KPI Partners Blog

Evaluating the Cloud for Your Data Warehouse

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Sep 02, 2016 @ 12:13 PM

by Ron Cruz

Thinking of moving to a cloud based data warehouse platform? Here’s what you need to evaluate and learn how to do it.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Cloud, Ron Cruz, Blog

An Introduction to Apache Cassandra

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Aug 23, 2016 @ 05:35 PM

by Santoshkumar Lakkanagaon

Modern Big Data requirements include:

  • Multi-region availability
  • Fast and reliable response
  • No single point of failure
  • Scalability

Traditional relational databases (RDBMS) are not enough to meet these requirements because the relational model provides normalized schema, table joins and ACID compliance which causes a massive overhead for big data. In order to support these features, we need high-end systems which are not cost effective. Additionally, such systems often require substantial downtime.

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Tags: Blog, Cassandra

What Is A Data Scientist?

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 @ 12:44 PM

by Jeremiah Johnson

Data scientists are master communicators.  They speak fluently with people in operations areas and those in information technology departments.  They understand technical jargon, business lingo and are information experts.  Unlike a jack-of-all-trades, who knows a lot but masters nothing, data scientists know plenty and often are experts in many fields.  Most importantly, they find solutions for business problems.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Database, Data Scientist, Big Data, Data Discovery, Business Intelligence, ETL, Jeremiah Johnson, Data Integration, Blog, Datastax

The Grammar of Business Intelligence

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Jul 29, 2015 @ 03:30 PM

by Ron Cruz

Business Intelligence has changed. There are new disruptive technologies, the cloud, and a paradigm shift that is putting more power into the hands of users instead of IT. More competition has allowed companies that have never had a chance to get into business intelligence to enter into the world of BI. Competition has also lead to more functionality to make true the promise of Business Intelligence. 

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Tags: KPI Cloud Analytics, Ron Cruz, Retail, Business Intelligence, Blog, data information, visualization, Data Architecture

Education Analytics - Key Metrics for Instructor Planning

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Jul 16, 2015 @ 12:14 PM

by Parul Singh

Teaching is a complex, multifaceted activity that often requires the instructors to juggle between multiple tasks and goals simultaneously. The following are the small but powerful set of metrics that can interpret workloads and instructor assignments to make a better decision for effective and efficient instructor planning for courses. This would also support budget, resource allocation analyses and decision-making. 

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Tags: Student Information Analytics, Higher Education BI, Blog

Cloud Reporting For Major Oracle E-Business Suite Modules

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:48 PM
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Tags: Webinar, Sid Goel, Oracle E-Business Suite, KPI Cloud Analytics, Diane Grace, Alan Lee, Todd LaFavers, Video, Jeremiah Johnson, Oracle BICS

Attaching A Visual Face To Hadoop With Oracle Big Data Discovery

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Mar 13, 2015 @ 10:37 AM

by Mangesh Dange

Oracle Big Data Discovery is a set of end-to-end visual analytic capabilities that leverage the power of Hadoop to transform raw data into business insight in minutes, without the need to learn complex products or rely only on highly skilled resources. 

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Tags: Mangesh Dange, Big Data, ETL, Oracle Big Data Discovery, Hadoop, Blog

KPI Partners Formally Launches Cloud Practice

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Mar 04, 2015 @ 02:11 PM

Expert Team Focuses On Quickly Getting Companies To The Cloud

Newark, CA – March 4, 2015 - KPI Partners, a leading provider of business intelligence and data discovery services, today announced the formal launch of the KPI Partners Cloud Practice, a global team of experts that will assist companies with quickly adopting cloud technology.  They will do this by providing solutions and services such as quick start programs, systems implementation, systems integration, managed services, staff augmentation, and cloud applications.

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Tags: Cloud Strategy, Press, White Paper, Cloud Services, Salesforce.com, News, Donald Hammons

KPI Partners Joins Oracle for Big Data Discovery Fast Track Program

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Feb 26, 2015 @ 11:00 AM

NEWARK, CA -- 02/26/2015 -- KPI Partners today announced it has been selected as a Oracle Fast Track Program Partner for Big Data Discovery.

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Tags: Sid Goel, Kusal Swarnakar, Big Data, Oracle, Video, Oracle Big Data Discovery, Hadoop, Blog

KPI Cloud Analytics Honored As 2015 BIG Innovation Award Finalist

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Feb 18, 2015 @ 01:10 PM

KPI Partners' Cloud-Based Reporting and Analytics Platform Honored for Innovation

NEWARK, CA -- 02/18/15 -- KPI Partners, the industry's leading provider of cloud-based business intelligence and data discovery services, today announced that its KPI Cloud Analytics for NetSuite solution has been honored as a finalist for the 2015 BIG Innovation Award.  KPI Cloud Analytics for NetSuite helps enable companies to gain maximum return from NetSuite ERP information quickly through dynamic reporting that contains powerful visualizations. 

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Tags: Awards, Press, KPI Cloud Analytics, NetSuite, Business Intelligence