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Author:	host	Created:	2/18/2009 3:43 PM
Official Nippur BLOG

It is all about semantics

By host on 9/7/2009 8:22 AM

It is very hard to formulate a proper question when you don't really have an idea of what it is you want to know or hope to find.

We need some sort of 'lingua franca' within our organisation (where we might have multiple applications and even data warehouse environments) so we can ask our questions and get meaningful results – i.e. we need a collection of important terms, their semantics and how they are related.

Finding the right balance between being in control and being flexible

By host on 8/31/2009 11:04 AM

Some companies put an overkill of procedures in place making fast implementations almost impossible. Some companies hardly have any procedures and implement all the time during the day whenever they like. What is the right balance between serving the business and being in control?

BI for Small and Medium sized organizations (SME/MKB)

By host on 8/28/2009 12:08 PM

Everyday organizations, small and large, are faced with new challenges and decisions that need to be made. The questions asked might be slightly different, but in essence size doesn’t matter.

Operational BI

By host on 8/17/2009 1:19 PM

What is your definition of BI? Does it encompass operational reporting or doesn't it? What is operational reporting anyway? I think the Data Vault is excellently suited to play the role of underlying model for operational reporting from your BI environment. And here is why.

Why Data Vault benefits the business, Part 1

By host on 6/10/2009 8:02 AM

In two blog entries I’ll explain why there are some good compelling reasons for the business to also want to understand more on data warehousing, and in particular the benefits of a Data Vault oriented data warehouse.

These benefits are:

· shorter time to market of new reporting requirements

· more focus on the business requirements

· data preservation

· enhanced auditability and traceability of data

· ease of integration of new mergers and acquisitions