Why data modeling is important in cloud-based BI.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs, Steve  Hoberman
 - July 7, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the recent announcement of three dozen new SQL-MapReduce functions, Aster Data's message is clear: MapReduce is a boon to analytics.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - July 7, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    How to build a PowerPivot Competency Center
                    
			            - By Patrick  Bolin
 - July 7, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Informatica Marketplace is similar to Salesforce.com's AppExchange (or Apple's App Store) -- but many unique aspects set it clearly apart.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - June 30, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Why is agile so important to organizations, and how does an organization get to an agile state?
                    
			            - By James E. Powell, Maureen  Clarry
 - June 30, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thanks to aggressive service enablement and the efforts of DI vendors, another integration paradigm -- call it Integration-as-a-Service -- has emerged.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - June 23, 2010
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The current debate about social media in the context of BI presages its inevitable acceptance, Lyza officials argue. Five years from now, they claim, social BI will be a reality -- and Lyza 2.0 aptly demonstrates its promise.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - June 23, 2010