BI This Week


Q&A: Scrum's Role in Agile BI

Scrum is a core part of agile BI. We explore what it is and why it's so important to BI practitioners.

Q&A: Managing Big Data to Improve Decisions

We look at the issues that big data poses for decision making and the best practices for managing big data to enable enterprises to make more profitable decisions.

An "Acentric" Approach to Customer-centricity

Many organizations are just starting to recognize that the customers' requirements and priorities need to be heard. Here's how your enterprise can get started.

Power to the People -- Big Data for Everyone has Arrived

By equipping business users with the right user-centric solution, big data can help organizations create a richer model of their business, recognize events they might not have discovered otherwise, and discover enterprise-specific trends that can help them gain a competitive edge.

Testing the BI Waters with Phased Deployment

Taking an incremental approach to BI deployment can help those hesitant enterprises jump into BI head first.

Q&A: Healthcare BI Faces Challenges, Opportunities

The healthcare industry faces huge challenges, including a lag in technology implementation and a lack of standardization, says Dr. Kevin Dawson in this second of a two-part interview.

Big Brother and BI: What We Can Learn from the NSA Scandal

The NSA scandal teaches us that there are limits we must put on gathering and analyzing data.

Everything They Ever Wanted to Know About YOU

The recent revelations about the NSA's data collection highlight privacy issues, which enterprises also face as they build a more complete view of their customers.

Vertical vs. Horizontal Data Scientists

Why horizontal data scientists are the true money makers and ROI generators among analytic professionals.