Business Intelligence (BI)
Best practices, news, tips and trends for capitalizing on BI (business intelligence).
A Sensible Approach to Big Data
Wall Street Beat: Market Stokes Tech IPOs, As Tableau and Marketo Debut
Fri, May 17, 2013 - IPOs ride the market rise, but not all tech companies may benefit
SAP Builds Out HANA Platform and Ecosystem
Thu, May 16, 2013 - SAP is shipping a raft of new features for the in-memory platform and letting partners in on its HANA Enterprise Cloud
How Big Data Can Improve Marketing and Customer Service
Mon, May 13, 2013 - Big data is poised to help marketers reach and engage customers and prospects in ways that businesses are only now starting to understand. Enterprises that don't embrace analytics may soon see embattled customers voting with their wallets.
It's Not the Size of Your Data, It's How You Use it
Tue, May 07, 2013 - Data -- whether it is defined as 'big' or 'little' -- exists everywhere, and effective use of it does not have to be confined only to the largest companies with the biggest budgets and most sophisticated IT staff. In essence, it's not the size of the data, but how you use it that really matters.
Universities Closing Big Data Talent Gap But Need Real Data
Tue, April 30, 2013 - Higher education is stepping up its efforts to teach big data analytics and business intelligence, but professors say they need businesses that depend on data to work with them to provide students with real data and real business problems to solve.
Crowdsourcing Offers a New and Wider Path to Innovation
Thu, April 25, 2013 - GE, Allstate try crowdsourcing contests where external brainiacs compete to produce the best answers to big-data analytics questions.
Pivotal Launched From VMware, EMC Technologies
Wed, April 24, 2013 - General Electric has invested $105 million in the new company
Infor Partnering with Amazon on Redshift-powered Cloud Analytics Platform
Mon, April 22, 2013 - Amazon's Redshift service will provide the data warehouse underpinnings for SkyVault
What IBM's X86 Exit May Mean for Rivals
Fri, April 19, 2013 - IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.
Oracle Rolls Out New In-memory Applications, Scaled-down Big Data Appliance
Tue, April 09, 2013 - The new applications take advantage of Oracle's 'engineered systems'
4 Barriers Stand Between You and Big Data Insight
Tue, April 09, 2013 - A majority of organizations believe that big data can give them a competitive advantage, but nearly 60 percent also believe that moving from data to insight is a major challenge. Consulting firm PwC says four barriers stand between your operation and data insights.
Oracle Expands Data Sources for Business Intelligence Software
Mon, April 08, 2013 - New releases of Oracle Endeca Information Discovery and its Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Suite feature ways to import data
5 Strategic Tips for Avoiding a Big Data Bust
Mon, April 01, 2013 - Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn't pay .
Healthcare CEO Expects IT to Keep Firm Ahead of the Curve
Fri, March 22, 2013 - For Craig Smith, of Owens and Minor, IT is essential to employee collaboration, innovation and maintaining a competitive edge in a fast-changing industry.



