Which Cloud BI Product is Right For You?

Oct 06, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson and Chor-Ching Fan in Data Strategy Insider

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There are dozens of business intelligence (BI) products that now run in the cloud. But which one is right one for your organization?  Discover the answer in Eckerson Group’s new report, “The Cloud BI Landscape: Product Categories and Positioning." The report categorizes two dozen cloud BI...

GE Software Predix: Analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things

Oct 05, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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At Minds+Machines 2015, Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE outlined his vision for the role of GE in the Industrial Internet of Things. GE leverages its decades of deploying and managing complex machinery to define the mission of its new GE Software subsidiary Predix. GE Software’s Predix is an end-to-end...

Streaming, Spark, and Governance Top Themes at Strata+Hadoop World NYC

Oct 05, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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The east coast confab for big data—otherwise known as Strata+Hadoop World in New York City—was abuzz with the digital literati who were treated to hundreds of sessions and exhibitors. Out of the noise and excitement, three major trends emerged: streaming, Spark, and big data governance.

Data Virtualization’s Extending Reach

Sep 29, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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Data virtualization technology and products offer access to the highly distributed, multi-platform data required to solve any particular decision making need today. The overall architecture and use cases are explored in the context of a recent product release from IBM in this field.

Do You Really Need a Chief Data Officer?

Sep 27, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Does your organization need a chief data officer? In this article, Wayne Eckerson argues that this is the wrong question to ask. The right question is, do your executives perceive data as a critical asset? Every organization needs a data governance program. So, the degree to which executives...