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Self-Service BI Still Has a Little Ways to Go
BI Self-Service BI Still Has a Little Ways to Go A new survey of business and IT pros finds a great deal of interest in self-service business intelligence, but the ability to implement it is lagging. Importance of Self-Service BI Tools 91% of respondents said it is important for business users to access the data…
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Big Data Starts to Strain Data Warehouse Platforms
Big Data Starts to Strain Data Warehouse Platforms Big Data Starts to Strain Data Warehouse Platforms As data warehouses strain under heavy big data workloads, data warehousing, BI software and advanced analytics will present opportunities for solution providers. Data Warehouse Platforms in Use 61% said their organizations used a traditional warehousing vendor, while 50% used…
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Integrating Multiple Data Sources Challenges CFOs
Data deluge Integrating Multiple Data Sources Challenges CFOs Not only is the amount of data that CFOs need to analyze increasing rapidly, most of the systems that contain that data are not well integrated. Amount of Data Being Accessed Nearly one-third of CFOs anticipate a 26% to 50% increase in the amount of data their…
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How Interconnected Enterprises Spur Business Gains
Interconnected enterprises How Interconnected Enterprises Spur Business Gains The trend toward interconnected enterprises is creating new opportunities for VADs, VARs, MSPs and SIs. Here’s why. More Interconnected Enterprises By 2017, 84% of respondents will deploy IT infrastructure where interconnection—defined as “direct, secure physical or virtual connections between a company and its partners, customers and employees”—is…
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Why Adoption Rates of Emerging Tech Matter
Tech investment Why Adoption Rates of Emerging Tech Matter Organizations that embrace IT as a competitive weapon tend to invest earlier in emerging technologies, which typically makes them more profitable customers. Top Big Data Challenges For organizations that have not yet invested in big data, the biggest barrier to investment (20%) is unknown ROI. Those…
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Apache Spark Adoption Fuels Big Data Analytics Growth
Big Data Analytics Apache Spark Adoption Fuels Big Data Analytics Growth Rising demand for faster big data analytics apps is driving the adoption of Apache Spark, a core technology for modernizing data warehouses. Most Important Arributes of Apache Spark A full 91% cited performance as the top attribute, followed by ease of programming, at 77%;…
