Up and coming technologies including in-memory processing and column–based databases, combined with advances such as inexpensive memory and 64-bit operating systems, are finally promising affordable BI to small and medium-sized businesses.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- December 9, 2009
Some issues that complicate or frustrate shrink-wrapped software implementations are mitigated by the open source model. That has some experts predicting a very bright future for open source BI.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- December 9, 2009
Consultant and TDWI instructor Steve Dine talks with BI This Week about some of the ins and outs of cloud computing for business intelligence.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- December 2, 2009
The goal of EIM is to help locate and transform an organization’s data into meaningful information while managing its distribution so everyone can perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively. The key to success: search capabilities.
- By Mike Schiff
- December 2, 2009
Exadata V2 seems tailor-made for big Oracle shops and C-level executives.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- December 2, 2009
Many shops are still sitting tight on aging -- and potentially obsolete -- MDM implementations, at their peril.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- November 19, 2009
A recent survey sponsored by on-demand BI provider Birst finds that nearly half of respondents would consider a BI solution delivered as a service. Top concerns remaining around SaaS BI are complexity of integration, security, and opposition from IT, the survey found.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- November 18, 2009
Data mining is just one component of business analytics. You must ask yourself: do the results make sense?
- By Mike Schiff
- November 18, 2009