BI This Week


Cindi Howson

From the BI Scorecard Blog: BI Licensing and Lawsuits—A Sure Sign of Failure

Buyers must beware, and vendors must simplify their licenses.

A Prescription for Public-Sector Big Data Woes

Instead of just reporting on data, shops should be exploring their data. This is particularly true in government, where very large data sets can benefit from cutting-edge visual data exploration technologies.

John oBrien

Why Agile BI Needs an Agile Architecture

To react quickly to a changing regulatory environment, BI projects need a flexible and robust -- and agile -- underlying architecture.

Q&A: Why Data Virtualization is More Relevant than Ever

Composite Software executive VP Robert Eve discusses the evolution of data virtualization and exactly how the technology can be used to address today's data management challenges.

Analysts in Action: The Rise of the Intelligent Analyst

Far from being “crushed” by IT, intelligent analysts seem to be emerging stronger than ever in business.

Analysis: A Closer Look at HP's Acquisition of Vertica

HP seems ready to make yet another run at BI superstardom.

Five Steps to More Effective Government 2.0 Initiatives

By investing in a strategy of goal-setting, measurement, and adjustment, government agencies can turn social media from a random, trendy exercise into an accurate, effective initiative that can support their larger organizational strategies and goals.

InetSoft Gets Agile BI Right

InetSoft positions its new Style Intelligence 11.0 release as a BI offering for the most agile of agile BI practitioners.