BI This Week


The BI Year That Was: 2014

The year that was 2014 was a transitional year in business intelligence and data management, with vendors emphasizing data visualization, storytelling, databases, Spark, and intriguing inventions.

That Was the Year That Was: Major Data Warehousing Events of 2014 (and Predictions for 2015)

All seven predictions the author made last year came true. What's ahead for 2015? Here are seven new predictions for the New Year.

Alpine Enables Predictive Analytics for the Rest of Us

Chorus from Alpine Data Labs is a predictive analytics tool designed for data scientists and business analysts. With its new Chorus 5.0 release, Alpine says it's reaching out to not-so-techie consumers, too.

Analysis: Is OLTP and DW on the Same Platform Such a Good Idea?

Is the notion of a combined platform for OLTP and data warehousing an idea whose time has come?

Emerging Technologies and Methods for Streaming Analytics

Getting the greatest business value from streaming data requires new approaches to real-time operations and analytics.

Telling a Story with Analysis: 3 Visualization Tips for Presenters

These three best practices will help you deliver visualizations that complement your analysis and make the greatest impression on your audience.

Managing BI Projects by Expediting Key Decisions

Project managers are responsible for moving many decision makers toward a single goal. Continuously expediting the next key decision is critical to moving a project forward.

Emerging Technologies: And the Beat Goes On

We owe it to our users (and to our careers) to learn about new technologies.

Marketing IT In-House: Should BI Be Fun?

Trying to make BI fun is risky business. You may be able to do it, but you should aim to enhance user experience by making the BI app as useful as possible.