Business Intelligence


Talend Makes Splash with Open Source Data Quality Suite

Open source DQ is just the beginning. RDBMS vendors are cooking up homegrown data quality, too. Is DQ about to become a commodity?

Java BI Tool Most Popular NetBeans Plug-in

The iReport dashboard for JasperReports is the belle of the ball when it comes to NetBeans downloads.

Insights from Tableau's User Conference

The recent Tableau user conference sparkled with case studies and insights

IBM Enhances, Extends InfoSphere Information Integration Platform

It's been a long, strange trip for Big Blue's InfoSphere information platform, which now seems to be coming into focus

1010data Makes Big Splash with Big Data

The NYSE uses 1010data as the back-end driver for NYXdata, a customer-facing site that gives subscribers access to historic NYSE data

Next-generation BI at Hand, Forrester Reports

New Forrester study paints a picture of a BI landscape that remains diverse, thriving, and maturing.

Hey! You! Get Onto the Cloud

If your BI project needs more resources -- from processing power to storage space -- cloud computing may just be what you need.



Q&A: Getting Immediate Value from Your ERP System

ERP often doesn’t deliver. We explore why and offer possible solutions.

HP Banks on Computing Power, Green Features to Spearhead BI, DW Excellence

DM pros might not have much interest in hardware, but -- like it or not -- hardware plays an important role in BI and DW performance and budgets

What Defines a DW Appliance?

What, exactly, is a data warehousing appliance: hardware, software, or a combination of the two?

Q&A: Getting Immediate Value from Your ERP System

Why it’s so difficult to get value from your ERP system -- and what you can do

Government 2.0: The Problems of Empowerment

Government 2.0 shares much with BI, including its premise that information empowers. It also shares some familiar problems.

Government 2.0: Empowerment with Information, BI Style

Government 2.0 is like business intelligence made to reveal government.

Tableau Enhances Data Visualization Usability, Communication, Collaboration

Tableau 4.0's usability enhancements significantly lower the bar for entry to data visualization and make customizable end-user analysis easier to share

TDWI Audio Report: Wayne Eckerson on Predictive Analytics and the BI Executive Summit

There’s keen interest in predictive analytics by TDWI conference attendees, so it’s no wonder it will be the focus of TDWI’s BI Executive Summit being held August 18-20 in San Diego. In this interview, Wayne Eckerson, TDWI’s director of research explains what the technology is, how it works, and how it can deliver a significant return on your investment.

Data Warehousing: Is a Consolidation Craze Ahead?

Some industry watchers, primed for a bloodletting, go so far as to predict an imminent round of DW market consolidation.

Analysis: What's Behind Microsoft's DATAllegro Acquisition?

You've already snapped up Microsoft-branded mice, keyboards, and gaming consoles. Is a Microsoft data warehouse appliance in your future?

TDWI Audio Report: Shifts in Predictive Analytic Tools Bode Well for Users

Why are predictive analytic tools often so difficult to use? What are the characteristics of a good analytic application?

Six BI Trends You Can't Ignore

We offer six ways to boost BI adoption rates and drive greater return on your BI investments.

Business Objects Reloads Mid-Market Product Line

The rules of the mid-market game are changing, but Business Objects thinks it has an ace up its sleeve -- its reporting expertise