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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Trend Lines: Kognitio Recalibrates

Stephen Swoyer

Kognitio spent the last half-decade trying to break into the U.S. market. Now, officials claim, the market is coming to Kognitio. Credit the ascendancy of in-memory database technologies, of which Kognitio is a prime example, and a big company called SAP.

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Data Quality: Customers Satisfied with Products but Most Willing to Switch

Stephen Swoyer

Most shops say they're pleased with their data quality tools vendors, until they're asked to put their money where their mouth is, anyway. Customers give DQ vendors high marks for overall satisfaction. If they had it to do all over again, however, a majority -- almost two-thirds -- don't know if they'd buy the same tool.

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QlikTech Shares Future Product Plans

Cindi Howson

Cindi Howson examines what's ahead for this fast-growing vendor.

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5 Tips for Cleaning Your Dirty Data

Drew Rockwell

With spring upon us, it's time diving into "spring cleaning" your data by following these top 5 tips for leveraging the value of your dirty data.

TDWI Webinar Series:

Visual Discovery Beyond the Hype

Speaker: Cindi Howson

May
30
9:00AM PT
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A picture can paint a thousand numbers and broaden the appeal of BI tools. Specialty BI vendors are growing at a rapid pace and visual discovery has become a critical component of the BI platform.

Upcoming Webinars of Interest

Real-Time Monitoring of Events for Business Insight

Companies in every industry operate in relation to a continuous sequence of many events -- products are manufactured, sales are made, inventory is tracked, or packages are shipped. Although there is no need to be notified when events happen as planned, when anomalies occur (such as a snow storm that prevents delivery), organizations that receive early notification have an advantage over those that do not.

Speaker: David Loshin

May
31
9:00AM PT

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Pervasive Analytics -- Building Analytics into Everyday Business Activities

Early adopters used business intelligence for operational reporting or analyses that guided strategic decision-making, supporting senior managers but largely ignoring the hundreds, if not thousands, of decision-making opportunities presented each day.

Speaker: David Loshin

June
5
9:00AM PT

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Events Calendar

June 25-28, 2012

TDWI BI Symposium: Agile BI and Analytics

Toronto, ON

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July 29-August 3, 2012

TDWI World Conference: Big Data Tipping Point

San Diego, CA

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July 30-August 1, 2012

TDWI BI Executive Summit: Big Data Analytics for Better Customer Intelligence

San Diego, CA

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