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Really Simple BI or Even ATOMised BI
Posted in: BlogAnyone browsing the web today would have to be blind to not notice the explosion of Web 2.0 technologies and in particular the rapid uptake of RSS (Rich Site Summary or now popularly known as Really Simple Syndication) and ATOM feeds that are springing up everywhere. RSS and ATOM keep us informed of any changes […]
IBM announces Information Server
Posted in: BlogAs I attend the massive IBM Information on Demand conference here in Los Angeles, IBM today announced their new IBM Information Server http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/integration/info_server/architecture.html which combines data replication, data discovery, data federation, data integration, data quality, metadata management and more. This is a very powerful product with an ability to support ETL for data warehousing systems, […]
Call In The Metrics Police!
Posted in: BlogOver that last decade or more I have reviewed many different BI Systems for clients. During that time and still today, one thing has continually cropped up time and again irrespective of vertical industry is the problem of inconsistent metrics. You see it in different data marts, different BI tools and of course across spreadsheets […]
MDM Implementers — Don’t Miss the Portal Opportunity
Posted in: BlogIn my blog on MDM Straightforward Implementation or Iceberg Project, I highlighted the difference between master data integration and enterprise master data management (MDM). A key difference between the two is that enterprise MDM involves the MDM system being the single system of entry (SOE) as well as a system of record (SOR) while master […]
Federated MDM
Posted in: BlogIn response to the question from David Jackson (great question by the way) on federated MDM, I have several thoughts on this kind of approach. The question is how these non-overlapping views are managed at different levels. In other words are these virtual views rendered on-demand by an EII tool for example or are they […]