Taking up the right job can accelerate your career. On the other hand, getting into a wrong job can de-rail you for couple of years. The impact of these decisions can be […]
Derrick Martins
Big Data Meets Trough Of Disillusionment: Gartner
Gartner says cloud, in-memory databases are headed into Hype Cycle “trough of disillusionment.” Productivity expected within two to five years. Cloud computing and in-memory databases, two darlings of the big data movement, […]
Business intelligence and analytics: how to develop a complementary strategy
Business intelligence (BI) continues to rank high on the priority list of most organisations, but “analytics” has the greater star power. Growing interest in analytics is driving implementation of newer technologies, such […]
How to Align Analytics with Business Strategy
Today, analytics has become a top priority for most enterprises as they strive to find avenues for revenue growth and operational efficiency. This article highlights and explores the fact-finding that needs to […]
Q&A: Building a Business/IT Partnership
Projects require business expertise and technical knowledge, but it’s often difficult to build partnerships between business users and IT. We explore the role of individuals in the process and best practices for […]
Businesses must cut through the big data hype in 2014
There is a lot of analytics and big data hype going around these days, but it is unlikely that every new technology or strategy for analyzing data will pan out. One of […]
Important Things You Need to Know About Hadoop
Increasing interest in using Hadoop for data management, transformation and analysis has led to significant development efforts to enhance and extend the Apache Hadoop framework. Although these platforms vary by vendor, there […]
ETL on Hadoop Is Here. Now. Today.
There’s a reason Hadoop is talked about as a platform for ETL: increasingly, that’s where your data is. There’s a reason Hadoop is talked about as a platform for ETL: increasingly, that’s […]
3 Emerging Trends to Watch in 2014
TDWI research director David Stodder looks at a trio of emerging technology trends he believes will have a significant impact on technology implementation. As we close out 2013 and head into the […]
Q&A: Agile BI Practices in the Real World
A preview of TDWI/Ceregenics research into the broad trends in agile methods adoption and how to select your first agile BI project. Ralph Hughes, chief solutions architect at Ceregenics and Dave Stodder, […]
BI Corner 