BI This Week


Data Warehousing on a Shoestring Budget (Part 1 of 3)

You can implement data warehouse solutions on a small budget by focusing on system, database, ETL, and reporting technologies that work in concert with requirements gathering, development, testing, and training. In the first part of our series, we look at how to keep technology costs low.

BI's Future: Learning How People Think

Former TDWI education director Dave Wells has peered into the future of BI and he sees actual intelligence, not just technology.

BI Industry Bucks a Downward Trend

While the bottom might drop out of other technology segments this year, the business intelligence industry appears poised for healthy growth

Microsoft Sets Sights on Data Mining Dominance

Microsoft hopes to challenge established powers SAS and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights

Informatica Taps Identity Systems for Identity Resolution

Infrastructure boundaries are fast disappearing, says data integration specialist Informatica, and organizations are scrambling to manage data as an asset

Emerging Technologies Will Marginalize IT's Role in BI, Gartner Predicts

End users will gain control thanks to give emerging technologies

Xactly Unveils Analytics Service that Helps Customers Cut Costs

In a world of economic uncertainty, Xactly officials say the company's value proposition has never seemed more attractive to potential customers.

Best Practices in MDM: Cross-System Data Analysis

Cross-system data analysis is part of the critical path of any MDM project.

Metrics -- The Fuzziness Factor

How do you measure those hard-to-reach functions where bookkeepers don't go? Experts share their advice.