Contributer: Dave Stodder
David Stodder is director of TDWI Research for business intelligence. He focuses on providing research-based insights and best practices for organizations implementing BI, analytics, data discovery, data visualization, performance management, and related technologies and methods. Stodder has provided thought leadership about BI, analytics, information management, and IT management for over two decades. Previously, he headed his own independent firm and served as vice president and research director with Ventana Research. He was chief founding editor of Intelligent Enterprise and served as editorial director for nine years.
All articles by Dave Stodder
Advances in data preparation and integration will have a major impact on BI, visual analytics, and data discovery. Here are three points to consider as you evaluate and deploy these recent software entries.
- By David Stodder
- April 14, 2015
Organizations need to adjust data quality processes to fit the requirements of analytics rather than stick with what they have established for standard BI reporting.
- By David Stodder
- March 3, 2015
Data science is an exciting area that promises real benefits to organizations in nearly all industries. It should not be stuck in a frustrating pursuit of imaginary heroes of folklore.
- By David Stodder
- January 6, 2015
It is time for your organization to put "achieving at or near real-time views of data" higher on its strategic priority list?
- By David Stodder
- October 21, 2014
To reap the rewards of agile, you'll need to take some risks.
- By David Stodder
- September 2, 2014
One of the biggest trends today is the democratization of BI and analytics. Today's tools, applications, and platforms are making it easier for nontechnical business users to discover, analyze, and share data insights without handholding by IT or data scientists.
- By David Stodder
- June 17, 2014
In the world of real-time BI, faster may not be better. We offer three issues to consider as you pursue real-time BI and analytics.
- By David Stodder
- May 20, 2014
From a business perspective, big data it is about competing on analytics and making the entire organization more data driven. We explore two key points organizations seeking to become more data-driven should address.
- By David Stodder
- April 15, 2014