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How Hadoop, open source software affect BI architecture
There’s been a lot of talk about Hadoop and open source BI software. Find out how the open source technologies affect business intelligence architecture and BI development.
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Expanding your BI architecture to mobile devices
Get tips on expanding a business intelligence architecture to support mobile devices and mobile BI software. Find out about the BI capabilities, strengths and weaknesses of mobile devices.
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KPI formation for CDI efforts
A KPI can help stay on track when assessing any project. Let’s take a look at what are the top three KPIs for a CDI effort.
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Data quality improvement questions answered
Data quality is the key that can open the door to reliable and intelligent reports. Learn how to improve data quality easily and effectively.
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Open sources databases faux pas to avoid
Open source databases offer plenty of benefits. But watch out for these hassles; open source databases can be a two-sided sword.
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BI users: More the merrier? Well, not exactly!
Having many BI users may help you bag the best possible deal. But meeting the needs of the a few BI power users may be easier. Find out how and why.
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Decoding BI 3.0
Is BI 3.0 like the Xbox when the older versions are like Atari? Here’s a lowdown on what BI 3.0 truly stands for.
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Data analytics techniques dynamic enough for big data?
Data analytics techniques are in the limelight. Are they a channel to make sense of big data? Get an answer from Yahoo! expert on data analytics techniques.
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Get started with data analysis: How to
How and when does an organization get started with data analysis? Should it reach a certain maturity level to implement data analysis?
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How semantic modeling will change data modeling
Find out how semantic modeling is changing data modeling and what the future holds for the use of semantic technologies in data modeling.
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Can ETL tools handle complicated business logic?
ETL tools provide very robust support for complex business logic.
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Rating ETL tools
I am evaluating ETL tools for the organization. Considering that I am looking at three or four tools, how do I rate these and put a weight-age for the features, when I put them in a matrix?
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Custom development versus ETL tool
What are the pros/cons of custom development vs. an ETL tool? The question of custom code versus the use an ETL tool is one that we are faced with each time we need to create a data warehouse.
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Emerging database technologies: Hadoop & MapReduce
Hadoop and MapReduce are two emerging database technologies. Find out how Hadoop and MapReduce compare and relate to each other.
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BI trends affecting the BI market, industry
Learn about some business intelligence trends that are affecting the BI market and BI industry. Learn about packaged analytics software and agile BI.
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How to leverage agile BI to help your BI architecture
Learn how to leverage agile BI to help with your business intelligence architecture. Find out why you should split your BI architecture into two categories -- data integration and BI applications.
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Analytics, integration tech for getting customer data
If you’re collecting customer data for analysis, learn about options such as data integration technology and third-party systems for collecting customer data from external sources.
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Are business intelligence certifications worth it?
Are business intelligence certifications worth it? Get certification advice from our business intelligence expert, William McKnight.
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How change data capture and data federation differ
Learn the difference between change data capture (CDC) and data federation. Find out how companies can use both data integration technologies to improve data warehouse systems.
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Are data quality issues worse in data integration apps?
Find out if real-time data integration applications has more data quality issues than other approaches. Also, see if real-time or near-real-time integration are really useful.
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Where to look for Oracle DBA learning materials
Readers ask SearchOracle.com expert Brian Peasland where they can find learning materials for becoming a better Oracle database administrator.
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Star schema vs. snowflake schema: Which is better?
Yahoo’s Data and BI Architect, Rohit Chatter, answers the latest debate, star vs Snowflake schema by breaking down the differences, one aspect at a...
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Can Hadoop tools ease the brain pain?
Hadoop tools vendors stress that they can help you to make your data and reporting issues vanish. Know how true this claim is.
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