medals-for-black-swan-criers/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/no-gold-medals-for-black-swan-criers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forecasting and Modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Shoot Messenger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predicting the future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s extremely unfashionable to be the “Black Swan” crier in your organization, or the person who warns line of business managers about the heavy impact of extreme but unlikely events.  In fact just the opposite is the norm, where plenty of company executives get rewarded in career growth and compensation for ignoring risks, or sweeping them under the rug for others to tackle down the road.  It’s time to listen—really listen—to what Black Swan criers in your own company are saying.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1327&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/no-gold-medals-for-black-swan-criers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/town-crier.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/town-crier.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Town Crier</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/town-crier.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By Al S</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Better Capacity Management ABCs: &#8220;Always Be (Thinking) Cloud&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/better-capacity-management-abcs-always-be-thinking-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/better-capacity-management-abcs-always-be-thinking-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elasticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nassim Taleb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predicting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales personnel have a mantra, “ABC” or “Always Be Closing,” as a reminder to continually drive conversations to selling conclusions or move on. In a world where business conditions remain helter-skelter, traditional IT capacity management techniques are proving insufficient. It’s time to think different – or “ABC”: Always Be (Thinking) Cloud.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1324&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/better-capacity-management-abcs-always-be-thinking-cloud/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/clouds_2.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/clouds_2.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">clouds_2</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/clouds_2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. By M Hooper</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>For Simplicity&#8217;s Sake – Learn from Peyton Manning!</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/for-simplicitys-sake-learn-from-peyton-manning/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/for-simplicitys-sake-learn-from-peyton-manning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy and Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simplicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning is tough to beat. What’s his secret? Is it accuracy, the ability to throw a “catchable ball” or capability to diagnose defenses quickly?  The answer is probably all of the above, to some degree.  Yet stated another way, Manning’s offensive excellence comes down to two things –simplicity and ability to execute. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1318&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/for-simplicitys-sake-learn-from-peyton-manning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/manning.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/manning.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Manning</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/manning.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Image courtesy of USA Today and NFL.</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Of Black Swans and Taking Showers</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/of-black-swans-and-taking-showers/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/of-black-swans-and-taking-showers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayes Theorem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayesian Inference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Swans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jared Diamond]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Executives are counseled to be on the prowl for “Black Swans” or very low probability events that could potentially wipe out their headquarters, disrupt supply chains or bankrupt the company. And while Black Swans are definitely reasons to seek safer ground, it’s inevitable the biggest risk is right under your nose!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1312&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/of-black-swans-and-taking-showers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/shower-stall2.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/shower-stall2.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Shower stall2</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/shower-stall2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr, by kingslandscaping.ca</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Technologies and Analyses in CBS’ Person of Interest</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/technologies-and-analyses-in-cbs-person-of-interest/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/technologies-and-analyses-in-cbs-person-of-interest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Data/MapReduce/Hadoop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["the machine"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadoop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Person of Interest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Person of Interest is a broadcast television show on CBS where a “machine” predicts a person most likely to die within 24-48 hours. Then, it’s up to a mercenary and a data scientist to find that person and help them escape their fate. I have taken the liberty of framing some components that could be part of such a project.  Can you help discover more?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1307&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/technologies-and-analyses-in-cbs-person-of-interest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cbs.png?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cbs.png?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">CBS</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cbs.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">CBS</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fifteen Articles on Cloud Computing</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/fifteen-articles-on-cloud-computing/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/fifteen-articles-on-cloud-computing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ This collection includes articles on cloud computing concepts, trends, delivery models, risks and challenges with a special focus on cloud for analytics. Free download<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1297&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/fifteen-articles-on-cloud-computing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/cloud.png?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/cloud.png?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Cloud</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Will Pay-Per-Use Pricing Become the Norm?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/will-pay-per-use-pricing-become-the-norm/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/will-pay-per-use-pricing-become-the-norm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security and Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay per use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility pricing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it is utility based pricing of electricity based on time of day, cloud computing, or even pay as you go insurance, with the explosion of “big data” and other technologies, it’s already possible to stream and collect various data, calculate a price and then bill a customer in a matter of minutes<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1290&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/will-pay-per-use-pricing-become-the-norm/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/traffic-jam.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/traffic-jam.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">traffic jam</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/traffic-jam.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">traffic jam</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Real-Time Pricing Algorithms – For or Against Us?</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/real-time-pricing-algorithms-for-or-against-us/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/real-time-pricing-algorithms-for-or-against-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forecasting and Modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algorithm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Cyber Monday sales climbed 30% over the previous year’s results. Indeed, Cyber Monday benefits both online retailers as they gain massive Christmas spend in one day, and consumers can shop at work or home and thus skip holiday crowds. And yet, underneath the bustle of ringing “cyber cash registers”, a battle brews as [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1287&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/real-time-pricing-algorithms-for-or-against-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/christmas-ball.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/christmas-ball.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Christmas ball</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/christmas-ball.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Christmas ball</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Data Warehouse “as a Service” – A Good Pick for Mid-Sized Companies</title>
		<link>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/data-warehouse-as-a-service-a-good-pick-for-mid-sized-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/data-warehouse-as-a-service-a-good-pick-for-mid-sized-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulbarsch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DWaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[as a service]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/?p=1273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DWaaS should be a complete, integrated and managed service offer—a very appealing choice for mid-sized companies. These types of cloud based service offers are appropriate for companies that don’t have the time, resources or upfront capital expenditures to acquire advanced capabilities that were once limited to much larger type companies.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulbarsch.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7592947&#038;post=1273&#038;subd=paulbarsch&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paulbarsch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/data-warehouse-as-a-service-a-good-pick-for-mid-sized-companies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/mailbox.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/mailbox.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">mailbox</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7177a19503b44a04d9fa3fd8e6b34959?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">paulbarsch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://paulbarsch.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/mailbox.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Courtesy of Flickr. by Henk Achtereekte </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
