At a small market research firm, dashboard software that can work in real time and with flat files is proving highly useful.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- September 30, 2009
Don't blame IT if you have bad data. Individual lines of business also contribute to data accuracy woes. They're also in the best position to help push for change.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 30, 2009
Three new offerings combine HP and Informatica products. Is even closer collaboration in their future?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 23, 2009
Business-critical data resides in more than one domain, which is why enterprises must manage master data across domains with great care.
- By Marty Moseley
- September 23, 2009
Business intelligence delivered via software-as-a-service (SaaS) seems to be on the cusp of a wave of popularity, but it also brings some risks, as the recent demise of SaaS BI company LucidEra indicates. What's the future of SaaS BI and data warehousing in the cloud, and how can companies mitigate the risk?
- By Linda L. Briggs
- September 23, 2009
Oracle claims that the latest version of Exadata can beat all competitors, including specialty solutions.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 23, 2009
Companies that improve database infrastructures by moving from a row-based to a column-based architecture can expect immediate improvements in query responses and report generation speed.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- September 16, 2009
About one-quarter of shops use open source BI tools; even more are evaluating them.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- September 16, 2009