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Enabling the Analytic Architecture
Summary
William McKnight discusses the tools that are essential for a successful analytic architecture.
Topics: Analytics, Data Integration, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Governance, Data Virtualization
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03-14-2013 |
New BI Demands Pushing Data Architecture Limits
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The 3 V’s of big data – volume, variety and velocity – place new demands on information architectures. What worked in the past may not be the best choice for the advanced analytics that are poised to provide substantial business value. (This article was included in a recent issue of our BI Trends + Strategies e-zine.)
Topics: Business Intelligence, Information Management, Data Marts, Data Warehousing, Master Data Management (MDM)
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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08-08-2012 |
Stream Processing
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In the concluding article of a 5-part series on technologies changing the face of the data warehouse, William McKnight explains how stream processing introduces a process-first approach that enables processing before storing and increases accessibility to data.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Information Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Virtualization, Columnar Databases, Hadoop
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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04-05-2012 |
Data Virtualization
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In part 4 of this series, William McKnight explores how data virtualization can be a long-term or short-term solution in the data warehouse.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Virtualization
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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02-16-2012 |
Master Data Management
Summary
While the data warehouse is not the end of the line for master data, it is where master data management begins. William McKnight explains that master data is a corporate resource that does not have to be limited to the post-operational data warehouse analytical environment.
Topics: Information Management, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management (MDM)
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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11-09-2011 |
Columnar Databases
Summary
William McKnight describes how the columnar structure can take workload from the data warehouse into an alternative structure.
Topics: Business Intelligence, Analytics, Columnar Databases
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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09-19-2011 |
Hadoop
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William McKnight explores how Hadoop is changing the face of data warehousing.
Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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07-19-2011 |
SPOTLIGHT: Columnar Databases and Big Data Q&A with Don DeLoach, CEO of Infobright
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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 |
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07-06-2011 |
Managing Enterprise Data in a Time of Change: From MDM to Columnar to Open Source
Summary
William McKnight suggests that enterprises should look for opportunities, perhaps on the edges of your enterprise workload, to bring in the platform with characteristics of cloud, open source, appliance model, memory efficiency, or columnar orientation.
Topics: Information Management, Data Integration, Open Source BI, Master Data Management (MDM), Appliances, Cloud Computing, Data Management, Columnar Databases
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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04-22-2010 |
Good Reading: Analytics at Work
Summary
Richard Herschel reviews Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions Better Results by Thomas Davenport, Jeanne Harris, and Robert Morison.
Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by Richard Herschel | 0 comments |
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04-06-2010 |
Book Review: Data Modeling for the Business
Summary
William McKnight suggests that if more companies used high-level data models effectively, the result would be improved business results. He describes how this book can assist with the high-level data
modeling process.
Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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06-04-2009 |
Assessing Analytic Packages for Enterprise Business Intelligence
Summary
Stuart Mullins explains that determining if an analytics package is right for a particular organization requires careful consideration and understanding of the costs and benefits.
Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by Stuart Mullins | 0 comments |
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03-17-2009 |
It's No Longer Tracking, It's Locating
Summary
Will RFID routinely be used in the healthcare field to track the location of equipment, employees and even patients?
Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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06-12-2008 |
The Evolution of RFID System Architectures and the Development of Pervasive Computing
Summary
RFID tags are on a path to becoming the basic building blocks and the volume driver of pervasive computing.
Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by Michael Shiff | 0 comments |
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02-26-2008 |
EPCIS: Supply Chain Visibility and Business Intelligence
Summary
Leading companies are building custom RFID business intelligence to get the most usage out of the EPCIS standard.
Topics: Business Intelligence, RFID, Operational Business Intelligence
by William McKnight | 0 comments |
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07-31-2007 |
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