Beyond Reporting: Requirements for Large-Scale Analytics

As organizations seek to gain greater value from their data warehousing investments, they invariably look to push the envelope of their front-end environment and supplement reporting with more powerful analytics. Providing adequate support for the analysts and analytic applications is challenging. This white paper provides a comparison of basic reporting vs analytics; an overview of the components, benefits and challenges of analytical tools; the technology requirements for analytical platforms; and four best practices to implement when optimizing your analytics environment.