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08.21.2008
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08.20.2008 The recently released Forrester Wave for Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms assesses 12 BI vendors/tools. The report does not include Excel as one of the 12 solutions, which led me to ponder: Can we consider Excel a BI tool in its own right? To qualify for the survey, the vendor (and tool) must provide... Read more from Rajan Chandras >> Talend Bows Data Quality Product 08.20.2008
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08.19.2008 "Gaining traction" is a good description of Kognitio's Data as a Service message. Signs are that Kognitio's DaaS positioning is helping the company define itself and carve a niche in the crowded and dynamic data warehousing-analytics market. That positioning may need tighter focus, but focus will surely come as the company signs some of the prospects it has gained since its February North American launch. Read more from Seth Grimes >> Comparing Vertica, ParAccel and Exasol 08.19.2008
I talked with executives at Nuremberg, Germany-based Exasol last week — at 5:00 am ET! — and of course want to blog about it. For clarity, I'd like to start by comparing/contrasting the fundamental data structures at Vertica, ParAccel, and Exasol. And it feels like that should be a separate post. So here goes. Read more from Curt Monash >>
08.19.2008 I have been critical of the integration of Business Objects and SAP in the past, but many solid steps in the right direction are simplifying the complexities I've blogged about. Business Objects provided answers at last week's Influencer Summit that increase my confidence significantly on their product roadmap... Read more from Mark Smith >>
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Report Warns Of Data Warehouse 'Bottleneck' In Real-Time Analytics  In a report entitled "Really Urgent Analytics: The Sweet Spot for Real-Time Data Warehousing," Forrester advises intelligence and knowledge management professionals to familiarize themselves with the various approaches for adapting a data warehouse to meet real-time requirements, and, if necessary, consider bypassing the data warehouse altogether. RELATED LINKS: • InformationWeek Reports: Business Intelligence • Special Report: BI Megatrends 2008 • Operational BI: Getting 'Real Time' About Performance • TDWI Insight: Guiding BI From the Top MUST READS
Kimball University: Eight Recommendations for International Data Quality Language, culture, and country-by-country compliance and privacy requirements are just a few of the tough data quality problems global organizations must solve. Start by addressing data accuracy at the source and adopting an MDM strategy, then follow these six other best-practice approaches. Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise. Six Steps to Better Sales Forecasting and Demand Planning Most companies are immature and uncoordinated when it comes to sales forecasting and demand planning. Follow these six steps to increase forecast accuracy, speed planning cycles, reduce inventory costs, end stockouts and increase customer satisfaction. IDC Report Shows Steady Growth for BI, Pent-Up Demand for Analytics Microsoft, SAS and SPSS lead marketshare gains in 2007. Analyst sees media and academia driving mainstream demand. Ride the Next Wave of Flexible 'BI Workspaces' Forrester Research says SaaS and in-memory options will let power users and analysts gain insight without IT bottlenecks. Embrace the trend, but beware the costs and risks. Kimball University: Microsoft SQL Server Comes of Age for Data Warehousing With new compression, partitioning and star schema optimization features, Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is catching up with the state of the industry in data warehousing. Here's why these three capabilities are crucial for scalability and performance on any platform. Guide To Cloud Computing The market is getting crowded with Web-based software and storage offerings. Here's what you need to know about the cloud computing strategies of Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and five other leading vendors. |
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