How To Get Maximum Value From Your Data

Joey Bernal, Managing Partner, CTO

Every hour of every day, more data is being collected from an ever-growing array of sources. A recent post on the Data Integration Blog discusses how this influx of data makes it difficult to get real meaning from the data itself without a lot of analysis. Unstructured data is also part of this new data […]

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Gain The Most Out Of Social Media Analysis

Joey Bernal, Managing Partner, CTO

Over the past few years, understanding social media has become essential for cities and businesses. Across demographic groups, the growth in social media use is dizzying, and organizations are collecting that social data to measure everything from brand awareness to product flaws. The majority of social media data analysis tools rely on the words within […]

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Why Does It Matter How You Harness Big Data?

Joey Bernal, Managing Partner, CTO

Businesses and cities around the world are increasingly relying on sophisticated real-time data analysis to predict future performance and create proactive strategies. A recent article on CFO.com describes how Big Data analysis is being applied to every aspect of operations and outreach in visionary terms, although the reality may not stack up completely. Social media […]

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Steven Gerhardt

Joey Bernal, Managing Partner, CTO

Steven Gerhardt leads the company’s direction, business development and vision. He is an IBM solutions architect with 16 years of experience in developing, selling and managing software product delivery. Prior to Element Blue, Steven served as the co-founder and principal of Ixion for eleven years. During this time, Ixion became a leading provider of IBM portal […]

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Anthony (Joey) Bernal

Joey joined Element Blue as a leader and veteran of IBM software and solutions. He is the former Chief Programmer of IBM’s Intelligent Operations Center (IOC). His extensive background in Enterprise Application architecture was applied to leading the IOC design and development. He is the author of many popular books and articles covering Application Architecture, […]

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Sean Grigg

Joining the Element Blue team (formerly Ixion) in 2005, Sean Grigg currently leads the web design and portal solutions practice for Element Blue. He has worked with many customers leading the user experience design and initial architecture for projects of all sizes. Prior to 2005, Sean led the web solutions and training area for the […]

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Ian Branum

Ian Branum started his career as a logistics officer in the US Navy. After three tours he got out, obtained an MBA and entered the commercial world, first as a consultant with Accenture. Since then, Ian has accumulated over ten years’ experience designing, developing and implementing enterprise solutions for clients in the energy, healthcare, financial […]

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Why Is Technology Vital To Staying In Sync With Your Constituents And Customers?

Joey Bernal, Managing Partner, CTO

The rising tide of social media and mobile devices means people are talking about what matters to them in a very public way wherever they are. Cities and large businesses have an unprecedented array of tools available for communicating with constituents and customers. As the number of communication technologies grows, trends emerge. However, cities and […]

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