With slightly more than a month to go until launch, it looks as if SQL Server 2005 is finally a done deal—and that’s a big deal for BI pros.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 28, 2005
As Louisiana legislators lobby for $250 billion in federal aid, the need for transparency into the distribution of those funds becomes ever more clear. The time has come for a Web-based performance dashboard to unravel the complexities and fiscal practices of government.
- By Eric Kavanagh
- September 25, 2005
Apex tapped a BI infrastructure from SAS to help illuminate its 4 TB healthcare information warehouse.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 21, 2005
Cognos may have snared lots of newsprint last week, but Business Objects wasn’t exactly out to lunch. The BI giant picked up a new CEO, named a CSO, and also announced a spate of new solutions for the mid-market. But what exactly does the CEO switch-up mean?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 21, 2005
With the explosive growth of data volumes, the expansion of user bases, plus the perpetual danger of hacking and other such perils, CIOs these days consider data security to be a top priority. This white paper offers a check-list of ten fundamental steps companies can take to secure their data assets.
Users say performance and usability improvements make Cognos 8 a much more attractive package
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 21, 2005
If early feedback from analysts and users is any indication, Cognos appears to have a winner in its Series 8 BI Suite
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 14, 2005
SP1 delivers a graphical metadata development tool, support for VBA, and a new scripting language
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 14, 2005
First PeopleSoft, now Siebel Systems: Oracle Corp.’s appetite for large-scale acquisitions seems insatiable. Larry Ellison’s company can now trumpet the availability of best-in-breed database, human resources (HR), customer relationship management (CRM), and analytic software. What does it all mean?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 14, 2005