In-memory BI is not the future. It’s the past.
The hype surrounding in-memory BI has caused BI consultants, analysts and even vendors to spew out endless articles, blog posts and white papers on the subject. However, the concept of in-memory...
View ArticleAvoid These Pitfalls When Choosing a Business Intelligence Solution
Business intelligence software and services have gone mainstream. In the past, only large enterprises typically invested in BI solutions. These days, however, more and more small and medium-sized...
View ArticleWeb Marketing Analytics: Hosted or In-House?
When we first began marketing and selling our software over the Internet, we used Google Analytics extensively. SiSense was a young and small company then, with a tiny marketing budget relying on...
View ArticleComparing BI Vendors Based on Technology
I've recently come across an interesting online discussion where several posters discuss working with large amounts of data and its implications on business intelligence implementations. I wouldn't...
View ArticleSiSense Secures $4 Million Investment
Big news today. I can finally share with you guys that SiSense has closed a $4M series A investment and that we can finally push forward towards what we've been working on so hard -- a fresh new...
View ArticleWould I Use Cloud Business Intelligence?
This post was inspired by the latest announcement made by TIBCO, that they are providing SpotFire Silver - their cloud-BI offering - free for one year. Every few months, another BI player announces...
View ArticleThe Catch 22 of Traditional Business Intelligence
So much has already been said about how much of a pain business intelligence is. The complexity, the constant IT bottlenecks, the crazy cost of software, hardware, consultants and whatnot. Gil Dibner...
View ArticleThe Google AdWords Broad Match Modifier
couple of months ago, Google added a modifier option for the Broad Match type. This option basically allows you to control which words must appear in exact or synonymous form within the search phrase....
View ArticleIs Microsoft to Admit Analysis Services Is not Fit for the Mid-Market?
I recently read an article posted on the SQL Server team's blog (Technet) written by Shimon Shlevich, a product manager at Panorama Software, focusing on Microsoft's recently launched PowerPivot...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence? Yes Minister!
I recently watched an episode of the classic BBC series ‘Yes, Minister’. In this episode, the minister asked his assistant, Bernard, to inquire about a new hospital where there are supposedly no...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence Vendors and Their Partners – Rough Seas Ahead
The traditional business intelligence ecosystem is built on the numerous strategic partnerships that exist between BI software vendors, which provide the technology, and value added resellers (VARs),...
View ArticleIn-memory BI is not the future. It’s the past.
The purpose of this article is to put both in-memory and disk-based BI technologies in perspective, explain the differences between them and finally lay out, in simple terms, why disk-based BI...
View ArticleIn-Memory BI Is Not the Future, It’s the Past
The hype surrounding in-memory BI has caused BI consultants, analysts and even vendors to spew out endless articles, blog posts and white papers on the subject. However, the concept of in-memory...
View ArticleFrom OLAP Cubes to ElastiCubes – The Natural Evolution of BI
OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) technology is the most prevalent technology used in corporate BI solutions today. And while it does what it’s supposed to do very well, it has a bad (and accurate)...
View ArticleFrom OLAP Cubes to ElastiCubes – The Natural Evolution of BI
Since the inception of BI and consequent entrance of OLAP technology into the space, the need for BI has been rapidly growing. Recognizing that OLAP-based solutions were (and still are) hard to...
View ArticleChoosing a BI Vendor - Making the Short List
There is no shortage of business intelligence vendors out there. They all claim to be powerful, easy-to-use, flexible and affordable. So how do you pick the one that is right for you? In order to be...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s BI Roadmap Says No to OLAP Cubes and MDX
So Microsoft PASS Summit 2010 was kicked off on November 10th, and the burning topic was where Microsoft’s Analysis Services product is headed in light of Microsoft’s new PowerPivot offering. Chris...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Announcement of BI Road Map – a Public Relations Nightmare
During Microsoft’s PASS Summit 2010, Microsoft announced their strategic plans for their Analysis Services business intelligence platform. But as intriguing as Microsoft’s announcement was from a...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence Vendor Websites – How to Read Between the Lines
This article is going to help you discover some key differences between vendors based on what they share on their Websites – and what they don’t. Read between the lines while looking at BI vendor...
View ArticleIs the Cloud Business Intelligence Trend Real?
The blogosphere and analyst community in the business intelligence space are not sparing any words on the subject. There are several startups in this space as well, such as GoodData, PivotLink and...
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