Business Intelligence Reporter -- Single Source for the Latest Business Intelligence Jobs and Info http://www.bireporter.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:50:20 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bireporter.com/logo.jpg http://www.bireporter.com Feed provided by Business Intelligence Reporter -- Single Source for the Latest Business Intelligence Jobs and Info. http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1880 I was surprised to read a research report that listed IBM as a "Challenger" in data migration software since they usually show up in data integration reports as a leader. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1874 The battle regarding the value of business dashboard glitz continues with the introduction of the latest BusinessObjects Xcelsius 2008 offering. It’s now easier than ever to create business dashboards with slick visual interfaces complete with shiny reflections and flash interaction.Is this business charting bling a good thing or a bad thing? It depends on who [...][Image][Image] Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1862 Recently, Business Objects released a new product named Xcelsius Present 2008. They are promoting this new version of Xcelsius as an application that will make it easy for non-technical users to create interactive data presentations. This product comes with ten pre-built analytical templates; novices supposedly can just match their data to a template and theyre [...] Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1868 First Let us understand what is a KPI?(source DashboardZone)A KPI (Key Performance Indicator) is simply a metric that is tied to a target. Most often, a KPI represents how far a metric is above or below a pre-determined target. KPIs usually are shown as a ratio of actual to target and are designed to instantly [...] Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1861 While I am a Microsoft employee, these are my own observations of this announcement and the screenshots that followed...You can also see a comic book of the features here. I was fascinated over the Labor Day weekend to see that Google is launching a new browser called Chrome. This is an interesting development, but not unexpected. Google has been hiring browser engineers and OS engineers for over four years. ... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1831 Keane Practice Management Dashboards are part of their H.I.S. (Hospital Information Systems) offerings and are designed to allow MSOs (Management Services Organizations), PHOs (Physician Hospital Organizations), IDNs (Integrated Delivery Networks), large multi-specialty group practices and even large physician practices to track profitability and minimize risk within their practices.Here we see an example of an executive [...][Image][Image] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1816 [Image]The future is getting brighter for industries and non-tech people. There are numerous examples of complex technologies presented in a simple fashion and easy to use -- the iPhone and Google Earth are two examples that my 70 yr old father has picked up. ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1817 Topic: The BI Stack. Here is an excellent depiction of the business intelligence architectural stack as envisioned by the analysts at Forrester.Here at the Dashboard Spy’s Dashboards by Example, we have been focusing on Dashboards (of course!) but are fully aware that they are but a portion of the business intelligence landscape. This excellent diagram [...][Image][Image] Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1824 BI for Breakfast? Here’s a look at how a restaurant might monitor their business via a performance dashboard. Thanks goes to Robert Allison who created this restaurant dashboard in SAS/GRAPH leveraging a design by Charley Kyd of ExcelUser dashboards.Here is the restaurant performance dashboard. It’s titled “Performance for the Month”.I’m particularly intrigued by the commentary:Sales [...][Image][Image] Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=1825 All the IBM links, Prometric test center links, certification tips, study guide and overview of the DataStage 8 Certification Exam. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500