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News Highlights

  • Analysis: A Closer Look at HP's Acquisition of Vertica

    HP's acquisition of Vertica may have confused many BI pros. After all, HP partners with Microsoft to promote SQL Server as a data warehousing platform, and HP already had an ADBMS of its own -- the former Neoview. Industry watchers seem positive about HP's move -- although many emphasize that execution, which has always been a problem for HP in the BI space, will remain key. [more]


  • Five Steps to More Effective Government 2.0 Initiatives

    By investing in a strategy of goal-setting, measurement, and adjustment, government agencies can turn social media from a random, trendy exercise into an accurate, effective initiative that can support their larger organizational strategies and goals. [more]


  • Analysts in Action: The Rise of the Intelligent Analyst

    No one measures the pulse of a business better than the intelligent analysts charged to interpret data. Now more of them have won the recognition they deserve. [more]


  • InetSoft Gets Agile BI Right

    InetSoft is benefitting from the upsurge of interest in agile BI. The latest release of its flagship Style Intelligence draws on the same reporting technology it introduced in 1996. InetSoft has changed with the times, however, positioning Style Intelligence 11.0 as a BI offering for the most agile of agile BI practitioners. [more]


  • Q&A: Why Data Virtualization is More Relevant than Ever

    Composite Software executive VP Robert Eve discusses the evolution of data virtualization and exactly how the technology can be used to address today's data management challenges. [more]


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