The ABCs of Master Data Management
A: What is it? A: What is it? At a basic level, “master data” is simply data that is used…
Data Visualization Best Practices for Business Intelligence
Data analysis. What’s the point of it? Your first reaction might be to scoff at, or dismiss this question as…
5 Key Tech Trends Driving Social CRM
One year ago (June 15th, 2010 to be precise), I wrote a post titled Social Media: The New Front End…
3 Big Data Myths for Enterprises
Lately, I have been thinking about the entire big data trend. Fundamentally, it makes sense to me and I believe…
MongoDB, BI and non-Relational Databases
A chat with Max Schireson, President of 10gen makers of MongoDB (from humongous database), yesterday provided some food for thought…
12 Simple and Effective Segmentation Ideas
"Email is cheap!" "Social media is free!" "Email is cheap!" "Social media is free!"These two statements are reasons why many…
Takeaways from the Information Builders Summit
Earlier this week was the first time I attended an Information Builders Summit. I have to admit that based on…
The Future of Business Intelligence is in Education
Author: Amanda Brandon Author: Amanda BrandonRichard Herschel, chair of the decisions & systems science department at St. Joseph’s University worked…
Top 5 Reasons “Data Geek” Jobs are on the Rise
This is a guest post by Linda Rosencrance, Spotfire Blogging Team. Last week I discussed how “Data Geeks” are in…
Ease-of-use Key to Successful Business Intelligence Deployments
We’ve all done it – shot them a fleeting glance from the corner of our eye, then stared uncontrollably as…
