The Word on Text Mining
Text analytics provide concept discovery, automated classification, and innovative displays for volumes of unstructured documents.
by Seth Grimes
December 10, 2003
Embracing Excel
Microsoft Excel is a much-beloved desktop tool for business intelligence, yet many people want to contain its use or replace it
by Philip Russom
November 18, 2003
Futures Shock
What happens when the government tries to use the futures market to predict terrorism?
by Seth Grimes
October 10, 2003
Real Time, Realistically
Your definition of real time has deep ramifications for business processes and the technologies that support them
by Philip Russom
September 17, 2003
Advanced Analytics Return to BI
BI tools are quietly gaining statistical depth, but exploiting the new possibilities isn't straightforward
by Seth Grimes
August 10, 2003
21st-Century Green Bar
The legacy of green-bar reporting lives on, in both positive and negative ways
by Philip Russom
July 18, 2003
Look Before You Leap
The government plans to apply analytic technologies on a global scale in the war on terrorism, but will they prove an effective weapon?
by Seth Grimes
June 17, 2003
A Report by Any Other Name
The term 'report' can mean anything, causing confusion about which styles of reports end users need
by Philip Russom
May 31, 2003
The BPM Drumbeat
Will business performance management live up to all the promises?
by Seth Grimes
April 22, 2003
A Virtual Point of View
Despite limitations, virtual approaches to data integration hold great potential for certain applications
by Philip Russom
April 5, 2003
API Wars
Web services platforms - .Net and J2EE - take the fight to the analytic arena
by Seth Grimes
March 1, 2003
Success Through Service
Vendors need to understand how their technologies can address a vertical industry's specific service needs
by Barry Grushkin
February 1, 2003
Two Heads Are Better Than One
BI is usually a solitary pursuit - so when and why should users collaborate over reports and analyses?
by Philip Russom
January 1, 2003
The BI Transformation
Innovation and evolution provide new value and opportunity
by Mark Smith
December 5, 2002
Autonomic Computing
Major vendors are applying decision-support techniques to service-centric computing
by Seth Grimes
November 15, 2002
The Enigma of Similarity, Part 2
Using meaningful names in your data warehouses makes your data more valuable
by Barry Grushkin
October 30, 2002
Five Easy Pieces
Many corporations want to adopt the methods of business performance management. But where do you start and where do you go from there?
by Philip Russom
October 8, 2002
Distributed Decision Support
Are grids a good step - or even a likely one - for mainstream decision support?
by Seth Grimes
September 17, 2002
The Enigma of Similarity
Similarity judgments lie at the very heart of good decision-support capabilities
by Barry Grushkin
September 3, 2002
Building From the Bottom Up
Most end users just need reports, not sophisticated analytics. So why are many companies ignoring this fact?
by Philip Russom
August 12, 2002
Process and Reality Through BPM
BI vendors are defining a new decision-support category, BPM, to provide an enterprisewide analytic view that integrates strategy and business operations
by Seth Grimes
July 26, 2002
Expect the Unexpected
In a world full of uncertainty, skillful forecasting can minimize disruption due to unanticipated events
by Seth Grimes
June 28, 2002
Managing Spaghetti Content
Every content management application demands a well-ordered taxonomy. The challenge is to maintain taxonomy quality as content evolves over time
by Philip Russom
May 28, 2002
Validation Victory
Which of many data mining algorithms and options are best for your solution? With validation techniques you can make a solid decision
by Barry Grushkin
April 16, 2002
The Semantic Web
A semantic Web will enable automated use of disparate, distributed Internet information sources and services
by Seth Grimes
March 28, 2002
To Believe or Not to Believe
You can smoke out false data mining prophets with a solid empirical approach
by Barry Grushkin
March 8, 2002
Nonanalytic Nonapplications
Most analytic applications lack the interactivity and procedural structure to be called such
by Philip Russom
February 1, 2002
Out in the Open
In the world of analytics, the open-source torrent is little more than a trickle
by Seth Grimes
January 1, 2002
The Quest for Speed
More users, more data, and more complex analytic demands are requiring new kinds of software
by Barry Grushkin
November 12, 2001
Standing at the Crossroads
There are many directions you can take to solve a BI challenge, but which approach will meet your organization's unique needs?
by Mark Smith
October 24, 2001
