Massive amounts of customer transaction records can hamper the analysis BI tools provide -- unless you manage the data properly.
Blogger's Bits
Big data is a big deal
Data management ensures the right people get the right data, yet there is so much data we've had to invent the word "infoglut."
- By Jill Dyché
- April 21, 2009
How the terms software-as-a-service and shared services are being used, what they really mean, and where the technologies are headed.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- April 15, 2009
Although an enterprise scope is still seen as the Holy Grail of data warehousing, departmental and even enterprise data marts are now countenanced as well.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 15, 2009
Just because you can buy off-the-shelf EIM software doesn’t mean you can also buy an off-the-shelf EIM practice.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 8, 2009
A new type of business analyst has emerged, and though many have filled that role, little hard research has been done. Recently LyzaSoft and Microsoft looked and came back with similar conclusions.
- By Ted Cuzzillo
- April 8, 2009
In the current climate, the value proposition of open source software is attractive -- maybe irresistible. Product enhancements from Pentaho and JasperSoft help explain why.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 8, 2009
Turning transactions into useful information is no small task when you process 20 billion online transactions every month.