Self Service BI All About Me

Self Service BI All About Me

By 2017, it is predicted that most business users – in addition to the analysts – will have access to their own version of self-service business intelligence tools. The ability to prepare their own data for analysis has been a long time coming, and the pace of change...
Solid Foundation Needed for Self Service BI

Solid Foundation Needed for Self Service BI

The world of business intelligence is continuing to embrace self-service analytic tools, and the use of these continues to grow, almost exponentially. It is expected, that by the end of 2016 a majority of businesses will have some sort of self-service BI in place and...
Big Data Big Responsibility

Big Data Big Responsibility

It is estimated that, in 2015, humans are now generating as much as 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Huge amounts of personal data are collected, the result of the digitization and ‘datafication’ of large parts of our lives. Smartphone use, for...
Compliance in Finance

Compliance in Finance

Big data is now a solid reality for many firms in the financial industry. However, along with the traditional three Vs of big data – volume, variety and velocity – financial firms must consider a fourth: vulnerability. Managing big data effectively is an increasingly...
Winning the Big Data Race

Winning the Big Data Race

The use of big data and advanced analytics are slowly moving from theory into practice in the business world. However, the use of these potential game-changers is noticeably different across varying industries – even when there is an obvious application. While in...
Advanced Analytics For Your Business

Advanced Analytics For Your Business

Advanced analytics is a top priority for many businesses. While it is hardly new, having existed for over 20 years, big data has accelerated its importance within all kinds of businesses. Many business functions now have a legitimate interest in the capability offered...