Articles
Using the Data Warehouse to Determine the Profitability of the Insurance Company
This article discusses, at a relatively high level, how a data warehouse can be used to determine an insurance company's profitability at a point in time. 
Structuring the Unstructured
The need to properly structure the outside world is a theme that carries right into the heart of the data warehouse.
What Happens Next?
What should you do following a business intelligence project implementation?
Pick a Number, But Not Just Any Number
In the insurance industry, data warehouse metrics are often at odds. Don't blame the regulators, and don't blame the underwriters. Instead, invest your energies in developing standards.
The Language of Insurance Business Intelligence
The London insurance market is full of subtle complexities and often harsh realities; consequently, insurance business intelligence has a long and distinguished career ahead of itself.
News
Pentaho Announces Delivery of Pentaho Open BI Suite 1.6
Self-service for business users enables flexibility and agility.
Teradata and SAS Announce Strategic Partnership
Customers will be able exploit the best of both companies' core strengths.
Business Objects to be Acquired by SAP
SAP AG and Business Objects S.A. announced that the companies have reached an agreement that will bring together two of the information technology industry’s leaders.
Initiate Systems Introduces New Initiate Consumer and Initiate Organization Software
Initiate System’s two new products enable organizations to strategically leverage and share critical data assets.
Business Intelligence OnDemand Announced by Business Objects
Business Objects now offers customers the ability to realize the full benefits of business intelligence without the need for on-premise infrastructure.
White Papers
Data Quality First: It’s Just Logical
The importance of trusted information to successful data integration and business intelligence.
The Business Value of Business Intelligence
A framework for measuring the benefits of business intelligence solutions.
Implementing A Business Intelligence Strategy
Explaining why standardizing business intelligence is critical.
The Data Quality Business Case
Projecting Return on Investment.
Solutions Spotlights
Companies highlighted in the solutions spotlights serve the Insurance industry.
Steven Adler, Program Director for IBM Data Governance Solutions
Steven Adler discusses IBM’s approach to data governance and explains the maturity model that manages risk, involves cross-functional stakeholders, mitigates security exposure and ensures
accountability for quality data throughout the organization. 
Jason Tiret, Senior Product Manager for ER/Studio, Embarcadero Technologies Inc.
Jason Tiret explains Universal Data Models and how Embarcadero has packaged these into smaller subject-area models, a corporate data model and end-user data models, enabling modelers to significantly
reduce development and maintenance time.
Steve Apfelberg, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Callidus Software
Steve Apfelberg explains how Callidus’ sales performance management software solutions allow sales executives to make better compensation decisions, quota management and territory alignment
with both on-premise and on-demand deployment capabilities.
