Some companies are hugely successful in using BI, others are not. In a new book, well-known analyst Cindi Howson uses exclusive survey data and case studies to show how companies are deploying state-of-the-art BI for competitive advantage.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - February 4, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One key to analyzing how consumers will spend is affordability data, which includes hundreds of influential variables.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Splice Machine exposes a full ANSI SQL query facility for HBase, along with support for indices, database triggers, and other data management essentials. It's ACID-compliant, too.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 28, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's about the design of individual databases, but even more about how all databases in an enterprise relate and interact.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What trends should data analysts be paying attention to this year?  From mobile and cloud to visualization and the Internet of things, the CEO and founder of a firm specializing in analytics gives us his list of the five most important movements to watch.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With exclusive survey data and case studies, well-known analyst Cindi Howson shows how highly successful companies are deploying BI for competitive advantage.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - January 28, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    If IDC's forecast pans out, sales of analytic and big data software will be one of the few bright spots in an otherwise slumping global market for enterprise software.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 21, 2014