Early adopters want tools, but the bulk of the market wants products. Big data doesn’t change this principle. It is natural that in the early stages the raw power of tools should be celebrated. That ...

Big data analytics--the process of examining massive data sets containing a variety of data types to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other strategic business and operational information--is ...

Consider two methods of collecting and presenting computer system specifications to users. One is far more likely to result in disastrous development projects plagued by miscommunication and users who ...

For decades, the enterprise data warehouse (EDW) has been the aspirational analytic system for just about every organization. It has taken many forms throughout the ...