BI This Week


Paxata Riding High as Data-Prep Complement to Tableau

Paxata is riding high. In September, it signed a partnership and reseller agreement with Cisco. In October, it announced improved integration with Tableau's self-service data visualization software.

IoT and the Data Oasis: 3 Imperatives of IoT's Future in Your Enterprise

It's difficult to predict the future in our fast-paced world, but three trends stand out as having the biggest impact IoT will have on your organization.

Data Digest: Big Data's Limits, Solving Data Quality Problems, and Answers to 3 Cybersecurity Questions

What big data can and can't do, plus how to find and solve data quality issues and 3 key cybersecurity questions answered.

Data Digest: What Big Data Can and Can't Do, Solving Data Quality Issues, and 3 Cybersecurity Questions Answered

Benefits and limitations of big data, plus finding and solving data quality problems and answers to the 3 ey cybersecurity questions you should ask.

Data Digest: Prepping Big Data, Storytelling Data Scientists, and Making Sense of Big Data

Changing your approach to data preparation, plus why the best data scientists tell stories and 8 basic tips for getting the most from big data.

Data Digest: Spatial Analytics, Predictive Analytics Pitfalls, and Simplifying Visualizations

Articles of interest today focus on data visualization (including spatial analytics) and the five common pitfalls of predictive analytics.

Data Digest: Feds' Big Data Adoption, New Era of BI and Analytics, and Cloud Pointers

Why the federal government is so slow adopting big data, plus teh shift after the tipping point of BI and analytics, plus pointers for moving to the cloud.

Finding Use Cases for Big Data

Collecting lots of data is inexpensive. Finding the right place to use that data is crucial for getting the greatest benefit.

Securing the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds great promise for a more intelligent, efficient, safe, and even anticipatory means of human adaptation to the environment, be it natural or manmade. IoT has the potential to enable improvements to many facets of life. It's enabling the interconnectedness of "things" and resulting insights and synergies, yet that very connectedness raises concerns for security and privacy that must be addressed.