Contributor: Steve Swoyer
Stephen Swoyer is a technology writer with more than 16 years of experience. His writing has focused on business intelligence, data warehousing, and analytics for almost a decade. He’s particularly intrigued by the thorny people and process problems most BI and DW vendors almost never want to acknowledge, let alone talk about.
All articles by Steve Swoyer
Yellowfin benefits from a few core design decisions -- or "fortuitous mistakes," as CEO Glen Rabie puts it -- that make it a surprisingly adaptable BI platform.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 15, 2012
If consolidation activity and new product pushes are any indication, data replication is finally getting the respect it deserves.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 15, 2012
With SAP Predictive Analysis, the company says it wants to bring predictive analytic capabilities to as many users as possible.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 8, 2012
MPP databases have to scale out and scale up. According to analytic database specialist Calpont, they don't. Most focus on MPP to the detriment of SMP.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 8, 2012
Why are so many data integration players selling enterprise service buses of their own? Is it just a matter of vendor opportunism?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 17, 2012
The search for BI insight already has a game-like feel to it. Advocates of "gamification" want to amplify this effect and immerse BI users in their task.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 17, 2012