BI Success Tip #3: Create a Culture of Governance

Feb 09, 2017 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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In this video, Eckerson describes how to crowdsource semantics, apply watermarks, and appeal to the head, heart, and herd.   

Kevin Sonsky: BI Leadership and Data Governance

Feb 09, 2017 by Wayne Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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This 30-minute podcast reveals the secrets to Kevin Sonky's success as senior director of business intelligence at Citrix Systems. 

NLG Tools Automate Analysis

Feb 08, 2017 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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By automating the analysis step, NLG tools augment the job of data analysts so they can perform more analysis.

Automating Predictive Analytics Through the Evolution of Models

Feb 07, 2017 by Stephen J. Smith and and Henry Eckerson in Predictive Analytics Trends

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A new class of predictive analytics tools is emerging that utilizes methods borrowed from biological evolution. 

Big Fish Swim in the Data Lake

Feb 06, 2017 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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As previously described in “Business unIntelligence”, multi-pillar, multi-technology architectures are necessary in today’s high-speed, high-volume data world. Despite governance concerns discussed previously, data lakes are being redefined in that image. Hortonworks EDW Optimization Solution,...