This edition of BI Trends and Strategies opens with a piece by Lou Agosta on the need for data warehouses to adapt to new data types, innovation and big data. Alan R. Earls also offers advice for incorporating spreadsheets into your BI programs without problems and Richard Herschel calls for universities to step up their BI and analytics programs. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

Big data can present big problems. Just ask expert Wayne Eckerson, who takes some time in this first installment of a two-part video series to discuss the common issues surrounding the management of big data growth in a data warehouse. Learn why big data is more pivotal than ever, how you can gain a competitive advantage by analyzing it and more. 

Master data management (MDM) tools are on the rise as more companies look toward ways to solve all their data needs through one system. This expert e-guide from our editorial team features two articles with exceptional insight on what vendors and trends are prevailing in the current MDM market. 

The inaugural issue of BI Trends & Strategies offers sound advice to help you in ensuring your organization is on track to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of BI and analytics. In this issue, readers will learn about a big data definition and the impact it will have on BI and data warehousing, agile development methodology and more. 

Hypothetically, SQL Server virtualization will save you money and manpower. However, there are some risky components involved, and a few major scenarios in which SQL Server virtualization won't benefit you. Read this expert e-guide to learn if virtualizing SQL Server is a good idea for your organization and find tips on avoiding potential pitfalls. 

This webcast explores your options for getting the best data performance, delivery and storage. Watch now to learn about a collaborative approach that customizes its platform to fit your business's data. 

Read this white paper to gain insight on strategic extract, transform and load (ETL) tools that play critical roles in the provision of data services to applications and business users. 

This webcast featuring business intelligence expert Wayne Eckerson will explain how big data -- the combination of Hadoop and analytical databases -- is transforming the business intelligence industry. 

In this e-book, SearchDataManagement.com editor, Mark Brunelli, discusses the ins-and-outs of developing a solid MDM plan for ensuring accurate and consistent data across all your company's systems. Read on to learn best practices, tips and advice from experts on how to structure and manage a MDM program 

In this SearchSQLServer.com E-Guide, you will discover the unique advantages offered by a SQL Server 2008 migration. 

Many IT administrators believe the cloud is staged to offer adaptable, flexible and scalable resources at a fraction of the cost. But with varying definitions, strategies and expectations, the cloud is still clearly in the developmental stages. Take a look at this white paper for an expert analysis of cloud computing.