by | Oct 19, 2015 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management, Olation
Business Intelligence solutions have been a part of the software landscape for approximately 20 years. These solutions promised to transform business with better decision and greater profitability. Unfortunately, getting the most out of typically large and...
by benjaminwann | May 26, 2015 | Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Management, OLAP, PowerOLAP, Reporting
Millions of dollars and the hopes and dreams of sports fans worldwide depend on Big Data now more than ever. Collecting data, crunching numbers and generating detailed reports is now a very big part of every sports franchise. No longer does all the action take place...
by | Oct 17, 2014 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Ms Excel, OLAP, PowerOLAP, Reporting
Yes, it’s Maradona, Maracana, and Multidimensionality Using PowerOLAP to Analyze World Cup Data It started with a limerick. Exactly why I decided to express in a 5-line poem the ridiculously named “hand of God” incident, when Diego Maradona punched the ball into...
by benjaminwann | Jul 26, 2013 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), General BI and Data Management
Big data is here to stay and Predictive Analytics is the way to stay ahead of the game. Ever wondered how we got here and where we are going? This really cool infographic by FICO shows some breakthroughs made over the centuries to make Predictive Analytics and our...
by benjaminwann | May 9, 2013 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI)
Mobility in business intelligence has gone from being a nice-to-have option to become an ultimate necessity for many businesses. In fact; according to the Mobile Marketing Association in Asia, out of the 6.8 billion people on the planet 5.1 billion own a cellphone...
by | Mar 7, 2013 | Big Data, Data Analysis
While passing by a local store, Wawa, yesterday, I read an article on Philadelphia Inquiry which talked about how the convenience of Google Glass and the superior advantages that it will have on our lives. The title which appealed to me was: “The Naked Data”, which...
