BI This Week


Analysis: What Might a Recession Do for Business Intelligence?

BI was made for economic slowdowns, and over the coming year it may get a chance to show its stuff.

IBM Plus Cognos: Enhancing Information on Demand

IBM’s acquisition of Cognos was explained in greater detail last week; we explore the impact for BI practitioners

Users Give PerformancePoint a Big Thumbs-Up (Part 1 of 2)

Many BI pros are already working with PerformancePoint -- some in production -- while still others are anxious to put it through its paces in their environments

SPSS Refreshes Data, Text Mining Toolset

With text analytics poised for growth -- especially as a means to parse and index unstructured data -- it's a propitious time for SPSS

Choosing a Business Intelligence Architecture for Mobile Devices

As enterprise and mobile applications converge, users will demand consistency on mobile devices.

Future Shock: On the Pros and Cons of Data Modeling

Data modeling, proponents say, can help insulate an organization against change. Sounds good -- but is it true?

Key Trends Driving Real-Time Data Access

We look at the important drivers behind the demand for real-time data this year

Q&A: Data Warehousing and the Appliance Model

Datupia's Foster Hinshaw discusses the rapidly evolving state of the data warehousing market and the benefits and drawbacks of the appliance model

Bundles of Opportunity

Bundling agreements can be beneficial for both vendors and their customers, who are exposed to more BI functionality. However, there are risks for the customer.