Tag Archive for ‘Data Warehouse’

Buzzwords for Information Managers in 2012

What will the biggest buzzwords of 2012 be for Information Management professionals? Our Sunil Soares will participate in a panel of experts discussing 2012 trends with DM Radio. Add your predictions about which words they’ll use – and which may be overlooked.

Business Insight at Your Fingertips – Literally

Larry Weber details how Smart Analytics System 5710 enables business insight at your fingertips, in the size of a pizza box. Watch the video with actual screenshots and see how you can access analytics-on-the-go.

Information Governance for Smart Meters

Utility companies generate giant currents of data. How can they leverage this data into intelligence that can monitor demand, determine the need for new plants, and manage peak usage? Sunil explains how utility companies are using information governance – including access policies, database monitoring, archiving, and metadata – to create smart meter technology.

Keeping Trains Rolling, Saving Minds, & Time Travel: DM Magazine

How can predictive analytics help predict when trains will need maintenance? Can existing medical data determine whether a stroke patient is at risk of a fatal complication? Crysta reviews the current issue of DM Magazine.

Root Causes: The Challenges of MDM in Banking

In my last post, I discussed how consumer banks can drive significant benefits by operationalizing the customer and product knowledge spread around various systems within a typical bank. Targeted benefits included: Increasing customer growth rates by 1% Reducing customer attrition by 0.25% Increasing both average deposit balances and assets under management by 5% Reducing fee [...]

Frank Brooks: The Data Management Journey

IBM Champion Frank Brooks details his 30 year data management career and shares how the field has changed, from executive information management systems to data marts and warehouses to contemporary MDM. He also shares the keys to building a successful data management team.

Break Free Tour: Build Your Information Strategy

Guest blogger William McKnight previews the upcoming Break Free Tour. Join him in a city near you and learn how to build your information strategy and incorporate the latest technology trends.

Big Data, SQL at the Senate and More: DM Magazine

Crysta reviews the highlights of the spring issue of Data Management Magazine, which includes several perspectives on Big Data, a look at the databases managing the US Senate’s data, how developers tuned Watson’s databases and more.

Dear BI Guy, Please Be My Friend

Stephan writes a letter to his friends in the data warehouse world, trying to reconcile some outstanding differences.

Webinar: Combining OLTP & Extreme Data Warehouse Performance

Join InformationWeek for a complimentary webinar on April 14 and learn how you can combine OLTP with extreme data warehouse performance to achieve cost-effective warehouse scalability and performance.