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The How and the Why of Emerging Technologies and Methods

At their best, emerging technologies and methods potentially extend, complement, or enhance the BI, analytics, and DW status quo. In all cases, they also address the core needs -- for agency, empowerment, and perceived competency -- of frustrated users and IT groups.

Is Your Organization Ready for Hadoop?

Successfully implementing Hadoop relies on readiness factors that you can quantify by using a new online assessment tool from TDWI.

Search and Discovery to Increase Productivity and Minimize Risk

Getting answers means asking the right questions -- and a search engine that can securely find the results you need.

Survey Reveals Progress, Back Sliding in BI Self-Service Trends

Despite strong benefits, fewer than a quarter of users have access to BI self-service tools and technology.

Real-World BI: Why Analytics Must Grow

At a recent event staged at Boston's historic Fenway Park, a presentation by Yellowfin highlighted the importance of analytics scalability.

Cloud Computing: Great for Users, Headache for IT

New survey shows complexity of the cloud, including managing multiple cloud vendors, puts a strain on IT.

Marketing IT In-House: Respect Routines

Respect a BI user's routine if you want to successfully change it.

Data Storytellers: Making a Story Meaningful

Say "data story" to data people, and most say "visualization." Why, then, do observations of data storytelling by a Tableau co-founder and a second Tableau executive go beyond visualized data?

Multilingualism and BI

Does spoken language matter anymore?