Contrary to belief, changes in the business intelligence (BI) technology market are not being led by big, well-established players of the enterprise software industry – rather, some of the most exciting BI […]
When it comes to big data visualization tools, there’s no shortage of players. Tableau, Qlik, Spotfire, and Microstrategy are established incumbents with big followings. But there’s a fresh crop of visualization tools […]
When it comes to changes in the business-intelligence (BI) technology market, old giants of the enterprise software industry like SAP and Oracle aren’t leading the charge as you might expect. Instead, younger […]
I am always at a loss in describing the skills of predictive analytics, for there are many. I am working on another book about analytics that has a different approach than Predictive Analytics using R, though I am using material from three chapters. The new book is an operations research approach to analytics, covering a different set of methods, skill and tools. Combined, the two books are over 1000 pages, so perhaps you can see my dilemma. Hence, this article is going to touch the basic skills required and several useful tool.
The Question Recently, a group of analysts were asked this question: “In your opinion, if you had to pick only one, what is the best analytics tool in the marketplace?” My answer […]
Several weeks ago I posted an article called, What is Predictive Analytics, describing what it is. In the present article, I want to talk about the skills and tools that one should […]
In an age where there’s data around every corner, James Eiloart, VP EMEA of Tableau Software explains to BQ what that means for businesses, and how they can use it to make […]
Tableau Software’s latest upgrade adds tools for data prep, quick calculations, and making predictions without need of a PhD. Tableau Software stayed true to its roots with Tableau 9.0, the company’s latest […]
Find out what the soon-to-be released Tableau 9.0 has to offer in addition to the refurbished, free-to-use Tableau Public online platform Tableau is expected to release an update to its business intelligence […]
As companies embrace Tableau and Qlik, will the reporting platforms like BusinessObjects, Cognos, and MicroStrategy be left behind? Gartner sees conflicting needs and deployment practices. The business intelligence market is in a […]
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