Edge Analytics in the Internet of Things

Sep 25, 2016 by Julian Ereth in Cutting-Edge Analytics

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The Internet of Things (IoT) poses new challenges to BI and analytics by generating large data sets coming from diverse data sources that are often physically distributed. This leads to the issue that large amounts of data must be transferred to conduct analytics. Edge analytics tries to solve...

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...

Closed-Loop Decision Making

Sep 19, 2016 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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Closed-loop decision making emphasizes that there are processes that underlie decision making and action taking in business. These processes align to the MEDA (Monitor, Evaluate, Decide, Act) model and can be seen in the collaborative and task management function offered by YellowFin..

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...

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...