BI This Week


Defining the Logical Data Warehouse

It's a logical or virtual layer of the DW architecture that integrates the physical layers of architecture under it.

Data Digest: Modernizing BI and Analytics, Data Integration, and Big Data Paradigm Shift

A call for modernizing your business intelligence and data analytics, plus developing a data integration strategy and a shift in how enterprises look at data for the modern business landscape.

Dell/EMC: An Information Management Behemoth?

The combination of Dell and EMC has the potential to create an information management powerhouse.

A Great Data Imbalance

There is no denying the significant business value associated with structured data, but what about unstructured data?

Don't Make BI Users Fear for Their Jobs

Explaining how BI will likely positively impact users' routines and their place in the organization will do much to lessen their resistance to your efforts.

Data Digest: Big Data Insights, Usable Big Data, and Warehouses in the Cloud

Turning data into effective action, turning big data into usable data, and the future of data warehouses is the cloud.

Data Digest: IoT Value, Revolutionizing Data Management, and the Human Element in Data Analytics

The shift to NoSQL and big data requires new data management strategies and techniques. Plus finding the Internet of Things' real value with analytics and bringing the human element to data analytics.

Q&A: Visualization Tools Fall Short Without Power of a Platform Behind Them

Today's BI users aren't looking for just a visualization tool. They want and need an analytics platform that includes governance and analytics, among other features.

Top 4 Myths about Big Data

Don't let these myths lead you astray in considering a big data initiative.