NEWS THIS WEEK
There is a lot of hype surrounding predictive analytics but there are questions asked about how reliable it is. Take a look at a few points to keep in mind while investing in this technology.
While earlier only large organizations had the manpower and resources to invest in big data technologies, times are certainly changing. Even small businesses could be benefited.
Big Data Skills have become a top priority for IT recruiters as per the results of a recent survey from the career site Dice.com.
The need for quicker decisions and globalization of the economy has resulted in the need for every decision to be driven by analytics and agile as well as for organizations to be flexible.
SAP has announced that it was ranked by Forrester Research as a leader in its report, ranking vendors providing Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions.
Gartner has named Oracle as a Leader in its latest report which ranks vendors based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.
MetricStream has announced its new Big Data analytics capability which will provide greater visibility into an organization's overall risk profile.
EXPERTS COLUMN
BY ROHIT CHAUDHARY, BUSINESS ANALYST, ICREATE SOFTWARE
BI helps in organizing unorganized data into useful information, which after careful analysis is converted into knowledge.
BY RAJESH RAMASWAMY, PRACTICE HEAD, BI/DW & ANALYTICS, MARLABS SOFTWARE
Testing quality of data in the DWH is hard. What are the types of testing and strategies for the same?
PROFILES
ASST. VICE PRESIDENT, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Suresh has been with Cognizant for more than a decade, leading its Global BI/ DW for Lifesciences customers.
CTO, ABIBA SYSTEMS
Dr. Bharatheesh has about 15 years of experience in R&D, Business Intelligence and Analytics.
EVENT
February 23, 2013 Pune
At the Business Intelligence Conference, you will learn about the challenges, solutions and future of BI from top industry experts and leading-edge peers.