Business Intelligence Strategies for the CIOVideo Library
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Loshin: Defining the potential business value of BI
Business goals must be paramount in designing business intelligence programs to fully gain BI's benefits, consultant David Loshin says in a video Q&A.
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Wixom: BI applications need visual appeal
Business intelligence teams should upgrade their visual design skills to create winning applications for BI users, says IT professor Barbara Wixom.
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Eckerson: Using Hadoop on 'big data' can pay off fast
In a video interview, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson discusses the benefits and challenges of deploying Hadoop-based systems in 'big data' environments.
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Eckerson: Color effective analytics managers purple
Successful analytics managers mix business blue and IT red skills, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson says in discussing his new book on analytical leaders.
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BI investments require a message and a messenger
The one-two punch for BI and data management technology investments involves targeting what executives want to hear and who they want to hear it from.
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Managing 'big data' is out; analyzing 'big data' is in
Industry analyst Colin White is tired of all the talk about the three V's of "big data." He instead wants to focus on the use cases -- the analytics -- of big data.
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Rogers: Data scientists add value, but not for everyone
Data scientists are sweeping the IT industry, at least as far as hot terms go. But some businesses will have to keep them at arm's length.
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Collaboration and mobile BI join forces
Claudia Imhoff discusses the challenges of combining collaboration with mobile BI and shares tips on how businesses can get over those hurdles.
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McKnight: Agile methods could change the game for BI
Introducing an Agile methodology such as Scrum could help businesses pursue BI projects while maintaining the flexibility to deal with change.
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'Big data' analytics: Hype or the real thing?
Is there real value to be gained by analyzing "big data"? And what challenges does big data present to organizations? Consultant Jill Dyche answers those questions and more in a video interview.
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'Big data' analytics 101: Tips on getting started
In a video interview, consultant William McKnight provides an explanation of "big data" basics: what big data is and the issues that are involved in managing and analyzing it.
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Q&A: 'Big data' integration with Composite Software
Composite Software exec Robert Eve talks about the challenges of "big data" analytics, offers advice on managing big data projects and discusses Composite's approach to integrating big data.
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Eckerson: Look at real-time BI as ‘right-time BI’
In a video interview, business intelligence analyst Wayne Eckerson says companies building real-time BI systems should balance how fast users want data with the cost of delivering it at those speeds.
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'Big data' tools suited for solving specific problems
Not every data problem requires "big data" technology, says consultant Vineet Tyagi. In a video Q&A, he discusses good uses for big data tools and offers tips on managing a big data project.
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Truck more data with 'big data' analytics, mobile BI
In a video Q&A, Timothy Leonard of U.S. Xpress explains how the trucking company uses big data analytics, real-time BI software and mobile BI apps in unison to make important business decisions.
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Eckerson: 'Big data' analytics weighs mix of old, new
In a video interview, business intelligence analyst Wayne Eckerson offers tips on using big data analytics software and related big data technology. He also gives his view of what big data really is.
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Why you should keep your 'big data' technology small
In a video interview at the Strata Conference 2011, Forrester Research analyst James Kobielus explains why it’s important for companies with big-data installations to optimize their storage systems.
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In the trenches: Deploying a BI system
Learn about a business intelligence system rollout at American Access Casualty Co., including the expected benefits and challenges that can be faced when deploying BI technology.
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The future of BI tools: getting prepared
Learn about the future of business intelligence tools in a video interview with BI expert Boris Evelson. Get tips on using new BI software, calculating ROI and overcoming hurdles.
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Understanding the BI portfolio approach
Learn about the business intelligence (BI) portfolio approach to managing BI software, and find out how to get started on setting up a BI portfolio in this BI strategy video Q&A.