Have you read the blogs posted on SandHill.com this week?

• Ascending the Cloud Computing Learning Curve (by Jeffrey M. Kaplan, THINKstrategies)
• Dresner’s Point: Three Don’ts, Four Do’s for Business Intelligence in 2013 (by Howard Dresner, Dresner Advisory Services)

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