Why is Agile Data Warehousing Important?
It is difficult to translate a software development methodology to data warehousing, but it can be done. In this interview with TDWIs David Stodder, Bruce Szalwinski discusses the value found in Cobalts commitment to the iterative style and incremental delivery of agile development for data warehousing.
60 Seconds Smarter: Data Modeling
Tackling tough tech in a minute or less. This episode explores Data Modeling with Steve Hoberman, Data Modeling expert, author and educator.
Lean business intelligence means getting the most from your processes and implementations. Emerging tools have made an agile approach easier, but there is plenty of work to be done in terms of refining enterprise BI methods.
Along with its private and public siblings, hybrid cloud computing has garnered quite a bit of business interest and proclamations by analysts of rampant growth over the next few years. Technical and security concerns aside, how does this option for cloud deployment fit in the enterprise IT toolkit? And where would it work for business users?
Here are five examples where a hybrid cloud model may hold a particular competitive or operational advantage.

