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Seriously Secure BI!!
Posted in: BlogHaving travelled to San Francisco just over a week ago to speak at the Shared Insights (formerly DCI) Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence conference, the experience of going through Manchester and Heathrow Airport security was something I don’t think I’ll forget for a long time. I started on my travels on the Saturday morning just […]
Teradata Joins the Race for Control of Master Data
Posted in: BlogThe announcement by Teradata (a division of NCR) that it is entering the Master Data Management marketplace will set heads turning in a fast-moving market that already has a number of vendors competing for business. Vendors already in this increasingly crowded market include: – FullTilt Perfect Product Suite – Hyperion MDM – Kalido 8M – […]
MDM – Is this a Straightforward Implementation or an Iceberg Project?
Posted in: BlogIncreasingly here in the UK, I am getting asked about whether master data management (MDM) has a role in business intelligence (BI). The obvious answer is that master data management systems can play a significant role in BI by supplying the dimension data needed in BI systems. Of course, MDM systems also provide operational systems […]
Welcome
Posted in: BlogWelcome to my Blog on Building the Smart Business. This blog looks at all the areas that need to be addressed so that companies can transition themselves to being an agile event driven optimised business. To do this we need several building blocks. Big Data Platforms and Complex Analytics Data Governance and Enterprise Information Management […]