Business Intelligence


Analysis: PerformancePoint’s Cost Not Likely to Be a Showstopper

For small and medium-sized enterprises, PerformancePoint could be a godsend

Analysis: A Limber, More Aggressive Cognos?

Is Cognos’ big-budget acquisition spree a harbinger of a more aggressive buying strategy?

Personal Data Warehouses: Challenging a Single Version of the Truth

The data warehouse might not survive a radical re-definition of "single version of the truth."

Microsoft Ships PerformancePoint Server 2007

There’s a good chance PerformancePoint Server could take performance management mainstream

Business Objects Acquires FUZZY!, Unveils Integrated PM Suite

It’s been a busy fortnight for Business Objects, which achieved data quality and performance management milestones.

Analysis: Cognos Makes Strong Performance Management Move

There’s a lot to like in Cognos’ latest purchase, industry watchers say -- though some issues remain

SWOT: Cognos’ Pending Acquisition of Applix

The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats posed by Cognos' latest acquisition target



Netezza Says NPS R4 Doubles Query Performance

NPS R4 enhances query performance on existing NPS hardware—at no additional cost, Netezza officials claim

Unstructured Data: Attacking a Myth

Contrary to claims and predictions, the amount and growth of unstructured data may be vastly overstated.

Some Surprises, a Couple Shrugs at TDWI World Conference

Expect them when you least expect them: surprises at a TDWI World Conference.

In Praise of Data Modeling

Data modeling, that once sleepy demesne of data warehouse architects and hot-shot business intelligence (BI) analysts, has become quite popular.

On the Advantages and Disadvantages of BI Search

Can search deliver on the promise of ubiquitous BI? Maybe. As with any highly hyped technology, however, a few myths first need to be busted.

TDWI Radio News: Visual i|o Opens New Doors

Visualize this: data visualization software is changing the game.

DATAllegro Ups Ante in DW Appliance Segment

Whatever else it might be, the data warehouse appliance market is anything but sleepy.

BI Guru Declares: Service Level Agreements Stink

Frank Buytendijk tells us what he really thinks.

Razorsight: Learning to Love the Paper Trail Once Again?

IBM tapped SaaS specialist Razorsight to help it transition to a mostly paperless infrastructure and deal with the paper remnants it just couldn’t eradicate.

Enterprise-wide Data Quality: A Work in Progress

In addition to customer data, companies want to bring arrant product and financial data to heel, too. Call it a data-quality-work-in-progress.

The Next Generation: Putting TDWI’s BI Maturity Model to Practice

Practice makes perfect; and perfection breeds excellence in business intelligence.

SAP Cozies up to Informatica

Why SAP’s newfound openness is a good thing—for customers and SAP alike.