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15 Feb 2022
Databricks launches new lakehouse for financial services
The cloud data vendor's new set of capabilities for financial services customers is its second industry-specific lakehouse after it launched one for retail users in January. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2022
Crate & Barrel modernizes with MicroStrategy BI platform
The home decor chain added governance capabilities and sped time-to-insight by adopting the longtime analytics vendor's platform after 14 years using a legacy system. Continue Reading
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Definition
14 Dec 2012
location intelligence (LI)
Location intelligence (LI) is a business analysis tool capability that enables companies to gather geographic- and location-related data to better understand global, regional and local business trends. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2012
collaborative BI (collaborative business intelligence)
Collaborative BI (collaborative business intelligence) is the merging of business intelligence software with collaboration tools, including social and Web 2.0 technologies, to support improved data-driven decision making. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Nov 2012
How to gather BI dashboard user requirements to nail business strategy alignment
Many analytical systems -- data warehouses, business intelligence systems -- fail because user requirements are not collected properly Continue Reading
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Report
19 Sep 2012
Self-service BI: Not as easy as it looks
In a research report, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson offers tips and strategies for successfully deploying self-service business intelligence tools to foster bona fide business-driven BI processes. Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2012
Location intelligence involves more than maps
BI tools support the use of maps for visualizing data, but location intelligence systems go much further in enabling users to manipulate and analyze spatial data, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Jul 2012
decision tree
A decision tree is a graph that uses a branching method to illustrate every possible output for a specific input. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2012
QlikTech buys into data integration for BI
QlikTech's acquisition of data integration vendor Expressor Software is a big step in its effort to get into the enterprise business intelligence game, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2012
IBI's secret weapon: customer loyalty and trust
Information Builders won't win any business intelligence beauty contests, but its business style has helped it find a comfortable niche in the BI market, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. Continue Reading
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21 May 2012
Triumvirate of tools key to effective BI processes
TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson says business intelligence systems should include reporting, dashboard and visual discovery software -- be it from one vendor or multiple suppliers. Continue Reading
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03 May 2012
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. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2012
Collaborative BI: Optimizing decision-making processes
In a new research report, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson assesses the role of collaboration in business intelligence and analyzes survey results on the adoption of collaborative tools for BI uses. Continue Reading
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Report
27 Feb 2012
In-memory analysis: Insights at the speed of thought
In a research report, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson discusses in-memory analytics, self-service business intelligence and other technologies aimed at making "faster, better, cheaper" BI a reality. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2012
SaaS BI app puts spotlight on corporate tickets
Three former employees of ticket reseller StubHub have created a Software as a Service application for tracking and analyzing the use of corporate tickets to sports and entertainment events. Continue Reading
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04 Jan 2012
Biggest business intelligence software stories of 2011
From the explosion of "big data" analytics to data quality issues plaguing business intelligence (BI) programs to data mining privacy concerns, there was no shortage of must-read BI stories in 2011. Continue Reading
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29 Dec 2011
BI search: The time has come to make it a reality
Most self-service BI tools are best suited to superusers, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. What casual BI users need, he adds, are Google-like search tools that can generate queries and reports. Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2011
Disney discovers a whole new world of data warehouse best practices
The director of data warehousing and analytics at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts shares some important BI and data warehouse best practices. Continue Reading
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Answer
31 Jan 2011
How to leverage agile BI to help your BI architecture
Learn how to leverage agile BI to help with your business intelligence architecture. Find out why you should split your BI architecture into two categories -- data integration and BI applications. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2010
Is your company primed for social media analytics?
Are some companies primed to get more use out of social media analytics than others are? Find out, plus learn how a social media analytics strategy compares to BI strategies. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
07 Oct 2010
Examples of decision support systems (DSS) aiding business decision-making
Learn how decision support systems can help the business decision-making process. Find out why decision support is needed and what IT skills business managers need for DSS. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2008
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. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Nov 2007
Successful business intelligence: The role of BI front-end tools
Learn about the business intelligence front-end tools that are available to business users -- and how the right BI tool can lead to BI success. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2007
Business intelligence ROI: Five keys to justifying BI investments
Analysts from Gartner and Bloor, and an experienced end user, recommend best practices for calculating the hard ROI metrics and soft benefits of BI investments. Continue Reading