BI This Week


SWOT: Cognos’ Pending Acquisition of Applix

The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats posed by Cognos' latest acquisition target

Analysis: Cognos Makes Strong Performance Management Move

There’s a lot to like in Cognos’ latest purchase, industry watchers say -- though some issues remain

Unstructured Data: Attacking a Myth

Contrary to claims and predictions, the amount and growth of unstructured data may be vastly overstated.

Netezza Says Netezza Performance Server R4 Doubles Query Performance

NPS R4 enhances query performance on existing NPS hardware—at no additional cost, Netezza officials claim

In Praise of Data Modeling

Data modeling, that once sleepy demesne of data warehouse architects and hot-shot business intelligence (BI) analysts, has become quite popular.

Some Surprises, a Couple Shrugs at TDWI World Conference

Expect them when you least expect them: surprises at a TDWI World Conference.

On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Business Intelligence Search

Can search deliver on the promise of ubiquitous BI? Maybe. As with any highly hyped technology, however, a few myths first need to be busted.

Business Intelligence Guru Declares: Service Level Agreements Stink

Frank Buytendijk tells us what he really thinks.

Razorsight: Learning to Love the Paper Trail Once Again?

IBM tapped SaaS specialist Razorsight to help it transition to a mostly paperless infrastructure and deal with the paper remnants it just couldn’t eradicate.