TDWI Channel - Data Warehousing

Using Analytics to be Predictive and Proactive

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Organizations today need to get ahead of events so they can adjust decisions about resources, personnel, up-sell and cross-sell offers, fraud and abuse detection, and more in dynamic fashion. Analytics can play a key role in bringing predictive insights to executives and managers. With these insights coupled with continuous, real-time data views from business and operational intelligence systems, organizations can be “proactive”—that is, they can do more than just react after the fact to events and market changes, and instead shape their own destiny.

Busting 10 Myths about Hadoop

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Although Hadoop and related technologies have been with us for several years now, most business intelligence (BI) professionals and their business counterparts still harbor a few misconceptions that need to be corrected about Hadoop and related technologies such as MapReduce.

Data Visualization and Discovery for Better Business Decisions

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Data visualization and visual data discovery can enable diverse types of users—from data scientists working with big data to nontechnical business managers and frontline users—to see significant trends and patterns in data that they would have struggled to see in voluminous tabular reports and spreadsheets. As big data volumes grow and organizations seek to integrate diverse and complex information, users’ ability to comprehend information quickly and put it to productive use hinges on data visualization.

Data Governance: A Business Opportunity the Business Can No Longer Ignore

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Certainly, every business leader wants to have trusted, secure, consistent, and usable information, but data volumes and systems complexity have been increasing for years. Plus, most organizations rarely prioritize data governance, so why care now?

The New Architecture for a Modern BI Environment: Answering the Challenge of Growing Sources of BI Data

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Data, data everywhere … Today’s BI implementation experts are faced with increasing volumes and sources of data (on premises and off), new and innovative technologies, more complex data integration and quality issues, and difficulties maintaining and enhancing these diverse BI architectures.

Boost Your Data Warehouse and Analytics Environments with “Fresh” Data

Thu, 30 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

To help business users make better and faster decisions, your business intelligence (BI), data warehousing (DW), and analytics environments should provide access to the most current information residing in your operational systems.

Leveraging Tiered Data Analytics Approaches for Better Cloud Utilization

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

We explore how to leverage tiered data architecture when leveraging cloud-based platforms.

The Platform Strikes Back: The Advantages of a Single Comprehensive Analytics Solution

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Business intelligence (BI) has blossomed into solutions of all shapes and sizes, to suit different business needs and budgets. Despite this, prior research by the Aberdeen group has found that organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to get the right information to the right people at the right time. For example, Aberdeen's February 2012 research into operational BI found that 65 percent of business managers have less time than ever before to make decisions after business events occur. This Analyst Insight, drawn from two Aberdeen data sets, examines organizations that use a single comprehensive solution to meet all of their BI needs. The research finds that they get more leverage out of their scarce IT resources and are more likely to get information into the hands of the managers in a timely way.

SAP Business Suite, Powered by SAP HANA: Delivering Real-Time Business Value

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Discover how SAP Business Suite, proven software on a next-generation in-memory platform, enables real-time planning, execution, reporting, and analysis. SAP HANA is now available to embed and integrate directly into your own applications, for greater market potential, by becoming an SAP OEM partner.

Inside Facebook’s Relational Platform

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

At TDWI's World Conference in Chicago, Ken Rudin, director of analytics for Facebook, surprised many attendees when he revealed that Facebook has built itself a conventional data warehouse.

Top 10 Tips for Optimizing SQL Server Performance

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:44:00 GMT

Maximize your SQL Server performance – right now! Optimizing SQL Server performance is challenging work. And while you can find a lot of info on general performance problems, there hasn’t been much out there for tackling specific issues—until now. In this new white paper, discover the top 10 tips to get the most from SQL Server. Learn the things you need to know about SQL Server performance, and how these optimization tricks and strategies will help kick mediocre SQL performance to new heights. Get the paper today.

Getting the “Business” into Business-Oriented Data Modeling: Practical Techniques and Examples

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Data modeling is often seen as a technical discipline used only by data professionals for database design. In fact, it is often seen as the same as database design. However, with the right perspective, techniques, and tools, data models have also proven useful to nontechnical stakeholders. Business leaders and subject matter experts find that well‐structured conceptual models provide a new way to see and understand their business and make business policy decisions. Business analysts use data models to discover requirements that would otherwise be missed entirely or not discovered until much later.

