David rathbun blogs
Dagira Change Log Script Update Coming Soon
Hi folks… a few days ago I posted an update via a comment on my universe compare tool page regarding a small bug. It’s not...
Yes, Virginia, You Can Refresh One Data Provider At A Time
For a while now I have been whining about the fact that there were features dropped from XI 3.1 during the upgrade to BI4, including...
Airlines Could Save Millions in Fuel Costs By Providing Everyone An iPad
There’s an interesting article over at fivethirtyeight.com that discusses various ways that airlines could save money. Like many airline profitability studies this one focuses on...
Airlines Could Save Millions in Fuel Costs By Providing Everyone An iPad
There’s an interesting article over at fivethirtyeight.com that discusses various ways that airlines could save money. Like many airline profitability studies this one focuses on...
Did Florida State Win National Championship By Using Big Data?
Florida State University won the 2014 college football national championship game this past January in a thrilling come-back victory over upstart Auburn. Did big data...
Business Intelligence Lessons from Star Trek – Part Two
Author Note: This blog post was originally a guest entry at The Decision Factor, a site that appears to have ceased publication. I have reproduced...
Business Intelligence Lessons From Star Trek
Author Note: This blog post was originally a guest entry at The Decision Factor, a site that appears to have ceased publication. I have reproduced...
BI2014 Report Part 1
I spent yesterday at the BI2014 event and had a very productive day. I delivered a presentation that compared Universe Designer to Information Design Tool...
It’s So Nice To Be In Nice
I’m going to be at the SAP Insider BI 2014 event in a few weeks in Nice, France. It’s my third time travelling to the...
Lessons in Business Intelligence: Be Careful What You Wish For
Author Note: This post was originally a guest post published on “The Decision Factor” blog. Since that site seems to have disappeared I am re-posting...
Big Data Is Hard To Define… and Vulnerable
Stephen Few weighed in on what is the proper definition of big data yesterday, and it’s an interesting read. If you don’t want to click...
