Inteltrax: Top Stories, July 25 to July 29
August 1, 2011
Inteltrax, the data fusion and business intelligence information service, captured three key stories germane to search this week, each dealing either with some of the surprising negative news found in the analytics industry—each a lesson that can be learned for others. The system powering the Inteltrax system is called Augmentext.
Perhaps the most shocking tale of self-destruction we’ve seen in a while, “US Army is Not an Analytic Superpower,” detailed how this defense branch spent over $2 billion taxpayer dollars for an analytic tool that never worked, when private companies could have been contracted out for pennies on the dollar.
Another sort-of David and Goliath story, “SAS Falling Behind in the Cloud,” detailed how one-time business intelligence superpower SAS has rested on its laurels and, in the process, become a joke in the competitive and lucrative world of cloud-based analytics.
Finally, we served up a cautionary tale to those believing everything they read with “Parallel NFS Barely on the Radar.” This was a story of warning, as the company in question got some great press for its software, but has almost no history to back it up, which made us incredibly suspicious.
These three stories are, thankfully, the exception and not the rule. Every day we are wowed by news of analytics and business intelligence helping practically every business imaginable. However, there are always rotten eggs, even during an impressive time of growth. That’s why we’re here, to help readers sort out the good and the bad and make more informed decisions.
Follow the Inteltrax news stream by visiting www.inteltrax.com
Patrick Roland, Editor, Inteltrax, August 1, 2011
Sponsored by Pandia.com, publishers of The New Landscape of Enterprise Search
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