News
News
- October 10, 2011
10 Oct'11
Predictive analytics and ‘big data’: The good, the bad and the ugly
Ventana Research’s David Menninger explores how the onslaught of ‘big data’ has influenced predictive analytics.
- October 07, 2011
07 Oct'11
IBM to acquire security intelligence software company Q1 Labs
IBM has announced plans to acquire the Waltham, Mass.-based security intelligence software company Q1 Labs.
- October 03, 2011
03 Oct'11
MicroStrategy, Birst bring SaaS BI to the masses
Business intelligence vendors released a spate of product announcements over the past two weeks, all aimed at putting BI tools in the hands of everyday users.
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- October 02, 2011
02 Oct'11
Data scientists helping businesses navigate 'big data' seas
Skilled professionals known as data scientists have become highly sought-after by companies such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Google to perform advanced analytics on growing data sets.
- September 29, 2011
29 Sep'11
From the Editors: Real-time BI success 101
Is real-time business intelligence right for your organization? And what can you do to avoid the pitfalls of real-time BI projects? We point you toward answers to those questions.
- September 28, 2011
28 Sep'11
Dark Data
Data hidden within the enterprise will inevitably be challenged, and it will be up to enterprise information management to tame it.
- September 28, 2011
28 Sep'11
Data scientists dig open source tools, transaction data
Michael Driscoll, the chief technology officer of Metamarkets, discusses the data scientist’s relationship with transaction data and open source tools such as R, Mahout and Hadoop.
- September 28, 2011
28 Sep'11
Google’s chief economist examines the data scientist factor
Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist, talks about the emerging role of the data scientist -- both the trade and the tools.
- September 26, 2011
26 Sep'11
Increasing Patient Satisfaction with Business Intelligence
Increasing patient satisfaction is a critical goal for healthcare organizations of all types, especially in these times of increased competition, scrutiny and demand for services. Business intelligence based on satisfaction analytics can help you ...
- September 26, 2011
26 Sep'11
What is Mixed Workload?
When selecting a database system for use in a mixed query environment, it is important to carefully evaluate the workload management capabilities of the product.
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- September 26, 2011
26 Sep'11
Wineries uncork predictive analytics with tools from e-commerce provider
Wineries are preparing to tackle customer retention with predictive analytics tools thanks to a new partnership between an e-commerce provider and Information Builders.
- September 26, 2011
26 Sep'11
In an age of predictive analytics, data scientists help bridge the gap
Michael Driscoll, the chief technology officer of Metamarkets, talks about how data scientists are using predictive analytics to shed light on the future.
- September 13, 2011
13 Sep'11
Health care supply company prescribes itself mobile BI software
Realizing the ubiquity of mobile devices among medical professionals, health care supplies contracting services provider Novation LLC plunged into the mobile business intelligence movement.
- September 02, 2011
02 Sep'11
TDWI survey explores the evolution of 'big data' analytics
Soon-to-be published TDWI survey results show that businesses are increasingly tying their hopes to big-data analytics and related tools.
- September 01, 2011
01 Sep'11
IBM to acquire i2 and Algorithmics
IBM has announced plans to acquire British security analytics software company i2 and Canadian financial risk analytics software company Algorithmics.