Data Governance Strategies: Helping Your Organization Comply, Integrate, and Transform

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:20:00 GMT

Any time data crosses an organizational boundary, it should be governed, whether you’re sharing data among business units internally or publishing data to customers, partners, auditors, and regulatory bodies externally. Furthermore, we now live in the age of accountability, which (among other things) demands stricter oversight for data usage, privacy, and security.

Key Considerations in Evaluating Data Warehouse Appliances

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:16:00 GMT

Is your company ready to consider a data warehouse appliance? In this new white paper, learn about their evolution, pros and cons, and if this technology is the right fit for your business.

Nimble Data Architecture: What "Getting Data Integration Right" Can Do for Your Business

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:52:00 GMT

Your business has a data architecture that will either help or hinder you. By adopting a strategic approach to your data architecture requirements and controlling tactical data integration projects, you will better understand and control your architecture so your business can succeed.

Exadata Smart Flash Cache and the Oracle Exadata Database Machine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:14:00 GMT

The Oracle Exadata Database Machine delivers extreme performance and scalability for all database applications, whether they are online transaction processing, data warehousing (DW), or consolidation of mixed database workloads. The Exadata Smart Flash Cache allows the database machine to process 1.5 million random IO operations per second. Read on to learn more about the new Oracle Exadata Smart Flash Cache features and Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Fast-Growing Mobile Telecom Robi-Axiata Leverages Oracle Exadata to Accelerate Customer Insights and Control Costs; Achieves Payback in One Year

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:09:00 GMT

Robi-Axiata is one of the largest Asian telecommunication companies focused on high growth and low penetration within new emerging markets. With such growth in mind, Robi-Axiata lacked the capacity to keep up with its massive and growing data-processing demands, such as analyzing more than 100 million call detail records per day. Download the white paper and learn why Robi-Axiata used Oracle Exadata to accelerate customer insights and control costs.

Oracle Exadata E-Book

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:55:00 GMT

Check out the new Exadata e-book, packed with the latest real-world examples, insights, and tips for IT professionals. This interactive e-book experience features customer success stories and video interviews, analyst commentary, a 3-D demo, and more. Download the e-book today.

TDWI Hot Topic // Investigative Computing: The New Frontier in Business Intelligence

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Today, the practice of “embedding” BI into operational processes yields results that are less analytic than reportorial. The New Model—“investigative computing”—will fundamentally change this.

Can Your Business Intelligence Environment Handle Data Growth?

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

WebFOCUS Hyperstage, a query-optimized data store, embeds directly into the WebFOCUS environment to significantly accelerate the speed and efficiency of WebFOCUS applications, particularly those that handle high numbers of queries or consume large volumes of data.

Future Architectures for Business Intelligence

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The things we are building now are yesterday’s future. A revolution is coming in the information delivery market and we are poised at the beginning of that change. The overall picture is fuzzy, but we can see the general outlines of the new architecture.

TDWI Hot Topic // Reading the Tea Leaves: BI Architectures of the Future

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

To respond to a changing data environment, BI architectures must change. The role and primacy of the data warehouse will change, too. But will it go away?

TDWI Research Report Reveals Hadoop Technologies to Impact Half of BI/DW Environments within Next Three Years

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

User acceptance and aggressive adoption of open source solutions indicate preparations under way to meet the growing demands of big data and advanced analytics

Executive Summary: Integrating Hadoop into Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Hadoop promises to assist with the toughest challenges in BI today, including big data, advanced analytics, and multi-structured data. Download this TDWI Best Practices Report to learn how to integrate Hadoop into your business intelligence, analytics, data integration, and data warehousing technology stacks.

TDWI Best Practices Report | Integrating Hadoop into Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Faster Analytics and Better Business Intelligence

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Today’s business and analytics users place high value on timeliness. Reaching decisions quickly—at the speed of thought—depends on two factors: the response speed of the data exploration tooling and the delivery speed of data into the exploration environment. Modern tools deliver these features through in-memory operation on locally stored data and direct access to operational data, respectively. The result is faster turnaround time of decisions based on more timely information.

