The beauty of the BI mashup is that it makes it easy to expose any kind of information -- including data you wouldn't typically want to bring into a data warehouse.
What are the common misperceptions about unstructured data are explored, and how can this data be exploited for game-changing insights?
There’s no doubt that customers will continue their migration from in-house BI to BI in the cloud. We explore best practices for cloud BI and the limitations this technology imposes.
Success with enterprise business goals demands strategies for enterprise data.
We look at the 10 key details your data strategy must address and suggest a good place to start formulating your strategy.
Moving a data warehouse offshore can bring significant cost savings, but such a move introduces elements of risk that must be managed.
Composite Software VP Robert Eve has co-written a new book on data virtualization. In this interview, he describes going beyond traditional data virtualization and discusses some of the lessons from the book's 10 high-profile case studies.
Performance management solutions have been around for years, but momentum is building, as these four future trends reveal.
In this two-part interview, well-known BI analyst and TDWI faculty member Cindi Howson discusses some of the top innovations affecting business intelligence, in keeping with her annual "Cool BI" list of business intelligent innovations.
Eight current trends that yield insight into BI's future.
The enterprise search industry and search-based application space will see major steps forward in 2012 as recent acquisitions are sorted out.
Data models are an important part of your data governance program. We look at the Zachman Framework, which describes multiple levels of data models.
During 2011, Hadoop became more reliable with better performance in new commercial distributions. In 2012, Hadoop will become easier to use and manage.
Director of TDWI Research David Stodder looks at three major trends that he sees shaping the development of data strategies.
The new Lyza learns from how people use it and makes recommendations based on a user's role or interests. The more people who use it, the better, officials say.
We examine how creating a data strategy has philosophical implications, raising ethical questions about analytics and emphasizing the need for data governance.
In 2011, enterprises were aligning their information governance practices across functions. In 2012, Big Data information policy will become mission critical.
BI popularity continued, and BI in the cloud and data aggregation took center stage this year. We look at what BI professionals might expect in 2012.
How well did analyst Mike Schiff predict DW trends for 2011, and what's in store for next year?
The role of data analyst has struggled for clarity on standards this year as the importance of analytics advances.