Business Intelligence (BI), analytics, and data mining software and solutions. - Archive for December 2010

SAP Business Intelligence: A Focus on Spreadsheets and Salesforce.com

SAP looks to appeal to small businesses and departmental managers.

Analytics and In-Memory Databases Are Changing Data Centers

With the likes of Microsoft and SAP leading the charge, in-memory analytics could move databases and storage to the periphery of data …

Top Business Intelligence and Analytics Stories of 2010

Business intelligence and analytics have remained hot even as the rest of the economy has cooled, as corporate data mining remains a …

Employees Tap Into Business Intelligence Mobile Apps

Mobile business intelligence is one tech trend that is catching on.

MeLLmo Raises $10M For Mobile Business Analytics Product

The company has not identified which private investors have backed the Roambi product.

Microsoft Releases 'Dryad' Number Cruncher

Microsoft has released a competing product to Google's MapReduce distributed number crunching platform.

BI 'Insurgence' the Big Story of 2010

As the year draws to a close, it's time for all of those "looking back at the trends of the prior year" stories.

Is PowerPivot the Future of Microsoft Business Intelligence?

If PowerPivot and the upcoming 'Denali' SQL Server are any indication, Microsoft sees in-memory analytics as the future of business …

What is Future of HP's Neoview?

Earlier this month, longtime HP observer Mark Smith, CEO and EVP of Ventana Research, wrote that HP may be planning to …

LoopFuse OneView Offers Lead Capture Analytics

The new OneView v.3.29 offers new lead capture form analytics.

Teradata to Acquire Aprimo

Teradata announced an agreement to purchase Aprimo for $525 million.

Hadoop Tool Offers Business Analytics Missing Link

Karmasphere Analyst allows business analysts to use SQL to query a variety of Hadoop implementations.

Finding Value in Embedded Business Intelligence Analytics

Business intelligence analytics can identify trends and patterns in customer behavior and attitudes to understand the impact every customer …

Jaspersoft Enhances Business Intelligence Community Site

JasperForge.org offers more than 40 canned reports to improve measurement of key site metrics.

Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Software For Microsoft Excel

11Ants Analytics turns Microsoft Excel into a data mining and predictive analytics tool for even the most non-technical users.

Salford Launches Predictive Modeling Software Suite

Salford Predictive Modeling (SPM) combines four software products into a single suite.

Speech Analytics and Business Intelligence Software

Customer Relationship Metrics is offering its speech analytics software component free to qualified customers.

Would Business Intelligence by Another Name Be Better?

I must confess, I get tired of all the effort put into trying to define nebulous IT terms like "cloud computing." Thus my initial …

HP Shows Continued Commitment to Business Intelligence

Hewlett-Packard has denied a report that it is backing away from business intelligence and analytics.

QlikView Offers Free Business Intelligence Personal Edition

QlikView Personal Edition now services 10,900 users.