Business Intelligence Reporter -- Single Source for the Latest Business Intelligence Jobs and Info http://www.bireporter.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:51:28 -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=8022 P&G's CEO has suddenly discovered that advertising on facebook and Google can be a substitute for spending money on TV, Billboards and other forms of advertising. Is search and social media the new ways to reach billions of people? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=8023 Data visualizations can be designed to look beautiful, if you possess the required visual design skills. The question is, “Should data visualizations be beautiful?” For years a battle has raged between infographic designers who emphasize the importance of aesthetics and data visualizers with a more practical bent who focus on the degree and quality of [...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=8015 Boris Evelson of Forrester Research has been singing off-key about data visualization recently and he doesn’t seem to realize that he’s tone deaf on this topic. Have you ever noticed that when people become recognized as experts in a particular field, they sometimes think this magically grants them expertise in other fields as well? Expertise [...] Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7926 Business Glossary 8.7 has an improved user interface over previous versions and something to get used to is the new way to add items and stewards. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7911 I was listening to “Science Friday” on NPR last week and heard about the work of Ted Kaptchuk, Director of Harvard University’s Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter. I was particularly interested in one of his studies that investigated placebo effects on asthma. This study tested physical effects of real medication vs. placebos [...] Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=8021 Today, Microsoft released the official Kinect for Windows SDK. Here is something we have been experimenting with here in the SQL Server BI product group that you might find interesting.A while ago, at SQL PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle, WA, I demoed turning any random surface or wall into a touch screen using a single Microsoft Kinect device. ... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7855 "It focuses you on the best possible solution, freeing you to take risks that you might have not otherwise taken" Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7856 Just in case you didn’t already know, a cumulative update for SharePoint Server 2010 was released in mid-December, and it’s a big deal for business intelligence.Cumulative Update 2011-12 (CU 2011-12) for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is exciting because it enables people to view PerformancePoint reports and scorecards, Excel Services reports, and Reporting Services reports on Apple iPad devices. ... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7851 Whether you build dashboards using OBIEE, Cognos or SAP Business Objects, it is always a pain to build quick dashboard prototypes to demonstrate users and build project momentum.Project Momentum is very important in predicting the outcome of your new project proposal.How soon can you show your new clientWhat can you demonstrateWhat is your processHow unique [...]SHARETHIS. ... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.bireporter.com/newsreader.php?newsid=7822 Since SQL Server Denali hit the public download space, several people have tried using it to create PowerPivot models as data sources for PerformancePoint 2010. And why shouldn't they? PerformancePoint works just fine in the scenario where you specify the reference to a PowerPivot model in the data source connection string for an Analysis Services data source. ... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500