How To Tackle The Big Data Challenge (Part 1)

May. 01, 2012

Big data is a term getting bandied about a lot these days. It describes the phenomenon of information that keeps growing in organizations, thanks in part to the growth in social media. According to the InformationWeek Research: The Big Data Management Challenge...

4 C’s of Big Data Process

Apr. 26, 2012

Nowadays, there are two topics that I'm very passionate about. The first, the fact that spring is finally here and it's time to dust off my clubs to take in my few first few rounds of golf. The second topic that I’m currently passionate about is the research I've been doing around the connection between big data and big process.

Transforming Big Data Challenges Into Opportunities

Apr. 24, 2012

We create 2.5 quintillion (or 2.518) bytes of data every day, according to IBM, with 90 percent of the data in the world created in the last two years alone. What does this mean in context? Every hour...

10 Steps to Effective Data Governance for SMBs

Apr. 19, 2012

Data Governance is an emerging business priority. In a recent survey sponsored by IBM, two-thirds of all companies are implementing or planning to implement a data governance program in the next 18 months. Seventy percent see data governance growing in importance in the next three to five years.

Top six BI trends for 2012

Apr. 18, 2012

Gartner’s 2012 predictions for business intelligence focus on the challenges around Cloud, alignment with business metrics and a balanced organisational model between centralised and scattered. Forrester has looked toward 2012 with everything from the rise of individualised BI tools to Cloud to mobility to Big Data.

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Big Data and the Coming Conceptual Model Revolution

Apr. 17, 2012

Conceptual modeling, or semantic modeling if you like, is a rather nebulous area in data management. There seems to be a lot of agreement that it is needed, some disagreement about what it is, and little understanding of how to do it.

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Learn how you can leverage ComponentArt’s XAML and HTML5 technology to deliver rich, interactive and engaging mobile dashboards to any device: Apple iPad & iPhone, Windows 8 tablets & phones, Android tablets & phones, Blackberry Playbook & phones or any Windows or Mac OS computer. The white paper covers all of the major technology options for delivering mobile BI dashboards, examines the pros and cons of each approach, and provides a detailed description for the selected approach.

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