What is data wrangling and why does it matter? Think of it as data preparation taken to the next level. To learn more, we turned to data-wrangling upstart Trifacta.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 13, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Although voters and consumers may often act the same, the analytics used to examine their behavior is vastly different.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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