Star Schema — The Band?!
The best band made up of professional business intelligence analysts EVER… Warning, genuine fan bootleg: poor video and sound quality… This is from their infamous London ’06 gig. Andy "Mr Intelligence" Bitterer Nigel "Mr. Performance" Rayner And finally…. Frank "Mr KPIs" Buytendijk You can see more information about the band here. Sadly, Frank went off to do some solo projects,... [Read More...]
Why You Shouldn’t Scream at Your Computer?
Nice use of analytics to get to the source of a problem — in this case, low disk latency because of…. screaming?! Source: Fishworks Sun Blog Read More →
The Complete List of 2009 BI Predictions?
Here’s a compiled list of all the articles and blog posts I’ve seen so far that give business intelligence predictions for 2009, with summarized lists of the points. For more information, go to the articles concerned. I’ve also added a couple of business and industry trend overviews that mention business intelligence. I’m sure I’ve missed some others — please don’t hesitate to comment… 2009 Business... [Read More...]
Will Business Objects Still be at Gartner BI Europe?
Of course! Just remember to look under "SAP". Gartner will be hosting their European BI Summit in the Hague in the Netherlands this year from January 20-22. The theme of the conference is "The Big Discrepancy", which is all about the fact that European BI Summit costs twice as much as the US one — around $4350 (with tax) compared to $2095 for the BI Summit in Washington in March (the official reply so far: "I have nothing... [Read More...]
Why Will 2009 be a Great Year for Business Intelligence?
or "Reasons To Be Cheerful if Your Job Involves BI" The Economy is Awful Around the world, governments have drastically slashed their growth estimates for 2009. And according to a recent IDC survey, more than half of us believe that the current economic crisis will last at least a year. Faced with all the mayhem, it’s not surprising that today’s New York Times Op-ed includes the phrase "Let’s not mince words:... [Read More...]
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