At the recent annual SQL Server user conference (PASS) there were some exciting news and announcements. Microsoft’s BI team recaps the most important news as follows. Corporate Vice President Ted Kummert of Microsoft shared his views on the ‘New World of Data’. He disclosed a number of important announcements. [Read more...]
Is Microsoft going to support business intelligence on Apple and Android?
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Microsoft Sets Sights on Data Mining Dominance
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Redmond hopes to challenge SAS Institute and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights.
When it comes to data mining and predictive analytics, Microsoft Corp. might not be the first company that comes to mind.
That could change, however, especially if Donald Farmer, Redmond’s principal program manager for SQL Server Data Mining, has his way.
BI: The Year in Review
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Stephen Swoyer, a technology writer based in Athens, Ga.
Despite the tumult in the global financial markets, 2008 was relatively calm for BI professionals. In contrast to 2007, when the three biggest BI pure-play vendors (Hyperion, Business Objects, and Cognos) were acquired by larger, non-BI vendors, the year past was a sleepy one. There were the requisite acquisitions, to be sure, but nothing comparable to the domino-toppling wave of consolidation that swept the industry in 2007.