Business Intelligence Journal | Vol. 18, No. 1

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Download this issue to learn six practical steps for integrating and acting on social media. Our authors also reveal the keys to making self-service BI sustainable, and they take a hard look predictive analytics, in-memory analytics, and analytic platforms. You'll also read about mobile BI, Hadoop for big data, career advice, and the philosophy of postmodern BI.

World Conference 2013: Agile BI

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:57:31 GMT

San Diego, CA: August 18-23, 2013

Choose the Right Embedded Data Store: Why WebFOCUS Hyperstage Is Better for Big Data Analytics

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

This white paper demonstrates how Hyperstage can respond quickly to database requests and effectively scale to support large volumes of data. It also compares Hyperstage to OLAP and in-memory analytics solutions, and explains what makes Hyperstage superior.

TDWI Checklist Report // Taking IT to the Next Level: Next-Generation Data Integration

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The next generation of data integration seamlessly combines streamlined development with fully integrated data accessibility, quality, and utility. This report presents a series of recommendations for developing a value justification for engaging business sponsors, as well as developing a strategic IT road map promoting the value of data architecture and data integration.

World Conference 2013: Emerging Technologies 2014

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:52:26 GMT

Orlando, FL: December 8-13, 2013

World Conference 2013: Business Driven BI

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:52:05 GMT

Boston, MA: October 20-25, 2013

Moving Beyond the Basics: Key Considerations for Successful Adoption of a Mobile Platform

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Organizations worldwide have come to rely on mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and laptops to conduct their daily business activities. The new generation of employees, workers, and consumers now uses mobile devices to communicate and interpret data to make decisions, interact with corporate business applications, and share both sensitive and non-sensitive information through wireless media. This increase in mobile usage has accelerated development of mobile hardware and software technologies. The emergence of a wide variety of mobile services and applications has prompted device cost reduction, while the fast pace of evolution has led to an increase and enhancement in mobile device capabilities. As a result, many organizations have adopted strategies that allow employees to connect to the company’s network to conduct their business activities while accessing personal data and apps.

Business Intelligence: A Guide for Midsize Companies

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:39:00 GMT

This white paper from SAP offers guidance on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your company with business intelligence.

Looking Beyond Mobile Device Management to Enterprise Mobility Management

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT

This executive insight, provided by the Enterprise Mobility Foundation, examines the need for organizations to deploy a holistic enterprise mobility management solution that goes well beyond mobile device management.

TDWI's Best of Business Intelligence Volume 10

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT

We’re proud to introduce TDWI’s tenth annual Best of Business Intelligence: A Year in Review. In this issue, Stephen Swoyer argues that data management and big data are changing as we know them—and the data warehouse could be next.

Q&A: How Data Warehouse Design Can Reduce Time to Value without Compromise

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT

WhereScape's CEO examines current data warehouse design, agile development, and the best route to revamping a data warehouse.

TDWI E-Book // Enhancing Your Data Warehouse: How Big Data Technologies Can Augment and Complement Your DW

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:47:00 GMT

Can big data technologies benefit your relational database and data warehouse environments? Find out in this TDWI E-Book. Plus: Expert Q&A on DW augmentation benefits and best practices; a look at how how big data challenges the status quo; and tips for handling Hadoop.

Nucleus Research: Anatomy of a Decision: Birst

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:24:03 GMT

"Big data" is no longer just a buzzword and no longer limited to enterprises with endless budgets that can afford solutions from established vendors. Several emerging vendors provide both cloud and on-premises options with big data capabilities that are cost-effective for smaller organizations.

Executive Summary: Achieving Greater Agility with Business Intelligence

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The information that flows from BI, analytics, and data warehousing systems can help organizations find the right decision-making balance that avoids the extremes of snap decisions and rigid processes. This new survey-based research report examines benefits, barriers, technology solutions, and recommendations for achieving greater agility with business intelligence.

