Well I know I’m a little late on this but I figured if you haven’t heard already this would be a great blog post to inform you of the latest update to IBM’s InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3. For those that don’t know IBM’s InfoSphere Information Server Version 11.3, the following platform is made […]
Chris Evans
Chris Evans has extensive management, technical, consulting and customer service skills. He provides hands-on expertise in project leadership and management, assessments, methodologies, data modeling, database design, meta data, systems analysis, and development. He has worked with multiple platforms, and his experience spans a wide range of operational and data warehouse environments. In addition to his BI background, Chris Evans has a experience in marketing strategy for major consumer brands.
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Manage data better with IBM InfoSphere
IBM states, “The InfoSphere Platform provides all the foundational building blocks of trusted information, including data integration, data warehousing, master data management, big data and information governance.[1]” They cannot be anymore right! Managing data has been more complex through the years as companies are trying to bring in more data (Big Data) for their business […]
Check out the new IBM Cognos TM1 10.2 Features!
If you are excited as I am and heard the news IBM Cognos TM1 10.2 is available, you have to read on. Now with any major upgrade your probably skeptical, I mean when I heard the iPhone 5s was coming I was expecting the world, but all I got was fingerprint recognition that I have […]
Installing Cognos TM1 10.1.1 on Windows 7 is Easy as 1, 2, 3!
So you’re ready to install Cognos TM1 10.1.1. The following blog post will walk you through the installation of Cognos TM1 10.1.1 on a Windows 7 single machine setup. So let’s get started!
Documenting and Unit Testing IBM Cognos TM1 Components
As some will say, documentation is key, but a tedious task to do. Now if you’re like me, you may hate documentation. Lets be honest, who wants to spend hours upon hours documenting code another developer should be able to understand in no time at all. Well that’s what I thought in the past, but […]
Step by Step Instruction on How to Install IBM’s Infosphere Suite
Hopefully you all had the chance to read my last posts on the “Basics of Infosphere DataStage” This post will go through the install of IBM’s Infosphere Suite with tools such as DataStage, QualityStage, Infomation Analyzer, Business Glossary, FastTrack, Information Services Director, and MetaBrokers and Bridges. In addition, to installing the Infosphere suite applications this […]
Data Governance – Roles and Responsibilities
First Happy New Year and I hope you all had a chance to read my first posting on “The Importance of Data Governance and Which Data Governance/Organizational Model is Correct for Your Business.” As the prior posting is important, as you would first need to understand the different data governance models before you can truly […]
Basic Concepts Of IBM’s Infosphere DataStage
What is IBM’s Infosphere DataStage? Well to some it up, it’s a ETL tool, which extracts data, transforms it and applies business rules and then loads it to any target.
Install SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Express in Windows 7
Below are step by step instructions that will show you how to install SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Express on a Windows 7 PC client, and also create your very own local SQL Server on a Windows 7 PC.
The Importance of Data Governance and Which Data Governance/Organizational Model is Correct for Your Business
Before I get into the semantics of data governance and which model is correct for your business, hopefully you had the chance to read the prior data governance blog postings from Chris Grenz and Deepak Ramanathan. I highly recommend these posts as they give you a great explanation on the importance of data governance and […]