Master Data Management Rebooted

Sep 19, 2016 by Julie Hunt in Knocking Down Silos

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A main goal of Master Data Management has been to make sense of all the data that touches the organization and generate trusted, ready-to-go master data. Traditional approaches for MDM implementations have faltered for several reasons. Many people think that MDM is only about technology. In...

Kognitio Seeks New Life with Free Software for Hadoop

Sep 01, 2016 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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In an effort to shake up a fast-growing market, Kognitio recently announced a free version of its software that runs on Hadoop with no data limitations. Kognitio’s announcement is an attempt to re-introduce itself to the market and demonstrate that its in-memory MPP technology is superior to...

A Reference Architecture for Self-Service Analytics

Sep 01, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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To succeed with self-service analytics, organizations need a reference architecture that maps business users, technology, and developers to an information supply chain designed to turn data and insights into action. The architecture shows how to stitch self-service capabilities into the supply...

Self-Service Analytics: Six-Steps to Success

Aug 31, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Self-service analytics sounds great: the business gets the information it wants, how it wants it, and the IT department offloads custom report development to the business. Unfortunately, this win-win proposition is not so easy to pull off in reality. It requires achieving a fine balance between...

Part IV. How Watermarks Can Transform Your BI Program

Aug 29, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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A report watermark is the visible evidence of a data governance process that enables organizations to combat spreadmarts and renegade reporting environments without unduly repressing self-service activity. The existence of a watermark can totally transform a Wild West, self-service reporting...