Howdy, folks!  My name is Ben Wilson, and I am a leader in a technology firm that focuses on data and how to help our clients leverage data for competitive advantage in their organization.     My work history is with Cognos, IBM and Ernst & Young, and a couple of other stops in-between.  I have been educating myself recently on the Hadoop platform/ecosystem and learning as much as I can about use cases that would benefit my clients.   While I will not be one of the more technical participants on these boards, I do have somewhat of a unique skill set in that I can competently work with both IT and The Business, in most cases straddling both, to help foster improvement through the adoption of data-related technologies.   I am an avid Mountain Biker, enjoy live music, and I am an astronomy nerd. ... View more