BI & analytics

News, stats, reviews, how-to, case studies, apps and accessories to help you use iPad and other tablets for business intelligence (BI) and big data analytics.

The common perception with respect to app stores is that there are just a few options. If you want a place to sell your app or if you’re looking for a place to buy an app, the mythology mandates that you go with an option provided by Apple or Google. But it's time for the truth to break through.

Specialized information firm IHS has gotten on the iPad bandwagon with an app designed to help its customers make multi-billion dollar investment decisions.

Ultra mobile personal computers by companies like OQO were the vanguard of the on-demand enterprise. Tablets are the ultimate realization of this dream.

As the crop of sleek new tablets unveiled at CES this month showed, 2012 is shaping up to be the "Year of the Tablet". But this won't be the last one.

Hot on the heels of IT consumerization, mobile devices will drive Business Intelligence deeper into the enterprise. Smart business leaders will embrace this.