DW - Data Warehousing & Modeling

The (Information) Matrix revisited

Introduction The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction-action film starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss.

Lundi, 4 octobre 2010

The alternative to Garbage In, Garbage out : a Data Quality Program

Introduction This is the story of a ‘blue’ and a ‘green’ hospital …

Lundi, 27 septembre 2010

KHMechelen and element61 examine the potential of Business Intelligence ‘in the cloud’ for SME

For quite a while, large enterprises now make use of Business Intelligence, solutions which enable them to get a better view on the management information and performance of the company.

Mardi, 9 mars 2010

Project Management in a BI/DW/PM environment

Introduction Business Intelligence and data warehouse projects are often seen as costly and never ending on time or even worst as costly projects that never deliver any benefits.

Lundi, 8 février 2010

elementary for BI & PM Migration

In information technology, migration is the process of moving from the use of one operating environment to another operating environment.

Lundi, 23 novembre 2009

Information requirements gathering

Introduction As in any project, also in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects, a time exists for discovery of what is wanted and/or needed followed by a time for building what results from the requirements. In typical project management best practices, this discovery process is done through a phase called "requirements analysis”.

Vendredi, 16 octobre 2009

Echo Group wins 2009 Business Intelligence award for successful Performance Management project

During a gala-event on September 16th 2009 in Brussels, the Echo Group was awarded the Benelux BeyeNETWORK Vision Award for Business Impact in the category "Performance Management”. The awards and competition are an initiative of BI Community.org and BeyeNETWORK. BI-community is a network of Business Intelligence professionals and The BeyeNETWORK is an online network of sites that provide free resources for business intelligence professionals.

Jeudi, 17 septembre 2009

Multi-dimensional modeling in SAP BW: art or science?

Fast and reliable access to your information is one of the key success factors for any Business Intelligence or Data Warehousing application. Within the technological architecture of SAP BW the multi-dimensional model of InfoCubes has a tremendous impact on performance. A good dimension design optimizes performance in three ways:

Lundi, 27 avril 2009

element61 announces intention to acquire VRS Consulting

Element61, the thought-leading Performance Management consulting company, today announced its intent to acquire privately held VRS Consulting, the Business Intelligence Innovator.

Jeudi, 23 avril 2009

Data Governance defined & why it is crucial to the organisation

According to The Data Governance Institute, Data Governance is "The organizational bodies, rules, decision rights, and accountabilities of people and information systems as they perform information-related processes”.

Mercredi, 15 avril 2009