Domino is a collection of open source data science tools, languages, IDEs, and technologies. Domino is curated by experts and aims to be the home of all your tools in one place. Domino has a catalog of certified integrations with third-party tools that have been tested and verified to work well together. The catalog lists all third-party tools that are compatible with Domino through code-first APIs or connections. Domino also provides its own built-in integrations with various languages, IDEs, and data sources.
A domino is a small oblong piece of wood or other material, marked with 0-6 dots in two rows on each half. They are used to play a game in which a row of tiles is laid out with their ends touching, and players take turns playing against them. A player wins by forming a line of all exposed ends, usually by laying down a single tile with a value that matches the end of a previous domino played in the same turn (e.g. a three-point domino is played over a five-point domino). Dominoes can also be combined to form larger structures, such as chains or a cross, and these can be scored as the player plays against them.
The name comes from the fact that a domino is typically twice as long as it is wide, allowing it to fit more than one row when stacked. The dots are often called pips, and each has a specific value in the game, ranging from six to none or blank. The color of the pips can also be used to distinguish different types of dominoes.
For example, a white domino is considered to be worth more than a black one due to the fact that it can be used to knock over more than just one other domino. Despite their low weight, a set of dominoes can be quite powerful and dangerous. In a 1983 study, University of Toronto physicist Lorne Whitehead demonstrated that a chain of 13 dominoes can topple objects one-and-a-half times their size, even when the first domino is much smaller than the rest of the set.
In a business context, a domino effect can be seen when one negative event causes other events to occur that have ripple effects. For example, a customer’s negative experience with a company can trigger other issues for the organization such as bad reviews or complaints to regulatory bodies.
A domino can also be seen as a metaphor for the way that events in a story or nonfiction book tend to happen sequentially, building upon each other like dominoes. A good example of this is a mystery novel where the heroine uncovers clues that eventually lead her to the answer.
Domino’s previous CEO David Brandon and new CEO Dominic Doyle understood the importance of listening to their customers, and one of the first things they did when they took over the company was to survey employees. By keeping up this line of communication, the company was able to address the biggest complaints customers had and improve the customer experience.