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• December 21, 2012 21 Dec'12

  Businesses set self-service BI as a priority for 2013

  Mainstay issues such as poor data quality will plague businesses in 2013, but one way they're hoping to overcome hurdles is by empowering users.

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  BI architecture guide helps businesses start small but think big

  Building a BI architecture is no easy task, but a reference guide can answer questions when crafting a road map.

• August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12

  New Gartner report dissects the hype around big data technologies

  A new Gartner hype cycle breaks down the big data market into 47 technologies and titles, with many clumped along the "peak of inflated expectations."

• August 27, 2012 27 Aug'12

  Data sandboxes help analysts dig deep into corporate info

  Giving analytics professionals control of small amounts of space in data warehouses lets them experiment with data sets in a managed environment.

• August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12

  White: Time to move from 'big data' management to 'big data' analytics

  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.

• August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12

  Interviewing data scientist candidates? Ask these questions

  Data scientists are hot, but, according to Teradata's Bill Franks, hiring one means asking different questions than you would a statistician or data modeler.

• August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12

  Attunity, EMC team up to bring 'big data' replication to the enterprise

  Attunity and EMC want to make it easier for organizations to replicate "big data" sets, and more big data news from around the Web.

• July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12

  With mobile BI, don't just put lipstick on a database

  Mobile BI continues to revel in popularity. But to take advantage of the technology, businesses need to make sure their data houses are in order, a Gartner analyst says.

• July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12

  Report: Self-service BI software empowers users, takes pressure off IT

  What are the must-have capabilities for self-service BI platforms? And what vendors are providing those functions? A new Forrester Wave report gives its take.

• June 22, 2012 22 Jun'12

  As tag clouds die off, businesses seek new ways to visualize text

  Tag clouds are dead, according to the presenters at the eighth annual Text Analytics Summit who made a case for advanced text visualization techniques.

• June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12

  Speaker details 5 developments in the text analytics industry

  Text analytics consultant Seth Grimes opened the Text Analytics Summit by delving into what has been big this year in text analytics and what the future holds.

• May 03, 2012 03 May'12

  QlikView goes enterprise, but much work still to do

  QlikTech is pushing hard into enterprise BI with its QlikView software, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. But, he adds, more upgrades are needed to make QlikView a bona fide BI platform.

• April 09, 2012 09 Apr'12

  Challenges lurk on in-memory BI projects -- proper preparation needed

  Data quality issues, insufficient budgets and other technical and business problems can trip up unwary organizations on deployments of in-memory analytics tools, consultants warned.

• February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12

  Data discovery vendors cast spell in Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI

  Business users turn to data discovery vendors like Tibco, Tableau and QlikTech for easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy analytics tools, much to the chagrin of IT, according to Gartner.

• January 12, 2012 12 Jan'12

  Q&A: Effective predictive modeling techniques more than a math problem

  In an interview, analytics and data mining consultant John Elder offers advice on managing successful predictive modeling initiatives and a head’s up on common mistakes to avoid.

• January 10, 2012 10 Jan'12

  Building predictive models requires business engagement, mix of skills

  To generate useful predictive analytics results, predictive modeling teams need a combination of analytical and business know-how plus close ties to business users, say analytics pros and consultants.

• January 04, 2012 04 Jan'12

  Checklist items: Business intelligence best practices for SMBs

  Midmarket companies investing in BI systems should follow the same basic steps as larger organizations, analysts say. But, they caution, there's typically less room for error in smaller businesses.

• January 01, 2012 01 Jan'12

  Skills shortage, training present pitfalls for 'big data' analytics

  A shortage of skilled data scientists and a user-unfriendly set of technologies are the biggest obstacles impeding big data analytics programs, say analysts and IT professionals.

• December 06, 2011 06 Dec'11

  Clickstream data edges retailer into 'big data' analytics territory

  "Big data" analytics grapples with huge data sets coming at a quickening pace. Read about one company's move toward a big-data architecture and Gartner's view of challenges posed by more data variety.

