BI This Week


Q&A: Tackling "Big Data" Challenges

How big is big data, and how can you get it under control?

"Googlizing" BI with Search-Based Applications

Unstructured data holds essential business insights. How can you get to that insight?

Six Myths about Data Analysts

The growing importance of data analysts in business has brought along a few mistaken beliefs about them.

The Case for Data Virtualization (Revisited)

At some point, advocates argue, data management diehards are going to have to come to terms with something very much like virtualization.

EMC Makes "Big Data" Move

EMC positions the Greenplum HD Data Computing Appliance as a key component in its new Hadoop-centric analytics push.

Q&A: Data Marts Regaining Respect -- With Caveats

Reining in data marts is challenging but necessary.

Deloitte Makes Its Bid for Analytic Prominence

Is this the beginning of a BI SaaS acquisition frenzy?

Cisco Expands UCS Family with OLTP, DW Products

Two new hardware comfigurations certified for use with Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Q&A: Integrating Social Media and Business Intelligence

We explore the benefits and drawbacks of integrating data from social media with your existing BI investment.