There's still plenty of value to be had in conventional business intelligence and analytical technologies. How compelling? How about $10-million-in-new-sales compelling?
- By Steve Swoyer
- February 29, 2016
In the New Information Economy, self-service use provides an empirical basis for demand. If people repeatedly use self-service tools to construct certain kinds of data flows, to perform certain kinds of analyses, or to access and integrate data from as-yet-unmanaged internal or external data sources, that's a critical signal to IT. These are use cases that must and should be identified, standardized, and productized as reusable information assets.
- By Steve Swoyer
- February 22, 2016
It's relatively uncommon for consumers -- from enterprise buyers to rank-and-file users -- to get worked up over latest Gartner's Magic Quadrant report, but that’s exactly what happened earlier this month.
- By Steve Swoyer
- February 17, 2016
Highlights of the major business intelligence events in 2015, the year when do-it-yourself business intelligence took off.
- By Steve Swoyer
- December 15, 2015
At their best, emerging technologies and methods potentially extend, complement, or enhance the BI, analytics, and DW status quo. In all cases, they also address the core needs -- for agency, empowerment, and perceived competency -- of frustrated users and IT groups.
- By Steve Swoyer
- December 8, 2015
Despite strong benefits, fewer than a quarter of users have access to BI self-service tools and technology.
- By James E. Powell
- December 8, 2015
At a recent event staged at Boston's historic Fenway Park, a presentation by Yellowfin highlighted the importance of analytics scalability.
- By Steve Swoyer
- December 8, 2015