Business Intelligence


Careers: For BI Pros, the Work Is Often Its Own Reward

Expertise in BI doesn’t automatically translate into job security, practitioners say—although it certainly doesn’t hurt.

Reading the Oracle-Siebel Tea Leaves

Oracle could leverage its acquired analytic and performance management capabilities to become a formidable business intelligence power

Case Study: PerkinElmer Eliminates BI Babel

PerkinElmer tapped a BI solution from Business Objects SA to consolidate its disparate BI holdings

SQL Server 2005: Coming Down to the Wire

With slightly more than a month to go until launch, it looks as if SQL Server 2005 is finally a done deal—and that’s a big deal for BI pros.

Anti-Climax? Siebel and Teradata Expand Technology Partnership

In the wake of Oracle’s stunning Siebel gambit, is there a future for a Teradata-friendly Siebel Analytics suite? Teradata officials say so.

Visibility: Seeing Is Believing in Government as in Business

As Louisiana legislators lobby for $250 billion in federal aid, the need for transparency into the distribution of those funds becomes ever more clear. The time has come for a Web-based performance dashboard to unravel the complexities and fiscal practices of government.

Case Study: Forecasting ROI

Apex tapped a BI infrastructure from SAS to help illuminate its 4 TB healthcare information warehouse.



Cognos 8 a Hit With Users

Users say performance and usability improvements make Cognos 8 a much more attractive package

Ten Critical Measures for a More Effective Data Security Program

With the explosive growth of data volumes, the expansion of user bases, plus the perpetual danger of hacking and other such perils, CIOs these days consider data security to be a top priority. This white paper offers a check-list of ten fundamental steps companies can take to secure their data assets.

Business Objects Shakes Things Up

Cognos may have snared lots of newsprint last week, but Business Objects wasn’t exactly out to lunch. The BI giant picked up a new CEO, named a CSO, and also announced a spate of new solutions for the mid-market. But what exactly does the CEO switch-up mean?

With The Acquisition Of Siebel Systems, Oracle Corp. Just Got Even Bigger And Brawnier

First PeopleSoft, now Siebel Systems: Oracle Corp.’s appetite for large-scale acquisitions seems insatiable. Larry Ellison’s company can now trumpet the availability of best-in-breed database, human resources (HR), customer relationship management (CRM), and analytic software. What does it all mean?

Actuate Quietly Updates Flagship Reporting Suite

SP1 delivers a graphical metadata development tool, support for VBA, and a new scripting language

Cognos Announces Next-Gen BI Platform Release

If early feedback from analysts and users is any indication, Cognos appears to have a winner in its Series 8 BI Suite

An 'Intelligent' Recipe for the Successful Rebirth of New Orleans

Devastated by hurricane Katrina, New Orleans now enjoys its greatest opportunity of all time. Business intelligence technology must be leveraged to ensure a successful rebirth of the "City that Care Forgot."

Twelve Steps to Revitalize a Data Warehouse

Tales from the front lines: How a BI director revitalized a failing data warehouse

Pitney Bowes Nabs Another Data Quality Player: Firstlogic

Acquisition of Firstlogic takes one of the few remaining independent data quality players off the market

Data Warehousing Appliance Sector Heats Up

Ever since introducing its debut data warehousing appliance in March, DATAllegro has competed aggressively against appliance pioneer Netezza

Salient's Margin Minder Max: Real-Time P&L Insight

Salient promises real-time visibility into profit and loss from virtually any domain perspective

IBM Announces Linux-powered Data Warehousing Bundles

If IBM’s new Linux-powered bundles look and sound like data warehousing appliances, are they, in fact, data warehousing appliances?

Oracle's Next-Gen ETL Tool--More Details

With a new knowledge encapsulation feature and improved scheduling and security, OWB Paris looks like the real deal