June 2007

The “personal data warehouse” debate sounds so familiar

June 14, 2007

Look closely at business intelligence and you see the world. Larissa T. Moss writes today in TDWI Flashpoint about the “the new debate” over enterprise data warehouses vs. personal data warehouses. One side believes in one-for-all. The other side believes that by taking care of Me first, I can take care of You. Where have [...]

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Blinded by the “check engine” light

June 13, 2007

Late last month on the Juice Analytics weblog, they were talking about Stephen Few’s new concept, the “faceted analytics display.“ I like the idea, and I’m sure FADs are important. I just hate to see Few resort to a new term because inept designers have spoiled “dashboard.” Dashboard is a valuable metaphor and should be [...]

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