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Business intelligence and analytics

• December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11

  'Big data' technologies emerge to battle large, complex data sets

  ‘Big data’ technologies that allow the storage, management and analysis of big data are on stream: NoSQL, Hadoop, MapReduce. Mark Whitehorn explains the reasons for their emergence and how they work.

• November 30, 2011 30 Nov'11

  Shell enterprise MDM foundation proof of concept disturbs rulebook

  Shell has laid a foundation for enterprise master data management, choosing SAP MDM over Microsoft. The major lesson was that IT can build an enterprise MDM system to which the business will come.

• November 17, 2011 17 Nov'11

  Sybase: Data warehousing too slow for ‘big data’ analytics

  Sybase EMEA business development director speaks about ‘big data’ analytics’ need for speed and pronounces traditional data warehousing “antiquated.”

• November 10, 2011 10 Nov'11

  Royal Mail delivers enterprise master data management

  The Royal Mail has delivered a master data management programme stemming from a new electronic data warehouse and BI initiative. Project team leaders claim a people-plus-technology synthesis.

• October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11

  BI software migration to give IndusInd Bank a leg up

  IndusInd is undertaking BI software migration to consolidate data and make most of customer information. Read more about the software migration project.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  From the Editors: Bleeding edge in natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data

  Natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data are on the leading edge of technology innovation--but should you believe the hype?

• August 03, 2011 03 Aug'11

  Round table: the value of big data

  Learn what our round table of experts thinks of the value and significance of “big data.”

• July 06, 2011 06 Jul'11

  Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon

  IBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon.

• June 24, 2011 24 Jun'11

  SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics

  In an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive asset management.

• June 01, 2011 01 Jun'11

  DHL uses product-level track and trace system for high-value air cargo

  Logistics company DHL is one business that uses product level track and trace for high value cargo. OnAsset Intelligence provides sensors and data.

• April 05, 2011 05 Apr'11

  PizzaExpress parent turns to customer data analytics to target diners

  The Gondola Group of restaurants, which includes PizzaExpress, Ask, Zizzi, Byron and Kettner's, has gone digital with targeted promotions to casual diners over the past 18 months.

• March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11

  Dundee BI masters programme takes BI practitioners to next level

  Dundee University’s business intelligence masters programme is training practitioners to take a step back, focus on user requirements and think about wider applications to science.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Business intelligence implementation best practices

  Business intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations successful.

• January 25, 2011 25 Jan'11

  Data management a focus for UK CIOs and the retail sector in 2011

  This could be an important year for data management, and business intelligence in particular in the UK, according to a recent survey. CIOs and retail in particular are optimistic about their IT projects.