Updated March 4, 2019
The 1990’s called, they want their OLAP back.In 1992, Arbor Software shipped the first version of Essbase. Which stands for Extended Spreadsheet Database. In 1998, Microsoft shipped Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The time of multi-’dimensional’ databases had come into full being and almost 30 years later…
Updated March 4, 2019
TECH TALK: BI Performance Benchmarks with BigQuery from GoogleIn the world of Business Intelligence and Big Data there continue to be a number of exciting innovations as new and improved options for processing large data sets appear on the market. You may be familiar with AtScale’s BI-on-Hadoop Benchmarks…
Updated March 4, 2019
CDOs: They Are Not Who You Think They AreGoogle the word “CDO” today and your search will mostly results return articles about the “Chief Digital Officer”. However, if you came to this blog, you’re probably looking for guidance on the other title this acronym refers to: “The Chief…
Updated March 4, 2019
2018 Dataworks Sessions You Should Check Out2018 Dataworks Summit is just around the corner. As you’re preparing your travel to San Jose, it’s time to think about how to maximize your time at the Dataworks Summit. Dataworks Summit will take place from June 18 to June…
Updated February 12, 2019
How to Connect Excel and Google BigQueryDespite the existence of a plethora of data analytics tools, Microsoft Excel is still the preferred choice for many analysts working with data. With the continued growth of data, as well as migration to the cloud, accessing the data necessary…
Updated February 12, 2019
Why You Need A Virtual Data WarehouseThe movement of analytical workloads to cloud data warehouses such as Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, and Microsoft Azure is a trend that will only continue to grow. The performance and cost benefits of these cloud providers compared to legacy…
