Ab Initio - The Origins Of Their Secrecy
Ah… Ab Initio. The mystery guest with the cool leather jacket at the salsa party of ETL tools, who doesn’t say much but always ends up attracting all the girls… If only because all the other guests have nerdy glasses and keep trying to explain the virtues of enterprise-wide data synchronization.
They are secretive. They are suave. They are a mystery.
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BI-Research : Factors influencing the FIT between BI End-user and BI-Solution
Do you know your BI End-user(s)? Are you wondering why your BI-applications are barely used? Do you think technology is enough? Do you want to want to get maximum benefit from your BI investment(s)? During the next six months a scientific research project is conducted at Capgemini by a graduate student of Utrecht University, the […]
Cognos Forum ‘08 (Sidenote: Sin City)
As mentioned in my previous post; I’m currently attending the Cognos Forum ‘08 in Las Vegas. Since this is my first visit to Vegas, I will share some pictures and experiences with you. I’m staying in a hotel just off the Strip, and have had the opportunity to photograph the ‘main attractions’.
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Wij zijn geen Nerds!
I am sorry, but this post is in Dutch. There were simply too many dutch verbal expressions, so it would be impossible to translate and still keep the underlying message intact.
Wij zijn geen BI Nerds! (deel 1)
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We Need nerds
The Dutch Prime Minister made a call for more Nerds. Seeing that this blog is populated by self identified Nerds and perhaps some geeks we will answer this call. Most people are first called nerds before realizing it themselves.
Please cue the national flag with our silhouettes standing heroically before it.
Now let’s see what we actually need for Business Intelligence. A brief glance at some literature hints at a Business Intelligence competence center
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