Is MapReduce ready for the mainstream, or is it best used in niche environments?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- November 18, 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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Only Teradata does ADW, officials say, and ADW isn't just marketing-speak.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- 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.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three key areas where new solutions for data warehousing are making a big difference.