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Data Models for Analytics Summary
 David Loshin discusses data models for analytics and explains why a maintained table of facts - a dimensional model - is effective in a data warehouse.

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling and Design
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 04-26-2012
Business Analytics: The Importance of Semantic Metadata Processes Summary
 David Loshin explains that business analytics requires careful attention to well-defined processes for soliciting, capturing, and managing semantic and business metadata. Without these processes in place, the analytics results delivered to the organization may be confusing or inaccurate.

Topics: Analytics, Metadata
by David Loshin | 1 comment		 03-29-2012
Business Benefits from Interactive Gaming and Big Data Analytics Summary
 As interactive and/or collaborative gaming environments expand so do the opportunities for big data analytics that can provide business benefits. In this article, David Loshin describes 10 of these business opportunities.

Topics: Analytics, Big data, Business Intelligence
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 02-23-2012
Use Analytical Results to Drive Specific Process Improvement Summary
 David Loshin explains how to use business analytics results to improve business processes and reap more benefits for your company.

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 01-25-2012
Business Intelligence and Analytics: Organizational Readiness to Overcome Barriers Impeding Success Summary
 Despite a commitment to business intelligence and analytics, organizations often aren’t sufficiently prepared to ensure success. David Loshin describes the importance of organizational preparedness and suggests a plan for ensuring that your BI program will thrive.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 12-22-2011
Preparing Data for Business Analytics Summary
 David Loshin examines structural organization and conceptual organization, two important aspects of information organization that can help ease the implementation of reporting and analytics systems.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics, Data Management
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 10-27-2011
Data Quality for Business Analytics Summary
 David Loshin discusses four specific issues that should be considered to be sure the quality of the data sets satisfies the needs of the consumers of the analytical results.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Quality
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 09-29-2011
Data Selection for Business Analytics Summary
 What data should be integrated into a business analytics environment? David Loshin provides advice for identifying data requirements and assessing suitability of data sources.

Topics: Analytics, Business Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 08-25-2011
Business Analytics: Considering the Spectrum of Analysis Summary
 To ensure organizational preparedness in introducing a business analytics capability, David Loshin considers how to map business users’ expectations into a realistic plan for source data selection, evaluation, preparation, and analysis.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 07-28-2011
SPOTLIGHT: Columnar Databases and Big Data Q&A with Don DeLoach, CEO of Infobright Summary
 In this spotlight, Ron Powell asks Don DeLoach to talk about big data, columnar databases and Infobright's Rough Query capability.

Topics: Analytics, Columnar Databases
by Ron Powell | 0 comments		 07-06-2011
Selecting the Right Business Processes to Subject to Reporting and Analysis Summary
 David Loshin explains how to ensure your analysis and reporting are designed to help you target business processes that can be improved using the analytical results.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 06-23-2011
Defining Justifiable Targets for Analytics Success Summary
 To aid in identifying and selecting the right targets for an analytics effort, David Loshin provides 5 suggestions that will assist in defining the targets that will meet the business goals.

Topics: Analytics, Predictive Analytics
by David Loshin | 1 comment		 05-26-2011
Straightforward Analytics: Establishing Measures Summary
 David Loshin explains an important step in achieving straightforward analytics: establishing measures.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 04-28-2011
More Straightforward Analytics: Defining the Objective Summary
 David Loshin discusses the first step in process preparation for more straightforward analytics: defining the objective.

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by David Loshin | 0 comments		 03-24-2011
Straightforward Analytics Summary
 Analytic success doesn't just happen. The analytic process requires careful organizational preparation. David Loshin describes concrete steps that can be taken so that analytic efforts provide the desired results.

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Statistical Analysis
by David Loshin | 1 comment		 02-24-2011

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