BI This Week


Kickfire Targets Underserved Users in Crowded Analytic Database Market

Analytic appliance specialist Kickfire seems happy to play in the sub-6 TB arena. It's where most of the new projects are sprouting, officials argue.

Philip Russom

Three Altruistic Goals for Data Integration

These three goals can help DI specialists (and the people who work closely with them) stay focused on the noblest purposes and greatest value propositions of DI

Big Box Teradata Takes an Outside-the-Box Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse

The Teradata of today has an unconventional take on database appliances, in-database analytics, DW virtualization, and data quality, company officials claim.

Making the Case for Agile Business Intelligence

A new report from Forrester Research makes the case for BI agility. The bottom line: business intelligence can -- and must -- become more responsive.

Old Thinking Does a Disservice to New Data Hubs

Don't underestimate or misunderstand some key characteristics and features of data hubs. We debunk two of the most common misconceptions.

JasperSoft Banks on Analytics

Thanks to its support for in-memory analysis, its efforts to develop its own OLAP front-end, and other initiatives, JasperSoft is poised to reap the benefits of a healthy (and growing) appetite for analytics, the company says.

Talend Reflects on Data Integration, Master Data Management, and the Open Source Advantage

Several data integration players market all-in-one DI suites -- complete with ETL, DQ, and MDM -- but Talend does so at open source price points

Question and Answer: Text Mining and Analytics Draw Interest

Text mining can turn text into gold

Mike Schiff

Don't Let Technology Standards Constrain Innovation

Standards are desirable and beneficial, but don't let them become so restrictive that they discourage the investigation of new technologies.