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News Highlights

  • Metadata Management: An Imperative for Your Enterprise

    Metadata is the glue that binds a business together. Why, then, is the management of metadata too often an afterthought? A new report delves into the importance, use, and management of metadata and how it's become a critical component for your enterprise. [more]


  • Data Deluge or Opportunity?

    Why data aggregation, data exhaust, and metadata are the fundamental building blocks to tomorrow's business model for organizations of nearly any size. [more]


  • Q&A: Social Media and BI Overlap Ahead

    Using BI and data warehousing tools on data collected from social media applications could allow companies to better store, search, and analyze that data. The founder of a firm that makes a capture and storage platform for social media sees synergies just ahead. [more]


  • In Search of BI ROI

    According to this year's installment of The BI Survey, BI adopters are realizing BI ROI, but mostly as "soft" benefits such as faster and more accurate reporting. "Hard" benefits -- including reduced costs and employee headcount -- remain frustratingly elusive. [more]


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