We examine why businesses need to provide a solid data foundation to their data-leveraging initiatives. The good news is that this same information architecture can be used for data leveraging strategies.
After half a decade, Hadoop remains a divisive technology. Some data managers think Hadoop has the potential to be hugely transformative; others see it as a more pedestrian proposition.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- March 19, 2013
HP Big Data Discovery Experience simplifies, accelerates unlocking value of information.
Targets midsize businesses with features, capabilities, and value.
Technical innovations are making BI more pervasive each and every day.
- By Mike Schiff
- March 12, 2013
EMC Corp. arguably stole the show at last month's Strata 2013 conference, announcing the equivalent of a SQL-compliant, high-performance RDBMS running on top of Hadoop: Pivotal HD.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- March 12, 2013
"BI and analytics are new concepts to many healthcare organizations," says Ted Corbett, whose consulting company, Vizual Outcomes, focuses on how BI and data visualization can help healthcare providers meet huge future challenges.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- March 12, 2013
The strategic use of data can provide strategic advantages for any business -- you simply have to create the plan and make the move. The ROI will be almost instantaneous.