• November 30, 2011 30 Nov'11

  Analysts: Data visualization tools key to 'big data' analytics success

  Achieving success with data visualization tools is largely a matter of keeping it simple and adopting new thinking about how to present information, according to experts.

• November 29, 2011 29 Nov'11

  'Big data' finds ally in predictive analytics, but combo requires care

  Unleashing “big data” onto predictive analytics tools could translate into improved business strategies. Discover best practices for traveling down the advanced analytics and big data road.

• October 26, 2011 26 Oct'11

  SAS ups ‘big data’ ante with high-performance computing platform

  SAS has partnered with Teradata and EMC Greenplum to release a high-performance analytics computing platform to handle 'big data.'

• 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 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 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.

• 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.

• August 30, 2011 30 Aug'11

  'Big data' analytics fulfilling the promise of predictive BI

  While conventional business intelligence drills into historical data, big-data analytics often adds a forward-looking dimension in an effort to help users unlock predictive insights.

• July 22, 2011 22 Jul'11

  kCura masters e-discovery with text analytics

  Lawyers and analysts note a growing interest in text analytics for e-discovery and name software firm kCura a leader in a market that’s changed considerably in the last few years.

• July 18, 2011 18 Jul'11

  SMEs still hesitant to move beyond spreadsheets for advanced analytics

  Ventana Research Inc.’s recently published study shines a light on small and midsize enterprises’ reluctance in trading in Excel and other desktop spreadsheets for advanced analytics.

• June 29, 2011 29 Jun'11

  Experts sound off on 'big data' technology, Hadoop and data warehouses

  Hadoop and its variants offer analysis for “big data” sets, but there are integration and availability limits, according to a panel at the Enzee Universe 2011 conference.

• June 29, 2011 29 Jun'11

  Yahoo's new company Hortonworks: all Hadoop all the time

  Yahoo spins off Hadoop into the new company Hortonworks. Can it compete against other established and emerging big data vendors such as Cloudera, DataStax, MapR and LexisNexis?

• June 20, 2011 20 Jun'11

  Midmarket business intelligence planning: assessing technology options

  New types of business intelligence technology, including SaaS BI and open source BI tools, might be a good fit for small and medium-sized businesses. But there are tradeoffs to consider.

• June 14, 2011 14 Jun'11

  Solving 7 common business intelligence issues

  This article presents some new signs that business intelligence environments may be in peril, in the process offering a checklist for success in 2007.

• May 24, 2011 24 May'11

  Yahoo shares new BI strategy for optimizing banner advertisements

  Yahoo, a Gartner BI Excellence Award finalist, has developed a system targeted at optimizing banner advertisements through data management and analytics.

• May 17, 2011 17 May'11

  MIT study: Data-driven decisions mean higher productivity, profits

  Initial findings from new MIT research show that companies with data-driven decision making environments had 4% higher productivity and 6% higher profits than other businesses did.

• April 18, 2011 18 Apr'11

  SAS analytics, planogram software stocks grocery stores' shelves

  SOK, a grocery retailer based in Finland, utilizes SAS analytics software to help with space management and the design of unique product-shelving layouts for its stores.

• April 01, 2011 01 Apr'11

  New survey reveals mobile business intelligence is on the upswing

  New evidence reveals mobile business intelligence is gaining momentum -- and highlights a surprising trend.

• March 31, 2011 31 Mar'11

  Agile BI development methodology taking hold in BI project teams

  A growing number of organizations are using agile development techniques to accelerate business intelligence projects. Find out why, and get advice on implementing agile BI.

• March 29, 2011 29 Mar'11

  Magic Quadrant: Small CPM software vendors take on Oracle, SAP, IBM

  Megavendors may control the corporate performance management (CPM) software market, but smaller vendors are leading the way on innovation, according to Gartner.

• March 25, 2011 25 Mar'11

  Real-time BI capabilities offer benefits, add complexities for users

  Read about real-time business intelligence projects at several companies and find out how the technology is helping them and what kind of challenges they faced in deploying it.

