Exadata V2 seems tailor-made for big Oracle shops and C-level executives.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- December 2, 2009
Many shops are still sitting tight on aging -- and potentially obsolete -- MDM implementations, at their peril.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- November 19, 2009
A recent survey sponsored by on-demand BI provider Birst finds that nearly half of respondents would consider a BI solution delivered as a service. Top concerns remaining around SaaS BI are complexity of integration, security, and opposition from IT, the survey found.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- November 18, 2009
Data mining is just one component of business analytics. You must ask yourself: do the results make sense?
- By Mike Schiff
- November 18, 2009
Is MapReduce ready for the mainstream, or is it best used in niche environments?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- November 18, 2009
With new appliance configurations and an "advanced analytics" push on tap, Netezza seems positively ebullient. A mention from Oracle didn't hurt.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- November 10, 2009
Data quality remains poor at most companies, while data managers are surprisingly unaware of that -- and of the high costs of poor data, according to a survey on the subject.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- November 10, 2009
From establishing governance and transparency to embracing smart timing and change, following these four tips at the start of your data migration project will dramatically increase your success.