Analytics

Netezza deal fills key hole in IBM BI product line

After $1.7B purchase of Netezza closes, IBM can better take on key rivals like Oracle, analysts say

Netezza buy further defines IBM’s analytics bent

The big promise of Big Data: What you need to know today

How Microsoft PowerPivot will disrupt BI

Microsoft PowerPivot is equipping an army of Excel users with business intelligence chops

Fantasy Football Guru Trusts Analytics

Turning IAM data into intelligence

* Simply logging access data is really not worth much to the enterprise unless you can have an automated process mine that data for 'interesting' nuggets of information

VMware’s plan for the Apple iPad still taking shape

VMware previews virtual desktops on the iPad; no release date set

SAS rolls out predictive analytics for business users

The Rapid Predictive Modeler tool follows a similar release by rival SPSS

Colin presenting a session on Business Intelligence at SharePoint Saturday

SharePoint Saturday is on September 11th at the San Ramon Marriott

Fusion Apps questions Oracle should answer

Pricing, deployment and compatibility unknowns loom as OpenWorld approaches