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  IBM discusses plans for the Watson supercomputer, predictive analytics

  IBM vice president Deepak Advani talks about the company’s SPSS acquisition, predictive analytics strategies and the future of the "Jeopardy!"-winning Watson system.

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  Getting started on building a real-time BI system: issues to consider

  Real-time business intelligence can speed up and improve decision making. But it isn’t right for everyone. Find out what to consider before building a real-time BI system.

• February 23, 2011 23 Feb'11

  SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 hits the streets

  SAP today unveiled BusinessObjects 4.0, the highly anticipated update to its flagship BI and analytics platform.

• February 11, 2011 11 Feb'11

  Gartner Magic Quadrant: Data discovery vendors take on BI heavyweights

  Data discovery software vendors are stealing market share from the leading business intelligence (BI) players, according to Gartner.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Social media analytics software going through growing pains

  Learn about the latest social media analytics software trends. See how companies are using social media monitoring, analytics and text mining technology.

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Orlando Magic scores big with advanced analytics software

  The Orlando Magic basketball team is proving that advanced analytics software is becoming a real game changer for the sports business.

• December 06, 2010 06 Dec'10

  The top five predictive analytics strategy tips

  Get the best predictive analytics strategy and planning tips from the recent Marketing Analytics 2010 conference in Boston.

• November 24, 2010 24 Nov'10

  Efforts to expand business intelligence process slow to take hold

  Many companies are looking to expand the business intelligence process beyond basic reporting and analysis. But broadening the use of a data warehouse and BI tools isn’t so easy.

• October 25, 2010 25 Oct'10

  IBM adds predictive analytics and social networking in Cognos 10

  IBM unveiled the much-anticipated Cognos 10 business analytics platform as well as a new version of InfoSphere Server at its Information on Demand conference.

• October 05, 2010 05 Oct'10

  Are packaged business analytics tools right for your organization?

  Packaged business analytics tools can help guide the process of aligning business and IT goals, but there are some drawbacks, according to analysts and technology professionals.

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Survey: Poor data quality most common business intelligence problem

  Poor data quality topped the list of most common obstacles standing between companies and successful business intelligence deployments, according to the BI Survey 9.

• September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10

  New GUIs aim to make R open source analytics language more accessible

  The R open source analytics programming language produces stunning data visualizations but requires a statistician’s expertise. Revolution Analytics is trying to change that.

• September 08, 2010 08 Sep'10

  Dresner mobile BI survey reveals interest, trepidation

  Security risks and form factor limitations top the list of concerns around mobile business intelligence, according to a new survey by Howard Dresner.

• August 24, 2010 24 Aug'10

  Creating an advanced data analytics business culture: Tips and advice

  Data analytics can help drive better business decisions, according to users and analysts. But creating an analytics business culture usually requires high-level executive support.

• August 18, 2010 18 Aug'10

  Data analytics team’s needs: a business home, leeway on tools and data

  While it may be tempting to place an advanced data analytics team within IT or a BI group, experts say most successful analytics initiatives take a more decentralized approach.

• August 17, 2010 17 Aug'10

  Analytics skills in demand -- and analytics pros demanding top salaries

  Data analytics skills are in high demand, so organizations looking to start a business analytics program and staff up an analytics team had better be ready to open their checkbooks.

• August 05, 2010 05 Aug'10

  Gartner: Data pattern recognition turns data growth into an asset

  Gartner’s Bill Gassman says organizations should tap pattern recognition to make the most of growing data volumes.

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Interest in mobile business intelligence lacking despite vendor push

  Vendor marketing campaigns notwithstanding, end users just aren’t that interested in mobile business intelligence applications.

• July 27, 2010 27 Jul'10

  Setting key performance indicators can boost BI software user adoption

  By focusing on just a handful of key performance indicators (KPIs), execs at York Wallcovering dramatically increased BI user adoption and saved millions.

• July 13, 2010 13 Jul'10

  Gartner: Enterprise BI strategy rarely a one-size-fits-all approach

  For large enterprises with multiple business divisions, a one-size-fits-all approach to business intelligence rarely fits the bill, according to Gartner.

