Unlike more traditional systems development, BI projects are driven by data. This requires a distinctly different approach to requirements gathering, as TDWI faculty member Jonathan Geiger explains in this two-part interview.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - January 13, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BI vendors sometimes overlook mid-market firms in favor of large enterprises, though smaller organizations wrestle with many of the same issues.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - January 6, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data science is an exciting area that promises real benefits to organizations in nearly all industries. It should not be stuck in a frustrating pursuit of imaginary heroes of folklore.
                    
			            - By David  Stodder
 - January 6, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Take these three steps to achieve mature enterprise-strength Hadoop.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What is Spark and why should consumers of BI and business analytics care about it?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 6, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Most survey respondents give their organizations a high grade for its ability to leverage data for making decisions, but problems persist.
                    
			            - By James E. Powell
 - December 19, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The year that was 2014 was a transitional year in business intelligence and data management, with vendors emphasizing data visualization, storytelling, databases, Spark, and intriguing inventions.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - December 16, 2014