NLG, A Final Step For BI?

Mar 30, 2018 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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Business intelligence (BI) tools have faced low adoption rates since their inception. And even when users use the tools, there is no guarantee they will glean key insights and interpret graphs, charts, and dashboards accurately. Natural language generation solutions integrated with BI tools...

The Truth About Data Lakes In Plain English

Mar 27, 2018 by DeWayne Washington in All Things B.I.

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Data lakes have been all the rave lately. The BI Pharaoh breaks down what they are, where they come from, and if they are a necessity in your environment, in plain English.

Data Lakes Are Cool, But You Still Need A Data Warehouse

Mar 23, 2018 by Dave Wells and Dave Wells in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this podcast, Henry Eckerson interviews Dave Wells on the current health and future of the data warehouse. 

May Data Warehouses Live In Peace: A Conversation Between Analysts

Mar 23, 2018 by /experts/ in Information Design

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In a webinar hosted by The Bloor Group and Eckerson Group, data titans Stephen Smith and Dewayne Washington clashed over whether the sickly data warehouse should be left for dead or revived. Eric Kavanagh, CEO of The Bloor Group, synthesized their arguments, but after the webinar, the fight...

The Case For Blockchain In Modern Data Architecture

Mar 22, 2018 by Julian Ereth in Cutting-Edge Analytics

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Learn the basic concepts and terms of blockchain technology and looks beyond the hype for its fit in enterprise data architectures.