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Data Augmentation and Enhancement: Thinking Outside the Organization
Organizations must recognize that their data warehouses can be populated for data sources from both inside and outside their enterprise.
Date Posted: Mar 11, 2010
Security and Compliance for SaaS BI
What impact does BI have on compliance?
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2010
TDWI Conference Presages BI, DW Industry Rebirth
The mood at this year’s TDWI Winter World Conference may indicate that 2010 will turn out to be a great year for BI and DW.
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2010
MDM at a Crossroads
Most data- or information-integration vendors tend to have ulterior motives when it comes to MDM.
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2010
Q&A: BI Pros Face Tough, Evolving Issues
A new survey reveals that companies still struggle with DW issues and are not leveraging enterprise data warehouses.
Date Posted: Mar 03, 2010
Launching an Analytics Practice: Ten Steps to Success
A ten-step guide for launching a vibrant analytics practice.
Date Posted: Feb 26, 2010
Q&A: Closing the Customer Feedback Loop
Feedback management software promises quick returns, but what can it deliver?
Date Posted: Feb 24, 2010
Analysis: What Oracle-Sun Means for BI and DW
The new Oracle-Sun combination has compelling, and potentially breathtaking, business intelligence and data warehousing ramifications.
Date Posted: Feb 24, 2010
Informatica Ups the MDM Stakes
Informatica's acquisition of MDM specialist Siperian highlights both the growth of MDM as a technology and the mounting pressure of market forces.
Date Posted: Feb 24, 2010
Customer Data Integration: Five Areas for Improvement
We explore five areas where CDI has the most room for improvement -- and opportunity for greater benefit -- and recommend corrective actions that user organizations can apply successfully.
Date Posted: Feb 11, 2010
A Peek into the Future: The Next Wave of Data Warehousing
Data found in warehouses is mostly transaction-oriented -- data from repetitive activities that are an integral part of every organization's business. Bill Inmon and Geno Valente look at what's ahead: textual data.
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2010
IDC Predicts Strong Growth for Cloud-Based Analytics
The market for SaaS business analytic technologies is set to surge, according to a new report from research firm IDC
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2010
Q&A: Ten Tips for Maximizing Data Virtualization
To help IT leaders make the most of data virtualization, Robert Eve, executive vice president of marketing for Composite Software, offers a list of virtualization suggestions.
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2010
The Necessity of Data Profiling: A How-to Guide to Getting Started and Driving Value
Allocating sufficient time and resources to conduct a thorough data profiling assessment will help architects design a better solution and reduce project risk by quickly identifying and addressing potential data issues.
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2010
Q&A: How to Improve Performance from Cloud Computing
How to scale the data tier to get better performance.
Date Posted: Feb 03, 2010
Data Warehousing: Remembering the Basics
The data warehouse concept has continued to evolve over the past two decades and now includes a variety of architectures such as data marts, operational data stores, data warehouse appliances, analytic databases, and federated and virtual implementations.
Date Posted: Jan 28, 2010
Q&A: Private Clouds Can Speed Data Access
A private cloud solution allows customers to access giant data centers themselves almost immediately after the data has been collected, thus addressing a long-standing need in the retail sector.
Date Posted: Jan 20, 2010
Pervasive BI: Still a Vision, Not Reality
BI tools guru Cindi Howson's annual assessment of the BI finds that ratings of success, enterprisewide use dip but business impact still strong.
Date Posted: Jan 20, 2010
How Camera Settings Help Us Understand Data Models
Cameras have settings, including zoom, focus, timer, filter; so do data models
Date Posted: Jan 20, 2010
Operational BI: Sorting Out Your Options
Date Posted: Jan 14, 2010
Q&A: How Agile BI Can Ease Data Access
The challenge of getting access to all of the data that companies now routinely collect can be addressed through more agile methods of access, argues Kevin Scott with Visual Mining.
Date Posted: Jan 06, 2010
BI 2010: Evolving to Meet Demands of the Changing Business Landscape
We look at four emerging trends that will become prevalent as the year unfolds.
Date Posted: Jan 06, 2010
Come Together: BI and ECM Bleed into Each Other
Tendrils of both BI and ECM are bleeding over and into one another. Although no one’s talking convergence, most concede a kind of limited commingling.
Date Posted: Jan 06, 2010
The Year Ahead: IT in Transition, BI Rising
The CEO of Jaspersoft gazes into his crystal ball to reveal five key trends to watch in 2010.
Date Posted: Dec 16, 2009
That Was the Year That Was: Major Data Warehousing Events of 2009 (and Predictions for 2010)
A data warehousing analyst examines the accuracy of his 2009 predictions and reveals the top trends he sees coming next year.
