Financing the BI Project: Custom or Packaged? Which Solution is Best?

This series has to date been looking at various options that exist for implementing your Business Intelligence solution. Today we look at some insights on which type of solution is best. For Business Intelligence which type of solution is best will ultimately depend on individual business circumstances. The solution type assessment that has been discussed [...]

January 28th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

Starting your BI Project: Suitable Analytical Applications

This is the fifth article in a series about funding the Business Intelligence project. The analytical application can potentially be seen as the fun part of the project – it is after all the tool that the business community will be using for a significant time into the future. In this context the adoption of [...]

January 27th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

BI Project Decisions: Ready Made Database Options

There are broadly two types of ready-made Data Warehouse available, these are: A full data model, usually linked closely with an operational application. SAP, Peoplesoft, Siebel and other software suppliers provide Data Warehouses linked with their ERP and CRM applications. An industry ‘template’ that provides a basic model Data Warehouse relating to the industry sector [...]

January 21st, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett