A new type of business analyst has emerged, and though many have filled that role, little hard research has been done. Recently LyzaSoft and Microsoft looked and came back with similar conclusions.
- By Ted Cuzzillo
- April 8, 2009
In the current climate, the value proposition of open source software is attractive -- maybe irresistible. Product enhancements from Pentaho and JasperSoft help explain why.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 8, 2009
Turning transactions into useful information is no small task when you process 20 billion online transactions every month.
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Bored? Try tackling some of your company’s data problems.
Tackling your company’s data problems may not be fun, but it will definitely make life more interesting.
- By Jill Dyché
- April 7, 2009
Providing transparency into the economic stimulus spending will require the best BI has to offer.
- By Mike Schiff
- April 1, 2009
Identity resolution engines provide the "smarts" to discover "who's who" by examining data in multiple sources and silos to give you a complete picture of your customer.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- April 1, 2009
Microsoft's Donald Farmer talks about what's to like in Redmond's forthcoming Project Gemini, especially when it comes to sharing data analysis.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 1, 2009
A credit union finds that bringing together information from disparate systems into a single environment helped it create better reports and enhance customer service.
- By Rozalind Kitt
- March 31, 2009