Is Big Data The New Term for Business Intelligence?
The term “business intelligence” was first coined by IBM researcher Hans Luhn in 1958, and then used in its modern…
Never Underestimate the Importance of BI User Training
When I present on the topic of business intelligence failure, one theme that often comes up is inadequate user training.…
TDWI Boston Dec 6 – Secrets of Analytical Leaders: Insights from Information Insiders +
ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS IN THE BOSTON AREA Dear Boston BI/DW and Analytics Professionals, ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND…
Is Big Data for Market Research?
NGMR Software and Forward Looking MR Clients can make it happen in 2013![Re-posted from OdinText blog] NGMR Software and Forward Looking…
Business Analytics – Close to Your Heart
Well, perhaps not close to your heart, but certainly close to the heartbeat of your business. This is a key…
Solving Smith’s Dashboard Disdain: Reimagine BI communication with Collaborative BI
Tradition can be a good thing. It can bring people together, maintain the bonds of friendship and culture, and ensure…
Rethinking BI: 3 Big New Old Ideas
The impact of new BI architectures on the BI processLast year, I presented at dozens of conferences, explaining the big…
A Better Way to Fuel Analytical Needs
We have reached a tipping point sometime in the last few years when analytics is being driven by business people…
Tableau Thrives in Providing Visual Discovery for Business Analytics
Tableau Software is growing fast. Tableau has taken a “land and expand” strategy that drives what they call the democratization of…
Benchmarks Can Reveal the Finance Department’s Achilles Heel
Data published in a recent infographic (www.tagetik.com/infographic) based on survey information compiled by APQC shows that the cost of finance…
