People, process issues offer path to improve data quality on the cheap published on May 16th, 2012 at 03:16 AM An emphasis on educating end users and upgrading internal processes can help enterprises fix data quality problems without dropping a ton of cash, according to analysts.
Basic vs. complex: Companies walk the line on analytics best practices published on April 30th, 2012 at 03:16 AM Businesses looking to build effective business intelligence and analytics programs have to toe the line between focusing on the basics and using new technology to build more complex BI systems.
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Real estate company refines, expands geographic information system published on April 30th, 2012 at 03:16 AM Marcus & Millichap shakes off its archaic data cleansing and analytics system for more automated processes, enabling the firm to explore its data on a more granular level.
IBM aims new database squarely at Oracle users published on April 23rd, 2012 at 03:16 AM The latest version of IBM's flagship DB2 database offers several features designed to coax Oracle customers out of their software comfort zones.
Making money from data: Financial business intelligence at work published on April 23rd, 2012 at 03:16 AM Finance professionals are heavy users of BI and predictive analytics software. Find out how a variety of European finance functionaries are analysing trends, cutting costs and finding new business.
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IDC, Wikibon size up the 'big data' market published on April 19th, 2012 at 03:16 AM Analysts calculate how, well, big the market has become, indicating considerable growth three and even five years out, though the projections differ dramatically.
Faster data delivery livens BI performance, user satisfaction published on April 18th, 2012 at 03:16 AM With business users looking to get their hands on business intelligence data more quickly, making BI systems more flexible and responsive is becoming a priority in many organizations.
Gartner explains how to reach the next level of MDM maturity published on April 18th, 2012 at 03:16 AM Gartner MDM Summit attendees got advice on how to launch, expand and reinvigorate their master data management programs for better data consistency.
'Big data' will have a big impact on MDM strategy, Gartner says published on April 12th, 2012 at 03:16 AM The growth of "big data," as well as social media and cloud computing, must be factored into master data management strategies, according to Gartner.
Challenges lurk on in-memory BI projects -- proper preparation needed published on April 9th, 2012 at 03:16 AM Data quality issues, insufficient budgets and other technical and business problems can trip up unwary organizations on deployments of in-memory analytics tools, consultants warned.