Reinventing the BI Solution You Already Have – A Series of Unfortunate Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence Events #1
(This is part of our ongoing Series of Unfortunate Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Events. Click for the complete series,…
Data hostages: The emerging business model of Web 2.0
For years, as growing millions blogged, Tweeted, posted videos on YouTube and updates on Facebook, we in the press wondered…
Self-tracking: “If man were meant to fly” and other objections
Self tracking for performance has a place on the map now thanks to the May 2 New York Times Magazine…
So You Think You’re Ready for a Data Warehouse Appliance, Part 2
As I wrote in last week’s blog post, a data warehouse appliance simplifies platform and system resource administration. It doesn’t…
What to look for in a new data warehouse
Using dashboards to get broad visibility into business is gaining popularity. Because of advancements in technology, organizations can use BI…
Getting your head around the clouds and SaaS
Cloud computing is all the rage in IT and business circles these days. Many industry analysts and publications are touting…
Datacenter Refresh Advice from Intel’s IT CTO
The new Xeon processors figure into Gregg's refresh cycles Gregg Wyant, Intel’s IT CTO is in the process of refreshing…
“Freemium’s” broken promises
'Freemium' I'm learning, is not to be trusted. For those who haven't read Chris Anderson's book, Free, or been briefed…
Why don’t they [IT] ever learn?
I was chatting with friends last weekend about work and the conversation led to discussing how hard IT seem to…