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How to create a winning BI team

In the world of business intelligence, the team is of paramount importance, says Charl Barnard, Training Academy consultant at Knowledge Integration Dynamics.

Knowledge Integration Dynamics

Seven pillars of data warehouse governance

Many data warehouses do not make it through the first iteration or fail to deliver value, simply because they are not subjected to proper governance, says Charl Barnard, product manager at Knowledge Integration Dynamics.

Knowledge Integration Dynamics

Data management critical to SNO`s success

Managing its data efficiently and accurately will have to be a core competency of the second national operator (SNO) if it plans to have a long and prosperous future.

BI and Data Analytics

Track data lineage to build confidence

For compliance purposes, organisations need to establish a complete "data lineage" that describes any piece of data, starting with its creation and ending with archiving or reporting.

BI and Data Analytics

Cornerstones of data integration performance

Hardware and networks are becoming faster all the time, but that doesn`t guarantee high performance in an IT environment.

Metadata vital to ensure proper compliance

Compliance is a perpetual process, with ongoing audits; and the wheel has only just started to spin. Data integration and metadata can be compliance enablers going forward.

BI and Data Analytics

Leverage BI to enable performance management

Organisational uptake of business intelligence (BI) solutions has never been higher, even though analysts say more than half of BI projects fail to deliver.

BI and Data Analytics

Thinking zero latency? Think changed data capture

Capturing data as it is updated is the most efficient means of keeping data warehouses up to date.

BI and Data Analytics

Zero latency means keeping data current

Data availability and quality are critical components of the zero latency organisation.

BI and Data Analytics

BI value depends on data quality

Business intelligence (BI) software can turn terabytes of data into valuable information, but BI tools won`t help if data is incorrectly profiled or is of poor quality.

Data Management

Enterprise visibility: A business imperative, an IT issue

Inefficiencies from duplication of data and systems and an inability to respond to new demands plague most organisations today.

Data Management

Data management boosts decision-making

Examining the importance of managing the quality of the data that supports decisions, and how it can be improved in the interests of competitive advantage.