Business Intelligence Journal | Vol. 20, No. 1
TDWI Member Exclusive
March 16, 2015
As TDWI turns 20 this year, we’ve adopted a mission statement that sums up what
we’re all about: advancing all things data. This issue of the Business Intelligence Journal
reflects this mission by highlighting several aspects of data, especially big data.
Senior editor Hugh J. Watson examines how the adoption of big data is leading
to interest in other data-related approaches and technologies, from data lakes and
sandboxes to data labs and data scientists. Big data is having an impact in other
ways. Ravi Chandran describes an intersection of technologies that allow us to keep
(and work with) data in the cloud.
Does big data mean the end of traditional data warehouse architectures? Dai
Clegg argues that given the myriad of advanced technologies and new data
sources, it’s increasingly vital that we adopt a use-case-driven approach to data
analytics architectures.
Emerging technologies are moving enterprises to a new wave of real-time, big data
applications with advanced features (such as being able to make semiautonomous
operational decisions). Sami Akbay takes a closer look at this revolution in decision
making.
Several articles in this issue focus on data and its impact on organizations. Joe
Sremack looks at the role of your data warehouse team in responding to legal
requests for data. Paige Roberts explains why big data has forced enterprises to
consider (and face the downsides of) data sampling. Michael Tomasura describes a
multi-perspective, interdisciplinary communication approach to help your organization
better collaborate on building BI and DW models.
Linda Briggs’s BI case study details how a financial and life insurance company
delivered powerful, accessible BI data and describes how the company overcame the
project’s governance challenge. Amber DeBroux and Chris Reed offer best practices
for establishing a data integrity solution so users can trust your data warehouse.
Nolan Ramsey offers one simple question analysts can ask users to break through
requirements-gathering roadblocks.
As always, we welcome your comments. Please send them to [email protected].
James E. Powell
Editorial Director
Business Intelligence Journal
IN THIS ISSUE
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Data Lakes, Data Labs, and Sandboxes
Hugh J. Watson
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DW-On-Demand: The Data Warehouse Redefined in the Cloud
Ravi Chandran
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Breaking the BI Requirements Loop
Nolan Ramsey
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Evolving Data Warehouse and BI Architectures: The Big Data Challenge
Dai Clegg
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How Big Data Applications Are Revolutionizing Decision Making
Sami Akbay
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BI Solution Helps Bring Data to Life
Linda L. Briggs
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Data Sampling for the Right Reasons
Paige Roberts
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Responding to a Legal Data Request: The Role of the Data Warehouse Team
Joe Sremack
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Business Intelligence Design Using an Interdisciplinary Approach
Michael Tomasura
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How to Build Trust in Your Data Warehouse
Amber DeBroux and Chris Reed