Data modeling, that once sleepy demesne of data warehouse architects and hot-shot business intelligence (BI) analysts, has become quite popular.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 29, 2007
Expect them when you least expect them: surprises at a TDWI World Conference.
Can search deliver on the promise of ubiquitous BI? Maybe. As with any highly hyped technology, however, a few myths first need to be busted.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 29, 2007
Frank Buytendijk tells us what he really thinks.
- By Eric Kavanagh
- August 22, 2007
IBM tapped SaaS specialist Razorsight to help it transition to a mostly paperless infrastructure and deal with the paper remnants it just couldn’t eradicate.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 15, 2007
In addition to customer data, companies want to bring arrant product and financial data to heel, too. Call it a data-quality-work-in-progress.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 15, 2007
Why SAP’s newfound openness is a good thing—for customers and SAP alike.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 8, 2007
Dashboards and scorecards now comprise powerful tools for monitoring and alignment. The trick, experts say, is to know which technology to use, and why.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 8, 2007