• July 07, 2010 07 Jul'10

  Latest Oracle BI software tries to close the ‘insight to action’ loop

  The latest iteration of Oracle’s Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition aims to close the loop between gaining insight and taking action

• June 28, 2010 28 Jun'10

  In-database predictive analytics helps marketer predict consumer behavior

  In-database analytics -- the blending of data warehousing and predictive analytics – helps Catalina Marketing foretell consumer behavior.

• June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10

  Gartner: The six elements of cloud analytics and SaaS BI

  The term ‘cloud analytics’ means different things to different people. To gain any advantage from it, organizations must first agree on a definition, according to Gartner.

• June 18, 2010 18 Jun'10

  Poor spreadsheet management can doom BI, CPM projects

  Companies that don’t get a handle on spreadsheet management risk dooming their BI and CPM projects that rely on Excel.

• June 15, 2010 15 Jun'10

  IBM to acquire Web analytics firm Coremetrics

  IBM announced it is acquiring Web analytics vendor Coremetrics, the latest in a series of moves by Big Blue to capitalize on the growing business analytics market.

• June 11, 2010 11 Jun'10

  Collaborative decision making software: The future of BI?

  Newly emerging collaborative decision making software platforms should help ensure that BI deployments really do lead to better business decisions.

• June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10

  Microsoft highlights BI plans at Business Intelligence Conference 2010

  The Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference kicked off with a look at the company’s plans to bring BI to business users.

• June 07, 2010 07 Jun'10

  Key IT roles on healthcare business intelligence project teams

  Learn about healthcare business intelligence project teams and the key IT roles that a BI team needs to include in order to succeed on deployments of healthcare BI software.

• June 01, 2010 01 Jun'10

  How to improve business intelligence performance with BI automation

  Get tips on how to improve business intelligence performance with the help of BI automation. You’ll learn about the value of BI automation, potential roadblocks and more.

• April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10

  Gartner BI Summit: Wave the white flag on using Excel for business intelligence

  Gartner analysts and BI Summit attendees said efforts to stop Excel business intelligence uses are futile.

• April 01, 2010 01 Apr'10

  SAP StreamWork latest merging of collaboration portal and BI software

  SAP StreamWork is the latest entrant in the collaborative decision-making technology market.

• January 29, 2010 29 Jan'10

  Gartner Magic Quadrant: CPM software split between 'integrators' and 'innovators'

  Find out why Gartner says that innovation in corporate performance management (CPM) – a market dominated by mega-vendors -- is being led by best-of-breed vendors.

• January 04, 2010 04 Jan'10

  Integrating BI and BPM software can improve business process reporting

  The addition of business intelligence (BI) capabilities to BPM software could make the automation of business processes more intelligent and, ultimately, more efficient.

• December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09

  BI project management tips for implementation success

  Get business intelligence (BI) project management tips to help ensure a successful implementation. Learn how to gather user requirements, prevent scope creep, overcome common PM challenges and more.

• November 16, 2009 16 Nov'09

  Seven secrets to business intelligence (BI) success

  At the fall 2009 TDWI World Conference, keynote speaker Cindi Howson shared her seven secrets to business intelligence success. Read these BI tips to find out whether your company is doing all it can to get the most out of its BI system.

• September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09

  Business intelligence in financial services: Special report

  In this report on business intelligence in financial services, learn about BI challenges in financial services and how banks are implementing and managing BI.

• September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09

  Business intelligence in retail: Special report

  In this report on business intelligence in retail, learn about retail industry challenges, and case studies of how retailers are implementing and managing BI.

• June 15, 2009 15 Jun'09

  In-memory technology promises faster, more flexible BI and data analysis

  In-memory technology could make business intelligence platforms and data warehouses quicker to deploy and easier to use, according to analysts and vendors.

• March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09

  The Role of Business Intelligence in Clinical Trial Automation

  Richard Phillips describes the automation of clinical trials and describes a solution that is mostly possible with today's technologies and standards - with one big "if."

