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Complexity Drives Costs: A Look Inside BYOD and Azure Data Lakes

Jet Global

For more powerful, multidimensional OLAP-style reporting, however, it falls short. OLAP reporting has traditionally relied on a data warehouse. OLAP reporting based on a data warehouse model is a well-proven solution for companies with robust reporting requirements. Option 3: Azure Data Lakes.

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Navigating Data Entities, BYOD, and Data Lakes in Microsoft Dynamics

Jet Global

Data warehouses gained momentum back in the early 1990s as companies dealing with growing volumes of data were seeking ways to make analytics faster and more accessible. Online analytical processing (OLAP), which enabled users to quickly and easily view data along different dimensions, was coming of age. Data Lakes.

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How OLAP and AI can enable better business

IBM Big Data Hub

Online analytical processing (OLAP) database systems and artificial intelligence (AI) complement each other and can help enhance data analysis and decision-making when used in tandem. As AI techniques continue to evolve, innovative applications in the OLAP domain are anticipated.

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Understanding Data Entities in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Jet Global

For organizations considering a move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (D365 F&SCM), or for those in the early stages of an implementation project, defining a clear strategy for curating data is a key to developing a comprehensive approach to reporting and analytics. What Are Data Entities?

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Prevent Customer Churn: Customer Retention in the Transition to Microsoft D365 F&SCM

Jet Global

As Microsoft focuses its reporting strategy around Power BI and Azure Data Lake services, Dynamics partners should carefully consider the implications of starting down the path that Microsoft is recommending. Unfortunately, that has come with significant challenges, including a steep learning curve and slow performance.

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Unlocking Data Storage: The Traditional Data Warehouse vs. Cloud Data Warehouse

Sisense

While the architecture of traditional data warehouses and cloud data warehouses does differ, the ways in which data professionals interact with them (via SQL or SQL-like languages) is roughly the same. The primary differentiator is the data workload they serve.

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What is Business Intelligence Consulting

BizAcuity

Business Intelligence (BI) encompasses a wide variety of tools, applications and methodologies that enable organizations to collect data from internal systems and external sources, process it and deliver it to business users in a format that is easy to understand and provides the context needed for informed decision making.