Date Posted: Dec 16, 2009
Q&A: Understanding Private vs. Public Clouds
The president and COO of a managed services firm that offers private cloud computing explains the differences between public and private cloud computing and what each is best suited for.
Date Posted: Dec 16, 2009
BI: The Year in Review
It wasn’t exactly the best of years, but – all things considered -- it was a far cry from the worst.
Date Posted: Dec 16, 2009
Stage Set for MDM Adoption in the Enterprise
Done right, MDM delivers both strong ROI and improves the reliability of one's BI or data warehouse assets.
Date Posted: Dec 10, 2009
Q&A: BI Technology Holds Special Promise for SMBs
Up and coming technologies including in-memory processing and column–based databases, combined with advances such as inexpensive memory and 64-bit operating systems, are finally promising affordable BI to small and medium-sized businesses.
Date Posted: Dec 09, 2009
Upstarts Filling BI/DW Gaps
Upstart BI and DW vendors say their offerings address gaps or pain points established solutions ignore. It's a pitch that resonates with customers.
Date Posted: Dec 09, 2009
Perspectives: Open Source BI's Very Bright Future
Some issues that complicate or frustrate shrink-wrapped software implementations are mitigated by the open source model. That has some experts predicting a very bright future for open source BI.
Date Posted: Dec 09, 2009
Searching for Effective Enterprise Information Management
The goal of EIM is to help locate and transform an organization’s data into meaningful information while managing its distribution so everyone can perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively. The key to success: search capabilities.
Date Posted: Dec 02, 2009
Why Oracle’s Exadata May Attract CXOs
Exadata V2 seems tailor-made for big Oracle shops and C-level executives.
Date Posted: Dec 02, 2009
Q&A: Cloud Computing's Pros, Cons, and Potential
Consultant and TDWI instructor Steve Dine talks with BI This Week about some of the ins and outs of cloud computing for business intelligence.
Date Posted: Dec 02, 2009
Why Enterprises Must Avoid the MDM Divide
Many shops are still sitting tight on aging -- and potentially obsolete -- MDM implementations, at their peril.
Date Posted: Nov 19, 2009
Data Mining: Sometimes Coincidences Are Just Coincidences
Data mining is just one component of business analytics. You must ask yourself: do the results make sense?
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2009
SaaS BI Continues to Draw Interest, Traction
A recent survey sponsored by on-demand BI provider Birst finds that nearly half of respondents would consider a BI solution delivered as a service. Top concerns remaining around SaaS BI are complexity of integration, security, and opposition from IT, the survey found.
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2009
The Mainstreaming of MapReduce
Is MapReduce ready for the mainstream, or is it best used in niche environments?
Date Posted: Nov 18, 2009
One of a Kind: Teradata Touts Active Data Warehousing
Only Teradata does ADW, officials say, and ADW isn't just marketing-speak.
Date Posted: Nov 10, 2009
Database Technology and Open Source Keys to Greener Data Warehouses
Three key areas where new solutions for data warehousing are making a big difference.
Date Posted: Nov 10, 2009
Four Tips for a Successful Data Migration Project
From establishing governance and transparency to embracing smart timing and change, following these four tips at the start of your data migration project will dramatically increase your success.
Date Posted: Nov 10, 2009
Analytic Database Pioneer Netezza Riding High
With new appliance configurations and an "advanced analytics" push on tap, Netezza seems positively ebullient. A mention from Oracle didn't hurt.
Date Posted: Nov 10, 2009
Q&A: Survey Shows Organizations Overly Optimistic About Data Quality
Data quality remains poor at most companies, while data managers are surprisingly unaware of that -- and of the high costs of poor data, according to a survey on the subject.
Date Posted: Nov 10, 2009
Showcasing the Best and the Brightest at Teradata Partners
Teradata touted a new Extreme Performance data warehouse appliance and its first-ever enterprise-oriented cloud offering, and that was just the beginning.
Date Posted: Nov 04, 2009
Q&A: Open Source Continues Move into Mainstream
Open source software for business intelligence and data warehousing continues to grow in popularity, a recent survey finds, with 40 percent of respondents saying they have deployed or plan to deploy it this year.
Date Posted: Nov 04, 2009
Advanced Analytics Set to Soar
By 2012, fully 85 percent of organizations will be practicing advanced analytics thanks to several converging trends.
Date Posted: Nov 04, 2009
Coming to Terms with Mainframe Data Access
Sooner or later, data warehousing pros will have to come to terms with the remarkable staying power of the mainframe.
Date Posted: Oct 21, 2009
HP, SAP Team Up for BI
The accord with HP is very similar to a partnership that SAP notched six months ago with Teradata. Its similarity raises questions.
Date Posted: Oct 21, 2009
Working Together to Build Your Data Model
Building a data model reveals insight into your organization's data for users and IT alike, but it won't happen unless both groups work as a team.
