Business Intelligence (BI)
Dimensional data that change slowly or unpredictably is captured in Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) analyses. In a data warehouse environment, a dimension table has a primary key that uniquely identifies each record and other pieces of information that are known as the dimensional data. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
Dimensional data that change slowly or unpredictably are captured in Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) analyses. In a data warehouse environment, a dimension table has a primary key that uniquely identifies each record and other pieces of information that are known as the dimensional data. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
Dimensional data that change slowly or unpredictably is captured in Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) analyses. In a data warehouse environment, a dimension table has a primary key that uniquely identifies each record and other pieces of information that are known as the dimensional data. Read More
Data Migration
This article covers COBOL file handling, and more specifically COBOL index file processing using the COBOL file conversion tools available from IRI.
COBOL data management sometimes involves index files in proprietary formats like I-SAM and Vision for COBOL file system optimization. Read More
Big Data
As the old English proverb says, “necessity is the mother of invention.” When it comes to modern business intelligence goals, these words of wisdom ring truer than ever. Read More
Big Data
Before Big Data became a buzz word and Gartner hype cycle fodder (never mind falling into the ‘Trough of Disillusionment‘), companies like IRI were handling it. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
About Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation is a statistical measure of variance between data values and their mean (or average value). Standard deviation is calculated as the square root of that variance. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
As CoSort users have known for a long time, the Sort Control Language (SortCL) program supports multi-level, conditional aggregation functions on a static or running basis. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
There are many proven business intelligence and analytic tools on the market than can transform raw data into meaningful information. Because this process can be complex and involve large volumes of data however, it makes sense to use the right technologies at each step in the process … tools and techniques that combine well to deliver the fastest, most accurate results for business decision making, and make the process of metadata management and report design simpler and more efficient. Read More
Business Intelligence (BI)
There are a number of business intelligence tools available today than can transform raw data into meaningful information. Because this process can be complex and involve large volumes of data however, it makes sense to use the right technologies at each step in the process … tools and techniques that combine well to deliver the fastest, most accurate results for business decision making, and make the process of metadata management and report design simpler and more efficient. Read More