Dashboard Insight

MicroStrategy’s Best Dashboard Contest… Win an Apple TV®!

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:57:09 GMT

MicroStrategy is currently accepting entries for our Best Cloud Personal Dashboard Contest. Entries will be judged on creativity, clarity, usefulness, and content.

Sales Forecast Analysis

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:54:44 GMT

For any Sales team manager, a high level overview of the combined performance for the entire team is important. The ability to assess revenue trends collectively across a multitude of variables such as geography, time periods, forecast types etc., is equally imperative.

How To Tackle The Big Data Challenge (Part 1)

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:15:10 GMT

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

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:21:57 GMT

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

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:28:23 GMT

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

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:44:14 GMT

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

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:40 GMT

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.

Big Data and the Coming Conceptual Model Revolution

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:33:31 GMT

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.

Why You Should Care About Data Mining

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:44:39 GMT

Organizations already have mountains of information, and more is coming every day from new data sources, more rapid updates and higher volume from traditional existing sources.

Business Intelligence Ain't Over Until Exploratory Data Analysis Sings

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:00:36 GMT

Business intelligence analyst Wayne Kernochan, of Infostructure Associates, says it's a shame exploratory data analysis (EDA) doesn’t get more attention from enterprises looking to increase their competitive edge.

Data Visualization Through the Ages - From 4004 BC to 1881 AD

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:17:08 GMT

Mapping time has long been an interest of cartographers. Visualizing historical events in a timeline or chart or diagram is an effective way to show the rise and fall of empires and states, religious history, and important human and natural occurrences.

Watch how data visualization has evolved from ancient times to the modern era.

Beautiful New Visualization Tool Transforms Maps into Works of Art

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:34:03 GMT

Stamen maps, the second stage of the City Tracking project funded by the Knight News Challenge has just been released for public use.

This installment consists of three beautifully intricate mapping styles, which use OpenStreetMap data to display any area of the world in a new and highly stylized layout.

6 Reasons Why Infographics and Data Visualization Works

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:50:11 GMT

Ever wonder why infographics and data visualization have become so popular over the last year or two? Here is a quick overview of a few of the reasons why visualization is important, highlighted with an infographic by J6Design.

White House to Pour $200 Million into Data-Mining Technology

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:31:06 GMT

The Obama administration announced on Thursday it will invest $200 million to research new technologies to manage and sift through large volumes of digital data.

The administration said the investments could lead to breakthroughs in science, engineering, healthcare and national security.

John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, compared the initiative to past government investments that led to advances in computing and the creation of the Internet.

Gartner's 2012 Magic Quadrant: Do Business Intelligence Vendors Lack Vision?

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:13:32 GMT

While Leaders and Niche Players abound in Gartner's 2012 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence, only two companies placed in the Challenger category and Gartner didn't name any vendors as Visionaries. What gives?