Date Posted: Oct 21, 2009
Q&A: Using Analytic BI to Drive Sales
The former head of Siebel's sales analytics team explains how companies can forecast sales much more accurately using effective analytics.
Date Posted: Oct 21, 2009
Netezza Turns a Corner
If the mantra of business today is "faster, better, cheaper," then it's inevitable that companies need to explore alternatives to traditional enterprise software.
Date Posted: Oct 14, 2009
DO NOT USE
DO NOT USE
Date Posted: Oct 14, 2009
Exadata v2 Raises Questions about Data Warehouse Market
IBM's rumored announcement of an "Exadata Killer" turned attention to Oracle's latest powerhouse. Why is there a surprising paucity of on-the-record information about what enterprises are using Exadata and how they're using it?
Date Posted: Oct 14, 2009
Analytic Database Players Keep Things Interesting
Vendors competing in the fractious analytic database segment sure know how to keep things interesting
Date Posted: Oct 07, 2009
Q&A: In-memory Databases Promise Faster Results
Recent technology advances are making in-memory databases more affordable, faster, and generally more feasible for a range of businesses. Kognitio's CEO explains the technology and how it is changing.
Date Posted: Oct 07, 2009
Corda Technologies Sticks with Dashboards
Corda Technologies likes to position itself first, foremost, and entirely as a "dashboards" vendor
Date Posted: Oct 07, 2009
Companies Maximize ERP by Integrating BI, Aberdeen Report Finds
A new report from Aberdeen Group shows the strong synergy that integrating ERP and BI systems can bring.
Date Posted: Sep 30, 2009
What Businesses Must Do to Improve Data Accuracy
Don't blame IT if you have bad data. Individual lines of business also contribute to data accuracy woes. They're also in the best position to help push for change.
Date Posted: Sep 30, 2009
SAP's DI Portfolio Strategy: Platform Neutrality
With the release of a revamped Metadata Management product on tap this fall, SAP's platform-specific pitch looks to get even stronger
Date Posted: Sep 30, 2009
For Small Firm, Dashboards Meet Big Analytics Needs
At a small market research firm, dashboard software that can work in real time and with flat files is proving highly useful.
Date Posted: Sep 30, 2009
Q&A: Venture Capital Investor Sees Solid Future for Cloud BI, DW
Business intelligence delivered via software-as-a-service (SaaS) seems to be on the cusp of a wave of popularity, but it also brings some risks, as the recent demise of SaaS BI company LucidEra indicates. What's the future of SaaS BI and data warehousing in the cloud, and how can companies mitigate the risk?
Date Posted: Sep 23, 2009
Exadata Update Dramatically Boosts Speed of Data Warehouses, OLTP
Oracle claims that the latest version of Exadata can beat all competitors, including specialty solutions.
Date Posted: Sep 23, 2009
Multi-domain Master Data Management
Business-critical data resides in more than one domain, which is why enterprises must manage master data across domains with great care.
Date Posted: Sep 23, 2009
HP and Informatica Partner for BI Bundles
Three new offerings combine HP and Informatica products. Is even closer collaboration in their future?
Date Posted: Sep 23, 2009
Q&A: How a Column-based Architecture Can Deliver Quick Returns
Companies that improve database infrastructures by moving from a row-based to a column-based architecture can expect immediate improvements in query responses and report generation speed.
Date Posted: Sep 16, 2009
All Shook Up: Open Source BI Disrupts the Status Quo
About one-quarter of shops use open source BI tools; even more are evaluating them.
Date Posted: Sep 16, 2009
With KONA, Kalido Touts a Number of Firsts
Kalido's new KONA appliance could well be the first of its kind
Date Posted: Sep 09, 2009
How Mobile Devices Change BI
Even the fastest bandwidth may not be able to keep up with data intensity of BI applications, so what must change?
Date Posted: Sep 09, 2009
Q&A: Making Data Meaningful with Visualization
How data visualization techniques can encapsulate vast amounts of data into intensely visual and data-rich displays.
Date Posted: Sep 09, 2009
BI or Bust Study Highlights Best Practices for a Tough Economy
A new report from Aberdeen Group sheds light on how to get the biggest bang for your BI buck.
Date Posted: Aug 26, 2009
BI for the Masses, Birst Style
SaaS BI specialist Birst practices what it preaches, officials say; it is, first and foremost, a general purpose BI platform.
Date Posted: Aug 26, 2009
Open Source BI Shines
Companies that have used open source solutions for a decade or more are now looking at that distribution model for their BI tools.
Date Posted: Aug 26, 2009
Q&A: How Data Infrastructure Enhances Your Bottom Line
In a challenging economy, how can you extend the life of your information systems? One solution is to focus on data quality and consistency.
Date Posted: Aug 26, 2009
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