Enterprise Data Management Fitness – Look Before You Leap
The initial phase of a project should be an assessment. A classic systems integrators’ project methodology will include this phase…
From BI to Process Integration
In my last post, I mentioned the Business Information Resource (BIR) as the single, logically integrated store of all information--from…
From Business Intelligence to Consumer Intelligence
Stephen Brobst argues that pervasive business intelligence is about to expand the boundaries of companies and to develop into consumer…
How to Calculate R-squared for a Decision Tree Model
A client recently wrote to us saying that she liked decision tree models, but for a model to be used…
Are You Ready for WebFOCUS BI Dashboard?
If you are considering building a BI Dashboard using the WebFOCUS software product from Information Builders, hold on just a…
Talk Analytics with Executives – Revisited
Analysts often complain that their work has little impact on decision-making. Seems ridiculous, doesn’t it? Businesses invest in analytics resources,…
Information Governance In Practice
Governance of an organisation's information assets is an area where you see a wide variety of practises. There are many…
A New Kind Of Data Warehousing Will Emerge in 2011 According To Gartner
An article in eWeek.com summarizes the latest data warehousing report from Gartner entitled “
Information overload and innovation
I often hear people talking about the amount of data that is being created as being unprecedented. It isn’t. What…
