Report Governance is Key to Consistent Business Information
Much has been written about managing an enterprise BI Program and implementing…
BI M&A Continues with a Twist: QlikTech Acquires Expressor
QlikTech (QLIK), a leading independent business intelligence (BI) vendor, announced today it…
BI’s Dirty Secrets – The Unfortunate Domination of Manually-Coded Extracts
Manually-coded extracts are another dirty secret of the BI world. I’ve been…
Prepare for the Big-Data Labor Shortfall
Where are all the big-data people? A recent front-page article in the…
BI’s Dirty Secrets – Why Business People are Addicted to Spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are the top BI tool of choice. That choking…
BI’s Dirty Secrets
The overwhelming amount of articles, seminars, white papers and product announcements on…
Connecting the Dots: Misunderstood Dimensional Models
One of the debates one hears when designing a data warehouse is…
MDM Goes Beyond the Data Warehouse
Enterprises are awash with data from customers, suppliers, employees and their operational…
Connecting the BI Dots: An Introduction
When I teach my master’s degree classes I use slides to present…
Data Integration Processes: It’s Not the Tool, It’s How You Use It
In my discussions with clients, prospects, students and networking with folks at…