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Q&A: Pair Appliances and Virtualization to Beef Up Performance
Data warehouse appliances and virtualization make logical partners for companies interested in cost-effective solutions to handling massive amounts of data across devices.
Date Posted: Aug 25, 2010
Agile Meets Integration at TDWI Conference
At last week's TDWI Summer World Conference in San Diego, bottom-up disruption -- of an agile kind -- was a salient theme.
Date Posted: Aug 25, 2010
Survey Explores Performance Management in Practice
A new survey examines how over 200 organizations use performance management to improve revenue performance, forecast-to-plan ratio, and customer satisfaction.
Date Posted: Aug 25, 2010
Talend Enhances Data Integration with MapReduce Support
MapReduce is usually thought of as an enabling technology for Big Data analytics. Talend says it can help supercharge data integration, too.
Date Posted: Aug 18, 2010
The Analytics of Web Data
New information sources demand improved analytics to learn more about customer behavior, employee and supplier relationships, competitors, and the market.
Date Posted: Aug 18, 2010
What's Essential -- And What's Not -- In Big Data Analytics
When it comes to analytics, the columnar database debate misses the point.
Date Posted: Aug 18, 2010
Under the Hood of Oracle's Revamped BI Suite
Does Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g "close the loop?"
Date Posted: Aug 18, 2010
TDWI Report: Getting the Greatest BI Bang for Your Buck
You don't have to have a Global 2000 budget to reap the benefit of BI.
Date Posted: Aug 04, 2010
Reflections on an Agile BI Program
Agile is not a software feature -- it's a process.
Date Posted: Aug 04, 2010
An Imperative to Build, Not Buy, Agile BI
Why the agile push? Agile proponents cite a litany of familiar complaints.
Date Posted: Aug 04, 2010
Q&A: Agile BI Architectures
What is an agile BI architecture, and how does it fit into an organization's overall BI approach?
Date Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Does Oracle Have a Winner in Exadata V2?
Could Oracle's Exadata V2 enable a new -- and altogether more ambitious -- approach to enterprise performance management?
Date Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Cloud BI's Perfectly Stormy Future
The cloud will reduce the cost of delivering simple, powerful business intelligence so organizations can finally enjoy pervasive BI.
Date Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Q&A: Zynga Stresses Visual Access to Its Vast Data Volumes
Online Social Gaming Company Turns to Visual BI to Delve into Data
Date Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Q&A: Data Modeling Gives Structure for Move to the Cloud
Why data modeling is important in cloud-based BI.
Date Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Harnessing the Power of PowerPivot in the Enterprise
How to build a PowerPivot Competency Center
Date Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Advanced Analytics on a Budget, R-Style
The draw of the open source R statistics environment, according to vendors, is cost -- it's simply cheaper than premium offerings.
Date Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Q&A: Data Modeling's Role in Agile Development
Why isn't data modeling part of agile development?
Date Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Aster Data Doubles Down on MapReduce
With the recent announcement of three dozen new SQL-MapReduce functions, Aster Data's message is clear: MapReduce is a boon to analytics.
Date Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Q&A: Creating a More Agile Organization
Why is agile so important to organizations, and how does an organization get to an agile state?
Date Posted: Jun 30, 2010
Informatica Unveils Data Integration Storefront
Informatica Marketplace is similar to Salesforce.com's AppExchange (or Apple's App Store) -- but many unique aspects set it clearly apart.
Date Posted: Jun 30, 2010
BI Trends: LyzaSoft Champions Social Media
The current debate about social media in the context of BI presages its inevitable acceptance, Lyza officials argue. Five years from now, they claim, social BI will be a reality -- and Lyza 2.0 aptly demonstrates its promise.
Date Posted: Jun 23, 2010
Q&A: Basic BI Takes Step-by-Step Approach
A consultant offers BI basics for executives, project managers, and developers.
Date Posted: Jun 23, 2010
The Growing Case for Third-Party Data
Far from being a complementary or nonessential data management option, third-party data can become a competitive differentiator.
