Requirements for Modeling Metrics
This article discusses concepts that are relevant to developing a model for performance metrics, suggesting certain characteristics that must be…
Eye On TDWI – August 2007
One of the first things that I do when I write an installment of “Eye” is reflect on what I…
CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Why attend an exam preparation course? These courses are designed for those who already have the knowledge and experience, but…
Reactive and Proactive Business Intelligence
This article is aimed at those people who want to understand how business intelligence can affect how we make decisions…
Bill Baker, Distinguished Engineer and General Manager of Business Intelligence for the Microsoft Office Business Platform and Donald Farmer, Principal Program Manager for Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining
Donald Farmer and Bill Baker discuss the key milestones Microsoft has achieved within the BI marketplace, explain how PerformancePoint Server…
How Mature is Your Data Management Environment?
At the initial stage of the Enterprise Data Management Maturity Model, confusion reigns. Complicating the problem is that most organizations…
The Right Tool for the Right Job
Selecting the wrong software tools for a project can have an enormous impact on the success of a business intelligence…
The Socialization of Knowledge
This article is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, Business Metadata, to be published on or about September, 2007, co-authored…
Enterprise Architecture: Connect-the-Dots for Adults, Part 1
Developing an enterprise architecture can be viewed as connect-the-dots for adults. However, in doing so, all you get is a…
Why Data Models Do Not Work: The Role of Reference Data
There is an urgent need to acknowledge the limitations of data models and find a way to bridge the logical-physical…