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Head in Cloud, Vertica Taps Amazon for Online Database Service
by Doug Henschen - May 13, 2008
Column-store database vendor says hosted service will appeal to toe dippers and analytic SaaS providers.
Forrester Sees Convergence Trend In BI, Search
by Antone Gonsalves - May 12, 2008
The ongoing convergence of BI and search will help "bridge the artificial system boundaries between structured data and unstructured content," the analyst firm said in a recent report.
ILog Module Speeds Deployment of Analytic Models
by Doug Henschen - May 7, 2008
Rule engine vendor offers a faster way to deploy, tune and manage predictive and statistical scorecards.
Gaylord Hotels Taps Text Mining to Boost Guest Satisfaction
by Doug Henschen - May 5, 2008
How can you quickly make sense of text-based comments on thousands of customer surveys? Text analytics helped this mega-hotelier uncover hidden obstacles to customer loyalty.
Customer Satisfaction Remains Low On List Of Web Marketers, Analysts
by Antone Gonsalves - May 5, 2008
A survey of Web analytics and marketing professionals found that only a third of respondents focused on customer satisfaction on an ongoing basis.
What BI Practitioners Can Learn From Operations Research
by Seth Grimes - May 5, 2008
Growing interest in analytics and the trend toward automated decision making will lead the business intelligence crowd toward the mix of mathematical and statistical techniques used by operations researchers.
SAS Applies Business Intelligence To Environmental Performance
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 3, 2008
Lots of companies say they're green. Now they can prove it with this new brand of performance management software.
Truviso Offers Another Option For BI
by John Foley - May 3, 2008
The company's software performs continuous, real-time analysis on incoming data.
SAS Unveils Software To Help Companies Go Green
by Mary Hayes Weier - April 30, 2008
SAS pitches the software as providing a proactive approach to assessing green efforts, before businesses are forced to by new laws or environmentally conscious customers.
Follow Three Best Practices to Succeed at Business Activity Monitoring
by Henry Peyret, Forrester Research - April 28, 2008
BAM can monitor crucial key performance indicators around time, cost, quality, and productivity, but many firms struggle when deploying the technology. Three best practices will jump start your project and help you choose the right metrics and alert levels.
Teradata Unveils Entry- To Enterprise-Level Data Warehouse Appliances
by Antone Gonsalves - April 21, 2008
The product line starts with the Teradata 550 SMP aimed at departmental use and priced at $67,000 per terabyte. The remaining two models include the Teradata 2500, an entry-level system priced at $125,000 per terabyte; and the enterprise-level 5500, which starts at $200,000 per terabyte.
How To Choose Among The Four Bright Lights Of BI
by Mary Hayes Weier - April 12, 2008
After a tumultuous year of acquisitions and consolidation, the business intelligence market is now dominated by IBM, SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. All four are pitching enterprise-wide BI platforms, each with its own twist. Here's what you need to know about them.
Top U.S. County Reinvents Government Planning and Performance
by Doug Henschen - April 11, 2008
Maricopa County links performance metrics, financial plans and strategic goals. Microsoft PerformancePoint dashboards keep managers, employees and budgets on track.
FTC Divided Over Online 'Behavioral Targeting'
by K.C. Jones - April 7, 2008
The agency calls for industry self-regulation despite concerns regarding collection and use of sensitive data, such as medical information and information about children.
Breakthrough Algorithm Uncovers Ancestry From DNA
by K.C. Jones - April 7, 2008
The researchers said that their work could also be used to advance understanding of disease and the role genetics play in susceptibility as well as treatment.
 


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