I've never been a fan of the data cube. In fact, I've always disliked it because it seems so constraining. I don't want to be chained to a certain thought process when I'm analyzing data. Maybe that's because I try to use a variety of analytical...

Robin Bloor and I were briefed by SAS about some of its visualization technologies last week as part of the research we're undertaking in innovations in BI. SAS has thought a lot about visualization. In fact, the company has an...

I was talking to an old friend the other day who is involved in using the results of research to help grow a business. He told me some interesting stories that made me revisit some basic tenets of good analysis. Yes, you may think that some...

Not everything is easy. I analyzed data for decision-making for many years using advanced techniques such as predictive modeling, machine learning and even influence diagrams. With the rush to pervasive BI we often forget about the need for...

I recently had an interesting discussion with Ravi Shankar, Director of Product Marketing at Siperian, about emerging best practices for enterprise-wide MDM initiatives. Siperian provides MDM hubs for large companies across a number of...