• July 09, 2008 09 Jul'08

  Five keys to hiring (good) business intelligence professionals

  Learn how to find, qualify and hire business intelligence (BI) professionals. Get a list of core questions to ask candidates, and learn the biggest mistake to avoid when filling BI jobs.

• May 15, 2008 15 May'08

  Business intelligence software product purchasing criteria

  Learn what questions to ask when purchasing business intelligence (BI) software products. Get expert BI buying criteria and vendor selection advice in this BI software buying guide.

• May 13, 2008 13 May'08

  Text Analytics Accuracy: Requirements and Reality

  Accuracy is a frequent concern when working with text; the accuracy question is similar to the data quality issue in business intelligence and data warehousing.

• April 07, 2008 07 Apr'08

  Howard Dresner predicts the future of business intelligence

  Howard Dresner lends his take on the business intelligence market from the floor of the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit in Chicago.

• April 03, 2008 03 Apr'08

  Understanding the top business intelligence data integration techniques

  Learn the pros and cons of the top business intelligence data integration methods, find out common challenges and hear expert advice for BI-data integration strategies.

• April 01, 2008 01 Apr'08

  Gartner Business Intelligence Summit: Embed BI within business processes

  The success of business intelligence increasingly depends on how well BI is embedded within business processes, said a keynote speaker at the Gartner BI Summit.

• March 25, 2008 25 Mar'08

  The Role of Business Intelligence in Managing Compliance

  A properly implemented business intelligence framework allows the enterprise to use business rules and repeatable processes to automate many routine regulatory tasks, effectively aligning the requirements with enterprise processes.

• March 13, 2008 13 Mar'08

  Gartner: Business intelligence ROI, value a matter of mind over money

  Business intelligence (BI) investments don't naturally lend themselves to an easily calculable ROI, but measuring the value of BI is possible, according to Gartner's Bill Hostmann.

• March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08

  A Six Sigma Initiative for Business Intelligence

  Applying Six Sigma principles to business intelligence requires strong management support and a recognized Six Sigma action program.

• March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08

  Putting the Business Intelligence into Corporate Social Responsibility

  Business intelligence (BI) methodologies are natural partners with companies wanting to become better corporate citizens and leaders for corporate social responsibility.

• February 20, 2008 20 Feb'08

  Relevance of Leadership in Performance Management

  Clear leadership is an imperative in successful performance management and business intelligence deployments, from both the internal project team and the technology vendor.

• January 17, 2008 17 Jan'08

  Top Three Enablers for Scalable Business Intelligence

  This article examines the top three enablers of business intelligence scalability: holistic data models, technology tools, and a combination of people and processes.

• January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08

  Improving Business Intelligence: The Six Sigma Way

  This article describes a rigorous, audit-based approach to achieving business intelligence excellence.

• January 09, 2008 09 Jan'08

  Mapping the Data Landscape

  A particularly interesting concept that has recently emerged is the notion of the physical data landscape and the necessity of mapping it.

• December 18, 2007 18 Dec'07

  The Clinical Data Pipeline

  The Analytical Healthcare Repository (AHR) is a collaboration framework to centralize the management of patient information for analytical purposes.

• August 21, 2007 21 Aug'07

  Mining Text in a Retail Enterprise

  Much has been written and marketed about the compelling need to analyze unstructured data. Learn what retailers are REALLY doing with text mining to drive business benefits.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Categorizing business intelligence users

  Part 1 of this article introduced the Baseline Pyramid, which offers a BI taxonomy according to the type of usage and the maturity of the data. In Part 2, we spin the pyramid in order to relate this evolution to classes of knowledge workers.

• May 24, 2007 24 May'07

  Finding hidden data patterns and correlations: The beer and diapers example

  Once data patterns have been discovered, analysts must determine whether the correlations are incidental, accidental or in a cause-and-effect relationship.

• May 17, 2007 17 May'07

  Content intelligence: Content management meets business intelligence

  In this podcast, Gerry Brown of Bloor Research explains "content intelligence" -- a combination of business intelligence and content management that helps companies leverage unstructured data.

• May 17, 2007 17 May'07

  Call centers on the front lines

  Should there be a call center information governance strategy?