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Business Analytics – Opposition or Proposition?
Metaphorically, belief and disbelief in business analytics as a competitive edge - and not just a passing fad - meet at a door. On one side is passion, and on the other, fear. Passion always lives with fear. Those with passion for a methodology, like embracing...
Performance Management: Top 5 Tips for Managers and Employees
A few years ago I had the great opportunity to work with a Canadian owned, privately held corporation which had hit a home run with the design and manufacture of an unique product which had taken its industry by storm. The company had grown quickly and substantially...
Data Visualization for Human Perception
Data visualization is the graphical display of abstract information for two purposes: sense-making (also called data analysis) and communication. Important stories live in our data and data visualization is a powerful means to discover and understand these stories,...
The Big Data, No Data Paradox
The current premise is that the more data an organization can access and analyze, the greater the insights that can be acted upon – so focus on data, data and more data. This approach loses sight of “NO” Data, though, which if detected can often represent even more...
5 Essential Components of a Data Strategy
Building a comprehensive data strategy for your organization can be a daunting task. Where do you start, and how do you put all the proper pieces in place for a suitable strategy to bring value to your company from data? The key is to ensure that the strategy focuses...
Dark Data: B2B’s Big Data Challenge
It’s estimated that in 2013, the world will produce an astounding 4 zetabytes (or 4 million petabytes) of new data. But unlike B2C companies, which are pressed to make use of massive quantities of unstructured consumer data, B2B companies face a big data...
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Types of OLAP Systems
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History of OLAP and BI
Learn about the history of OLAP technology with this comprehensive inforgraphic