Mike Cochrane is the CIO of Palladium Group, Inc. He has appeared at industry conferences and is a frequent contributor to Information Management as an expert in performance management,enterprise information management and business intelligence. He can be reached at mcochrane@thepalladiumgroup.com.

Behind The Big Picture
April 13, 2009 Industry convergence mandates a holistic BI and performance management approach

5 Steps to Data Governance
February 11, 2009 Challenges will surface when balancing the many parts involved in data governance, but a comprehensive program will keep...

Master Data Management: Avoiding Five Pitfalls of MDM
January 29, 2009 A careful strategy will position your MDM program for success

Making the Right Decision with Unstructured Information
October 31, 2008 Results are driven by having the right strategy and the right information, both structured and unstructured

Using Unstructured Information to Provoke Thoughtful Decisions
October 30, 2008 To be proactive in today’s competitive markets requires the consideration of both structured and unstructured information

Technology Components of a Scalable Architecture
September 22, 2008 All of the components of a business intelligence architecture must independently scale horizontally and/or vertically or...

Tool Time for the Information-Empowered Organization
August 21, 2008 I will cover the most important aspects of performance management tools: best practices in selection, alignment to enterprise...