Business Intelligence


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trends and Predictions from Big Blue

IBM managers look at key events and company strategy from 2009 and explain what it means for customers in 2010.



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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Why Oracle’s Exadata May Attract CXOs

Exadata V2 seems tailor-made for big Oracle shops and C-level executives.

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.

Why Enterprises Must Avoid the MDM Divide

Many shops are still sitting tight on aging -- and potentially obsolete -- MDM implementations, at their peril.

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.

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?

The Mainstreaming of MapReduce

MapReduce ready for the mainstream, or is it best used in niche environments?

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.

One of a Kind: Teradata Touts Active Data Warehousing

Only Teradata does ADW, officials say, and ADW isn't just marketing-speak.