Inteltrax: Top Stories, September 26 to September 30

October 3, 2011

Inteltrax, the data fusion and business intelligence information service, captured three key stories germane to search this week, specifically, how some of the biggest names in the business are underwhelming us lately and need to do better.

One such story was “Microstrategy Not the King of Cloud BI,” http://inteltrax.com/?p=2471 which discussed how one very fine business intelligence operation is failing at becoming something it is not—a cloud BI hotspot.

Similarly, the story “Teradata Doesn’t Have the Power to be Dominant” http://inteltrax.com/?p=2435 showcases how another smart analytics firm is stretching itself too thin by trying to become everything to everyone instead of focusing on the core things it does exceedingly well.

Our feature story, “Pentaho and SizeUp Lean Toward Free Analytics,” http://inteltrax.com/?p=2616 was rich with successes for analytic software providers, but also cataloged how customers working exclusively with freeware programs from top BI names will be regretting the choice.

We’re keeping our eye on the top names in business intelligence and data analytics and playing watchdog in the process. Even excellent companies make mistakes and we’ll be here to warn consumers and slap said companies on the wrists with cutting commentary and insight every day.

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Patrick Roland, Editor, Inteltrax, October 3, 2011

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