Date Posted: Jun 23, 2010
The Emergence of Integration-as-a-Service
Thanks to aggressive service enablement and the efforts of DI vendors, another integration paradigm -- call it Integration-as-a-Service -- has emerged.
Date Posted: Jun 23, 2010
Q&A: BI Architecture in an Agile Environment
What role does BI architecture play in an agile environment?
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2010
IBM's Past May Hold Clue to SAP's Future
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Date Posted: Jun 16, 2010
Q&A: Agile Data Warehousing
We explore the difference “agile” makes in your data warehouse.
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2010
Top Tips for Effective DI
A new report breaks the hard problem of data integration down into an easily-digestible checklist of ten DI recommended practices.
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2010
Vertica Enhances Flagship Analytic Database
Vertica says the latest revision of its analytic database is easier to deploy, manage, and scale.
Date Posted: Jun 09, 2010
Q&A: Agile BI Basics
The what, who, and why behind the move to agile BI.
Date Posted: Jun 09, 2010
IBM Embraces MapReduce for Big Data Analytics
Officials say IBM's new MapReduce-based offering permits customers to tackle Big Data projects that involve petabytes of information.
Date Posted: Jun 09, 2010
"Being" Agile vs. "Doing" Agile
Why don't agile development methods when applied to BI always yield success? It comes down to understanding that agile is really about behaviors, attitudes, and values.
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2010
Operational Data Quality is Within Reach
High-quality operational data is possible.
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2010
Business User's Power, Influence Over BI Decisions Growing
IT must become more responsive to the needs of business users. If it doesn't, it runs the risk of becoming irrelevant.
Date Posted: Jun 02, 2010
Analysis: Sifting Through the SAP-Sybase Tea Leaves
Sybase has a number of well-regarded products. That's why experts are concerned about the disposition of its best-of-breed DM assets.
Date Posted: May 26, 2010
What is Agile?
“Agile” has rapidly become the new buzzword for data warehousing and business intelligence development -- but what does “agile” mean? Better yet, what should “agile” mean?
Date Posted: May 26, 2010
The Mainstreaming of MDM
A new survey identifies a strong correlation between doing DW and successfully pursuing MDM.
Date Posted: May 26, 2010
Q&A: Agile BI Presents Challenges, Rewards
Faster, more iterative BI projects promising, but take effort.
Date Posted: May 26, 2010
Strategies for Organizing Business Analysts
What's the best way to organize business analysts in an agile environment? We examine two approaches -- and a hybrid.
Date Posted: May 20, 2010
Q&A: BI Expert Names Top Innovations
Top BI innovations include mobile devices, social networking
Date Posted: May 19, 2010
Understanding Kalido's Diversity
Kalido and Teradata announced a new effort to certify Kalido's Information Engine to run on top of Teradata Warehouse -- but some users are confused about Kalido's direction.
Date Posted: May 19, 2010
SAP to Acquire Sybase, Inc.
Company says move will accelerate reach of SAP solutions across mobile platforms
Date Posted: May 13, 2010
Predictive Analytics: A Shopper's Checklist
A new report offers buyers a baseline to use as they shop for general predictive analytic technologies.
Date Posted: May 12, 2010
Q&A: Why Data Quality is a Measurable, Ongoing Effort
The value of data quality can be measured as you work.
Date Posted: May 12, 2010
Kickfire Targets Underserved Users in Crowded Analytic Database Market
Analytic appliance specialist Kickfire seems happy to play in the sub-6 TB arena. It's where most of the new projects are sprouting, officials argue.
Date Posted: May 12, 2010
Making the Case for Agile BI
A new report from Forrester Research makes the case for BI agility. The bottom line: business intelligence can -- and must -- become more responsive.
Date Posted: May 05, 2010
Big Box Teradata Takes an Outside-the-Box Approach to BI and DW
The Teradata of today has an unconventional take on database appliances, in-database analytics, DW virtualization, and data quality, company officials claim.
Date Posted: May 05, 2010
Old Thinking Does a Disservice to New Data Hubs
Don't underestimate or misunderstand some key characteristics and features of data hubs. We debunk two of the most common misconceptions.
