Business Intelligence


XML and Web Services Go Native in SQL Server 2005

XML and Web services make SQL Server a more interoperable player for BI; both are seen as mixed blessings by IT pros, too.

BI Drives RDBMS Market Growth

Gartner’s most recent RDBMS market share figures amount to a vindication of sorts for the business intelligence industry; Teradata’s revenues surge by more than 17 percent

Salesforce.com on a Roll

CRM kingpin Siebel continues to struggle even as scrappy newcomer Salesforce.com enjoys surprising success.

PMML: Data Mining for the Masses?

PMML recasts the data warehouse as a turnkey platform for real-time data mining.

Netezza Announces Massive Data Warehouse Appliances

Netezza fleshed out its line of with new 50 and 100 TB offerings; the latter is nearly quadruple the size of its existing high-end product

Kalido Hones Its MDM Chops

Kalido last week showcased an updated version of its popular application suite, complete with improved MDM capabilities

Maestro Pits Microsoft Against its BI Competitors

Microsoft sends a shockwave through the business intelligence market with its new BPM and scorecard product called “Maestro”



EII: The New Must-Have Feature

If a spate of recent EII-related events is any indication, that technology might soon become a must-have checklist feature for many vendors

Teradata and i2 Partner to Promote Master Data Management

Meet MDM, the latest hot technology practice

Microsoft’s Ambitions Soar with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

According to users who’ve put the updated Reporting Services through its paces, Microsoft just may have something to crow about

.NET Programmers Ally to Save XQuery

XQuery’s tardiness is wearing on some long-time supporters such as Microsoft, which plans to drop XQuery support from its .NET framework

IBM’s Ascential Roadmap Provides Answers, Raises New Questions

IBM’s competitors say some Ascential users could be left in the lurch as Big Blue pursues a much broader information-integration vision.

Making the Case for Enterprise ETL

Because of several outside drivers, organizations could soon face a come-to-enterprise-ETL moment—whether they want to or not

DataFlux 7.0 Introduces Single Platform for Data Quality

DataFlux adds support for real-time, heterogeneous connectivity to its market-leading data quality tool

Analysis: SAP’s Big Analytics Push

There’s a lot more upside than downside in SAP’s actions

Business Objects to Support MySQL

Business Objects enters into alliance with open-source database vendor MySQL

Microsoft Ships SP2 for Reporting Services with Next-Gen Reporting Features

Next version of Reporting Services for SQL Server 2005 will marry developer facility with an intuitive and easy-to-use client-side console designed expressly for business users

When Does Enterprise ETL Make Sense?

Many customers are dong just fine with scripting or programmatic SQL. So when is an enterprise ETL tool the right choice for you?

A New Power in Business Intelligence

Pervasive BI enables organizations to make better decisions faster.

Salesforce.com Signals More Aggressive Customer-Service Push

Building on last month’s Multiforce initiative, Salesforce.com plans to branch out from its hosted CRM roots