We recap the 10 major lessons learned during TDWI's Master Data Management Insight 2008 Conference
History shows that periods of heavy mergers and acquisitions, such as we’re seeing now in the business intelligence software sector, are followed by periods of slow innovation, as large companies focus on integrating their acquisitions. That’s one of the observations of JasperSoft CEO Brian Gentile, who sees the agility of open source BI offering an alternative to the high price points, and complex features and architecture of the largest BI packages.
One vendor whose enthusiasm hasn't diminished is Composite Software, which recently announced a new version of its flagship EII suite
Enterprise data models have a host of benefits that your enterprise can enjoy. We explore the benefits and uses of an EDM.
Some existing SP1 users report problems with USB-based devices after applying a security patch
Thanks to its new ETL component, LogiXML's Web-based BI suite can address many common integration difficulties -- all in a Web-based context
Manufacturers may redesign their products to improve energy efficiency, but data archival may be the real secret to green storage.
Are incentives -- or outright regulation -- needed to spur companies to meaningfully curb their energy consumption?
The Global Internet Security Threat Report shows that as networks are more strongly protected, attackers have shifted tactics and targets.
A bevy of vendors -- including most prominent services providers -- have announced new payment card industry-oriented services.
Storage nirvana remains the undiscovered country of the true SAN.
Last year, IT organizations frittered away fully one-quarter of their budgets on "unnecessary" or "redundant" customizations.
How to justify the cost of a backup and recovery service provider
Integrated solution suggests potential threat to Microsoft's hosted CRM offering
RSA Conference opening speech emphasized that innovation can be facilitated by considering security as a form of risk assessment
Real-time is viral: once one business unit has it, others will clamor for real-time access, too. The question is -- does your organization really need it?
BI shows signs of spreading to mainstream business applications. Case in point: QuickBooks Enterprise 8.0 has it built in.
In this interview, Hewlett-Packard’s Rich Ghiossi, director of marketing, business intelligence, HP Software, discusses how operational BI can finally fulfill the long-awaited potential of BI: getting the right information to the right people at the right time.
We examine the steps your organization must take to develop an enterprise data model
CDBMS stores data values, not records or tables, to reduce analytic response time by increasing query flexibility