TDWI Best Practices Report | Achieving Greater Agility with Business Intelligence

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The information that flows from BI, analytics, and data warehousing systems can help organizations find a decision-making balance that avoids the extremes of snap decisions and rigid processes. This new survey-based research report examines benefits, barriers, technology solutions, and recommendations for achieving greater agility with business intelligence.

That Was the Year that Was: Major Data Warehousing Events of 2012 (and Predictions for 2013)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

How well did we predict 2012's big events, and what's ahead for 2013?

Behavior and Experience: The Next Wave of Customer Analytics

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

CRM and customer data management have been widely implemented. The data is being used by many companies to provide an internal view of the customer and optimize interactions via techniques like “Next Best Offer,” but the 360 degree view still has a blind spot: how the customer views their interactions with you.

BI/DW: The Year Past, The Year Ahead

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Self-service and agility were hot topics for BI users in 2012. What does 2013 hold?

Business Intelligence Journal | Vol. 17, No. 4

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

In this issue of the Business Intelligence Journal, you'll learn the necessary skills for advanced analytics. Do you have what it takes? We also look at BI dashboard development from both a practical and an agile perspective; present tips from four experts on implementing mobile apps for the first time; examine data “government” models for healthcare; and more.

Ten Mistakes to Avoid In Data Resource Management

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:36:00 GMT

By Dave Wells

Data is an essential business resource that is as critical to business success as financial and human resources are. The disciplines of data resource management include strategy, architecture, and governance. Mistakes to avoid in data resource management span all three disciplines.

Balancing Governance and Business Agility through Streamlined Information Integration

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Conventional wisdom suggests that a centralized function for managing access to data provides economies of scale while providing trustworthy oversight of the quality and usability of that data. In today’s world, there is a need to allow the business to be agile, with increased business control of information enabling greater freedom in analysis. The increasing need of business users for speed and agility also requires a higher degree of speed and agility in IT that can be achieved by automating trivial tasks.

Managing Data Warehouse Growth in the New Era of Big Data

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Data in the data warehouse continues to grow and with the advent of big data this growth will inevitably accelerate. This webinar discusses the affect of big data on data lifecycle management in a data warehousing environment. It focuses on how companies can provide good data warehouse performance in the new world of big data while at the same time cost effectively managing data as it grows and then ages.

Delivering Trusted Information for Big Data and Data Warehousing: A Foundation for More Effective Decision Making

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:01:04 GMT

The success of data warehousing projects depends upon having access to reliable, accurate data. In this research brief, Ventana Research details some of the costs of bad data as well as the benefits of delivering trusted information to a data warehouse.

Securing Enterprise Data and Ensuring Compliance

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:58:37 GMT

Security is an important element of an information integration and governance framework. This research perspective by Ventana Research provides insight to help organizations ensure a centralized, holistic security architecture to prevent breaches and automate compliance.

The Role of Data Quality in a Big Data Environment

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT

“Big data” relies on consumption of massive volumes and varieties of data marked by inconsistencies across different sources, questionable lineage, and uncertain data currency. Integrating unstructured and structured data sets implies that small variances in semantics, concept tagging, and terminology will have adverse impacts on consumers of business analytics.

Product Lifecycle Management and the Data Deluge: Transforming Data to Enhance Performance

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:08:10 GMT

“Big data” is data so large it can’t be effectively or affordably managed or exploited using conventional data management systems. Big data management systems were born of the Internet, where big data volumes collided with a host of seemingly impossible constraints: -- Massive and impossible-to-predict traffic -- A 99.999 percent availability rate -- Sub-second responsiveness -- Sub-penny per-session costs -- Two-month innovation road maps

Selecting the Right BI Technologies for Your Business Needs

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The use of business intelligence (BI) is growing rapidly as companies seek to use the power of business intelligence to help improve business efficiency and look for new business opportunities. BI products are also evolving rapidly to take advantage of advances in software and hardware technologies.

Selection Criteria for Master Data Management

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT

According to TDWI’s recent next generation master data management (MDM) survey, half of users surveyed are planning to replace their primary MDM platform within the next three years.

Data Governance Strategies: Helping Your Organization Comply, Integrate, and Transform

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT