Top Three Emerging Big Data Trends: A Q&A with Hannah Smalltree of Treasure Data. Ron Powell’s interview with Hannah Smalltree, director of marketing for Treasure Data. Hannah and Ron talk about time […]
Q&A: Fostering a Better Business-IT Partnership
Both sides are often at fault — and can lend a hand in healing — the common rift between business and IT. “IT does zeroes and ones and the business side does […]
Q&A: New Book Highlights Value of BI at Successful Companies
What is business-driven BI, what technologies are driving it, and which has the most impact on business leaders? Some companies are hugely successful in using BI, others are not. In a new […]
5 Data Analytics Trends that Will Make Waves in 2014
What trends should data analysts be paying attention to this year? From mobile and cloud to visualization and the Internet of things, the CEO and founder of a firm specializing in analytics […]
Can Big Data and SQL Get Along?

Is the news of SQL’s demise greatly exaggerated or should we be preparing for a post-SQL world? Anyone who works with databases or data warehouses understands the preeminent role of SQL in […]
Analytics 2014: Five Trends that will Shape Business Intelligence this Year

How will your enterprise handle analytics this year? These five trends are worth watching in the months ahead. As we roll into 2014, companies that rely on large amounts of data to […]
Taking a new job in Analytics? Ask these 5 questions first!
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 […]
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 […]