I had an email yesterday from Blink Logic , which offers on-demand business intelligence. That could mean quite a few things but the most likely definition is indeed what Blink Logic provides: remote access to business intelligence software loaded with your own data. I looked a bit further and it appears Blink Logic does this with conventional technologies, primarily Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and Cognos Series 7. At that point I pretty much lost interest because (a) there’s no exotic technology, (b) quite a few vendors offer similar...
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Service Oriented Architectures Might Really Change Everything
Posted on 10:08 by Unknown
I put in a brief but productive appearance at the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta-Data Conference running this week in San Diego. This is THE event for people who care passionately about topics like “A Semantic-Driven Application for Master Data Management” and “Dimensional-Modeling – Alternative Designs for Slowly Changing Dimensions”. As you might imagine, there aren't that many of them, and it’s always clear that the attendees revel in spending time with others in their field. I’m sure there are some hilarious data modeling...
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
eglue Links Data to Improve Customer Interactions
Posted on 11:45 by Unknown
Let me tell you a story.For years, United Parcel Service refused to invest in the tracking systems and other technologies that made Federal Express a preferred carrier for many small package shippers. It wasn’t that the people at UPS were stupid: to the contrary, they had built such incredibly efficient manual systems that they could never see how automated systems would generate enough added value to cover their cost. Then, finally, some studies came out the other way. Overnight, UPS expanded its IT department from 300 people to 3,000 people...
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