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TDWI Best Practices Report | Strategies for Managing Spreadmarts: Migrating to a Managed BI Environment

Posted in: Business Intelligence - Jan 01, 2008

In organizations all over the world, business people bypass their IT groups to get data from spreadmarts. Spreadmarts are data shadow systems in which individuals collect and massage data on an ongoing basis to support their information requirements or those of their immediate workgroup. These shadow systems, which are usually built on spreadsheets, exist outside of approved, IT-managed corporate data repositories, such as data warehouses, data marts, or ERP systems, and contain data and logic that often conflict with corporate data. Once created, these systems spread throughout an organization like pernicious vines, strangling any chance for information consistency and reliability. You’ll find them in all industries, supporting all business functions. According to TDWI Research, more than 90% of all organizations have spreadmarts.top

Major Data Warehousing Events of 2007 and Predictions for 2008

Posted in: Master Data Management - Dec 19, 2007

Consolidation wasn't the only trend to stir up BI this year. Michael Schiff takes a look at other key events this year, and explains what we should expect next year.top

Best Practices for Buying Business Intelligence Software

Posted in: Master Data Management - Oct 31, 2007

Experts on selecting BI software offer seasoned advice on choosing the right solution.top

Informatica’s PowerCenter 8.5 Stresses Real-Time, Collaboration Features

Posted in: Master Data Management - Oct 31, 2007

IBM isn’t the only best-of-breed data integration player on the block, as the latest PowerCenter 8.5 release provestop

Have Acquisitions Changed the Data Quality Market?

Posted in: Master Data Management - Oct 25, 2007

There’s been tumult aplenty in the once-insulated data quality market segment. What do the new data quality power rankings look like?top