For some this will be a no-brainer and for those I apologize, however for a good majority of you I think this is going to be a good post to remind you that any report you are building whether in Cognos, SAP, MicroStrategy, Microsoft, or what have you, strive to always do the majority of the work (meaning partial aggregation, calculation, and [...]
Just Do it….. Where The Data I...
For some this will be a no-brainer and for those I apologize, however for a good majority of you I think this is going to be a good post to remind you that any report you are building whether in Cognos, SAP, MicroStrategy, Microsoft, or what have you, strive to always do the majority of the work (meaning partial aggregation, calculation, and [...]
5 keys on how to be a "Game Chan...
Maybe you are like me and love data and all the “things” it can do under the brainpower of a select group of the data inclined. Maybe rather you are someone who appreciates information and the fact that if you ask a question with the right system you can get an answer back that no human could have given you. Either way data Continue reading [...]
IBM Cognos – Solution Implement...
I have seen a lot of posts and forums inquiring about CSIM (Cognos Solution Implementation Method) and Business Analytics Solutions Implementation Method (BASIM). Here is some key details and a great tool below you can download to walk you through the method step by step. Continue reading “IBM Cognos — Solution Implementation Meth [...]
Information Architecture Principle
Article: EMC Greenplum’s Steven...
Here is an excerpt of Dan Woods’ article “EMC Greenplum’s Steven Hillion on What Is a Data Scientist?”
As the mounds of data pile up from every direction, businesses are going to be differentiated increasingly by how they use that data. The essential skill set needed Continue reading “Article: EMC Greenplum̵ [...]
Slowly Changing Dimensions
There are three types of slowly changing dimensions: Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3. Each of these types tries to help the designer of the star schema eliminate paradox from their dimensional model (just as the three interpretations of the Schrödinger’s Cat thought experiment tries to eliminate the paradox of the living dead). Continue reading [...]
What is an Operational Data Store?
An operational data store (or “ODS”) is a database designed to integrate data from multiple sources for additional operations on the data. The data is then passed back to operational systems for further operations and to the data warehouse for reporting. Because the data originates from multiple sources, the Continue reading ̶ [...]
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