How much unrefined data may start costing enterprises, why a disruptive business strategy requires data security, and why some enterprises are still unwilling to let go of departmental data silos.
                    
			            - By Quint  Turner
 - December 12, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent survey report states that access to self-service is rising, but adoption is falling. However, their findings imply that overall use is relatively steady.
                    
			            - By Lindsay  Stares
 - December 9, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An expert in nonprofit management discusses how nonprofits of all sizes can benefit from the strategic use of analytics.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - December 9, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Driven by business demands, easy-to-use tools are pushing analytics deeper into the enterprise. By stressing ease of use, vendors strive to deliver more insights and reach more users.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
 - December 8, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Today read 10 predictions for big data and IoT, a discussion of the biggest myths about big data, and the most common reasons big data and analytics initiatives fail.
                    
			            - By Quint  Turner
 - December 7, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Learn to create clearer tables, when and how to use violin plots, and why infographics might improve BI adoption.
                    
			            - By Lindsay  Stares
 - December 7, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fern Halper, vice president and senior director of TDWI research for advanced analytics,   offers her perspective on announcements from seven vendors.
                    
			            - By Fern  Halper
 - December 5, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Do the high-level lessons of the computer-aided software engineering craze of the 1980s apply to self-service? The effects of CASE tools are similar to self-service tools, and the fate of CASE suggests how self-service might ultimately evolve.