Data science is a team sport. At least, that’s the consensus of a survey conducted by Bob Hayes of Business Over Broadway (B.O.B.) and Analytics Week asking Data Scientists about their skills and team make-up. Seventy-six percent of the respondents said they’ve worked with one or more people on their projects involving analytics. As the data […]
History of Business Intelligence
Business intelligence existed before technology. Today it’s understood as a set of analyses that derive value and insight from data. Richard Miller Devens’ 1865 work, Cyclopaedia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes contains the first known usage of the term “business intelligence.” He uses it to describe the way that a banker, Sir Henry Furnese, succeeded: […]
The Ultimate List of Business Intelligence Vendors
The BI market is in constant flux. New vendors frequently appear, and just as frequently disappear or become acquired by a larger company. From niche players to the major providers, we have compiled a list of active business intelligence vendors today. 1. Cloud-based 1010data provides big data discovery options within the same location where it […]