BI This Week


Questions and Answers: The Trickle-Down Theory in Business Intelligence

With pervasive BI growing, and barriers to implementation and use dropping, where is BI headed?

New Competition Validates Importance of Data Warehouse Appliances

Data warehousing firms aren't worried about the rising competition from Oracle, Microsoft, HP, and others.

In Treacherous Data Warehouse Segment Hewlett Packard Charts a Partner dash Friendly Course

Neutrality in partnerships takes center stage in HP’s data warehousing push

Analysis: Financial Markets’ New Demands and Business Intelligence

The recent financial turmoil has served to raise awareness that we need to fully understand complex investment products and the benefits and risks they bring.

Questions and Answer: The Power of Dynamic Business Intelligence

Dynamic business intelligence can quickly deliver answers to business questions, but it can be difficult to implement in today’s technology and business environment.

Is One Version of the Truth Still Achievable?

The Aberdeen Group finds that despite failed attempts to see just one version of the truth, the goal is achievable.

Microsoft Convenes Second Annual Business Intelligence Conference

Microsoft touts an in-memory, column-based Excel data store on every desktop

With Birst, Former Siebel Veterans Tout SaaS-y Business Intelligence

Birst targets the important (but small) projects that are ill-served by existing BI tools, its developers argue

"Perfect Storm" Drives Analytics, Business Intelligence into Governance Risk management and Compliance Framework

A study by Aberdeen Group shows what distinguishes best-in-class companies in their governance, risk management, and compliance activities and shows how BI plays a role.