Business Intelligence Strategies for the CIOEditors' Picks
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Reducing cloud storage costs from BI, real data analysis
BI and data analytics are promising cloud apps, but data storage costs halt enterprise adoption. Data abstraction and other processes can cut costs.24 Apr 2013
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Why are people so hung up on Apache Hadoop?
Despite being described as a 'perfect' cloud application framework, many enterprises still don't know how to deploy Hadoop or recognize its pitfalls.11 Apr 2013
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Richer data management technology palette adds more color to IT mix
All the big data buzz belies a potent trend that sees lower-cost hardware and massive Web applications driving more diversity in database engines.04 Apr 2013
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Big data trends: Big things in store for 2013
Big data trends in 2013 will include rises in cloud storage, organization of unstructured data and the importance of real-time analytics.21 Feb 2013
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Exposing the business intelligence value of cloud data analytics
Business intelligence gained from mining big data sources and cloud data analytics can present huge gains for companies that know what they're doing.11 Feb 2013
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Quiz: Data warehouse performance issues
After you view and listen to the content in our data warehouse performance classroom, take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the topic.29 Jan 2013
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'Big data' in motion: Where does it make sense?
Data architects creating operational business intelligence applications may need to put streams of Hadoop data into a fast messaging infrastructure.10 Jan 2013
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Hadoop framework, big data systems will coexist with relational data in 2013
Hadoop and NoSQL databases harness parallel processing to churn reams of big data. As 2013 dawns, interest is growing in mixing them with SQL tools.21 Dec 2012
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BI Masterminds 2013: Nominate for India’s top BI excellence awards
Nominate for ‘BI Masterminds 2013’, India’s Top Awards for Excellence in Business Intelligence. Let your BI work be recognized.10 Dec 2012
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Analytics in the cloud drives culture and pricing changes
One company's pursuit of low-cost cloud computing had a surprising impact on how it sold analytics services.06 Nov 2012
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Building a bona fide business intelligence platform
How do you launch a BI platform that increases BI experts six-fold? Admit you know less about your data than you think.16 Oct 2012
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Apache Hadoop spurs hopes but creates hardships for analytics users
Described as cutting edge, hot, niche and hard to use, Hadoop, like all celebrities, has its shining moments and its dismal displays.09 Oct 2012
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'Big data' concept has grown well beyond its diminutive beginnings
What is "big data" and why is the IT industry talking about it so much? IT pros offer insights into the origins of the popular and much-hyped phrase.03 Oct 2012
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'Big data' concept has grown well beyond its diminutive beginnings
What is "big data" and why is the IT industry talking about it so much? IT pros offer insights into the origins of the popular and much-hyped phrase.03 Oct 2012
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Apache Hadoop FAQ for BI professionals
Want to explore how Apache Hadoop can aid your BI / DW efforts? Get the most common questions about Hadoop answered in this tutorial.28 Sep 2012
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The value of big data puts PayPal in pursuit of 'Analytics 3.0'
PayPal's chief scientist dissects the value of big data and envisions a state he calls Analytics 3.0.19 Sep 2012
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PayPal chief scientist on cracking the code for big data analytics
PayPal's Mok Oh says big data analytics will have arrived when people like him aren't needed.19 Sep 2012
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The data wars are just beginning
In the coming data wars, many companies will be left out in the cold, and big data analytics won't be their only problem.19 Sep 2012
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Big data service providers guide clients into new analytics world
In this podcast, the CEO of MetaScale, a managed big data service provider, describes how approaches to data management and analytics have changed.17 Sep 2012
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The data wars are just beginning
In the coming data wars, many companies will be left out in the cold, and big data analytics won't be their only problem.14 Sep 2012