Date Posted: May 05, 2010
Talend Reflects on DI, MDM, and the Open Source Advantage
Several data integration players market all-in-one DI suites -- complete with ETL, DQ, and MDM -- but Talend does so at open source price points
Date Posted: Apr 28, 2010
Q&A: Text Mining and Analytics Draw Interest
Text mining can turn text into gold
Date Posted: Apr 28, 2010
JasperSoft Banks on Analytics
Thanks to its support for in-memory analysis, its efforts to develop its own OLAP front-end, and other initiatives, JasperSoft is poised to reap the benefits of a healthy (and growing) appetite for analytics, the company says.
Date Posted: Apr 28, 2010
Don't Let Technology Standards Constrain Innovation
Standards are desirable and beneficial, but don't let them become so restrictive that they discourage the investigation of new technologies.
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2010
Using BI to Assess BI: The Efficacy Conundrum
Some adopters seem disinclined to use BI technologies to assess the efficacy of their business intelligence and data warehousing practices.
Date Posted: Apr 21, 2010
Kognitio Stays True to Row-Based Databases
At a time when some in the industry have gone columnar crazy, Kognitio plans to stay true to what works in database technology.
Date Posted: Apr 21, 2010
The Pros, Cons, and Inevitability of Unified Data Management
An overwhelming majority of organizations expect to transition to a unified data management-like approach over the next three years.
Date Posted: Apr 14, 2010
Analytics Trends Play to HP's Strengths
HP officials cite a number of advanced analytic trends that they claim play directly to their strengths.
Date Posted: Apr 14, 2010
Q&A: Data Visualization Offers Rich Views
Layered data visualization includes a look at outliers.
Date Posted: Apr 14, 2010
Revolutionary BI: When Agile is Not Fast Enough
Too many BI teams are shackled by outdated modes of industrial organization
Date Posted: Apr 08, 2010
DataFlux, Data Integration, and the Data Management Platform
DataFlux's bid for data integration bragging rights isn't going to be easy, given the market. CEO Tony Fisher wouldn't have it any other way.
Date Posted: Apr 07, 2010
Creating a Successful High-Level Data Model
An overview of a ten-step approach that will help you successfully build a high-level data model.
Date Posted: Apr 07, 2010
Operationalizing Business Intelligence
Its focus on operationalizing insights distinguishes Information Builders from its competitors. It worked for performance management, says CEO Gerry Cohen, and it's poised to give IBI an advantage in statistics and predictive analytics.
Date Posted: Apr 07, 2010
Q&A: Look Internally for Data Mining Success
Data mining offers fast returns in a slow economy.
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2010
Why Specialty Data Warehouse Systems Are Here to Stay
TDWI survey and analysts agree: analytic databases have arrived -- officially.
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2010
Hashing Out an Architecture for Advanced Analytics
Is massively parallel speed or brawn sufficient for most applications, or should a little finesse be brought to bear, too?
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2010
Q&A: Master Data Management Coming Into its Own
MDM initiatives finding their place in the sun.
Date Posted: Mar 24, 2010
Studies in Scale: Updated Processor Can Take Analytics to New Heights
The next generation of Intel-based systems has the potential to transform how organizations manage, process, and consume data.
Date Posted: Mar 24, 2010
Data Integration in a Nutshell: Four Essential Guidelines
These four guidelines can shape how you fundamentally think of DI and how you measure the quality, modernity, and maintainability of DI solutions.
Date Posted: Mar 24, 2010
Software Enables Complex Customer Searches Across Huge Database
New data warehousing and analytic software has made a world of difference for a firm that collects and rents e-mail names.
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2010
The Many Uses of Data Federation
Data federation is now regarded as a viable, necessary, and complementary DM practice, tapped alongside ETL to support an array of data integration scenarios.
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2010
Dataupia's Hinshaw Back in the Saddle
CEO Foster Hinshaw's reemergence parallels the convalescence of Dataupia itself, which -- after a tough 2009 -- now claims to be back on track.
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2010
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
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
Security and Compliance for SaaS BI
What impact does BI have on compliance?
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
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
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
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