December 5, 2011
Exploring the power of master data management with social media data; moving to real-time BI; pervasive BI; agile project management; and more.
September 12, 2011
This quarter, our exclusive collection of the best thought pieces in the industry features tips on moving toward real-time data warehousing; pointers on knowledge management and documentation; expert perspectives on infrastructure for advanced analytics; and more.
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June 20, 2011
Learn how a transportation company implemented an innovative, real-time mobile BI solution with a strong ROI; how the Cincinnati Zoo used analytics to tame its data; and how geospatial BI is helping businesses keep pace with mobile customers. PLUS: Our cover story explains how the application of game mechanics will change BI for the better.
March 21, 2011
Knowledge is power. The question is, do you have the right knowledge? This issue, we look at business analytics, structured/unstructured data, visual reporting, success factors for BI/DW, and more.
December 6, 2010
When times get tough, the tough get going—and they do their homework. In this issue, we look beyond the intelligence we can gather about our customers and focus on gathering intelligence about our competitors. PLUS: Balanced scorecards, Web personalization for customers, agile data warehousing techniques, and more.
September 13, 2010
In our lead story, senior editor Hugh J. Watson reminds us that the more things change, the more they stay the same. He proposes eight tried and true guidelines that he says have stood the test of time. Watson may be on to something. There’s a reason classic recommendations are, well, classic. For example, in this issue our BI experts found a common, familiar theme in suggesting how a new BI director can reestablish credibility when proposing a centralized approach to BI: they highlight the critical need for an executive sponsor.
June 14, 2010
In good economies and bad, the secret to success is to meet your customers’ or clients’ needs. Your enterprise has to respond to changing conditions and emerging trends, and it has to do so quickly. Your organization must be, in a word, agile.
March 22, 2010
There’s no such thing as too much communication—except, perhaps, for junk mail. In the articles featured in this issue, we explore how communication is key to your BI success.
December 7, 2009
For years, business users felt that IT held them hostage. Projects seemed to take forever, weren't exactly what users wanted when they were installed, and the queue of BI projects just seemed to grow and grow ... and grow. In this issue we examine several technologies that have helped change all that.
August 31, 2009
In journalism school, we were taught to explain “five Ws and an H” in every story we wrote: who, what, when, where, why, and how. We’ve applied that principle to this issue of the Business Intelligence Journal.