http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/ Industry expert Dave Linthicum's tells you what you need to know about building efficiency into the information management infrastructure en Copyright 2009 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:03:34 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss When most consider business intelligence, they think of slicing and dicing their own enterprise data so there is better visibility into the state of the business. However, with the availability of valuable external data sets that can be "mashed... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/07/when_it_comes_to_business_inte.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/07/when_it_comes_to_business_inte.php Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:03:34 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/when_business_intelligence_sav.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/when_business_intelligence_sav.php Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:37:28 +0000 davel I spotted this goodie Top 10 tips to make better use of business intelligence. How to make sure your data packs a punch... Good overall advice, which is: 1. Know what you want to get out of it 2.... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/3_more_tips_to_make_better_use.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/3_more_tips_to_make_better_use.php Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:30:58 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Shaku... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/bi_is_evolving_quickly.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/bi_is_evolving_quickly.php Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:06:24 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/google_expands_bi_in_the_cloud.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/google_expands_bi_in_the_cloud.php Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:05:32 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/2_more_things_that_are_killing.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/2_more_things_that_are_killing.php Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:38:38 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/lets_reinvent_business_intelli.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/lets_reinvent_business_intelli.php Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:16:24 +0000 davel Sorry to kick of the week on a negative note, but this post has been a long time in coming. While there are many positive things in the world of business intelligence, there are some forces at work that... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/3_things_that_are_killing_busi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/06/3_things_that_are_killing_busi.php Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:06:58 +0000 davel Business Intelligence Rap Video I figured I would take advantage of the slow week to bring this goodie to you.   A rap video done by a BI company...I'm not kidding.   "Most people know that we build powerful business intelligence dashboards here at RJMetrics, but now... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/business_intelligence_rap_vide.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/business_intelligence_rap_vide.php Thu, 28 May 2009 23:34:15 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/business_intelligence_on_the_i.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/business_intelligence_on_the_i.php Thu, 21 May 2009 15:52:26 +0000 davel I'm sure a few of you may have heard about Wolfram Alpha. It's kind of like a cross between a search engine and Math Cad, but clearly a very cool on-demand system that I believe brings business intelligence to the... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/_wolframalpha_bi_for_the.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/_wolframalpha_bi_for_the.php Wed, 20 May 2009 17:28:34 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} James... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/bi_and_decision_management.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/bi_and_decision_management.php Fri, 15 May 2009 15:07:18 +0000 davel Years ago I wrote a macro-based Lotus application for an accounting friend of mine that did some linear regression around some basic business data to predict the future earnings of a business, using any number of variables, and historical... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/approaching_predictive_bi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/approaching_predictive_bi.php Tue, 12 May 2009 14:09:15 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} According... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/gartner_reveals_five_business.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/gartner_reveals_five_business.php Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:55 +0000 davel Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/more_weaknesses_of_bi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/linthicum/2009/05/more_weaknesses_of_bi.php Tue, 05 May 2009 16:31:13 +0000 davel