BI This Week


How Business Intelligence Buying Habits Are Changing

Many customers are adjusting -- in some cases drastically -- their BI buying and deployment habits.

Aster Touts Deep Analytics, Recoverability

Aster Data must distinguish itself to compete in a teeming DW segment

Question and Answer: Prebuilt Apps Address Business Intelligence Complexity

It's no longer sufficient to simply provide people with the ability to get answers. You must give them the right questions to ask.

Business Intelligence for the Small and Mid-size Business

BI tools for small and mid-size businesses can do what the top-tier solutions can, but buyers must first figure out what they really need.

Niche Performance Management Vendors Thrive Despite Consolidated Market

IBM, Oracle, and SAP grab most of the attention, but a swarm of upstart performance management players helps keep things interesting.

Informatica's Future Bright Thanks to

Officials forecast business almost as usual in 2009

Analysis: Data Quality is Job Number 1

BI tools are only as good as the quality of the data they work with. Analyst Michael Schiff is still surprised at how many BI professionals still ignore this fact.

Data Quality Management: Getting More from Your Business Intelligence Investment

Data quality can put your organization on the defense or offense depending on how well you manage it.

Microsoft's PerformancePoint Shake-up

Why did Microsoft shuffle PerformancePoint Server into its SharePoint Server group, and how will the shake-up affect customers?