How Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense compare on key features; containers ease big data deployments

Information Management Digest A roundup of information management content from TechTarget's network | April 20, 2017 FEATURED STORY Self-service BI software comparison: Tableau vs. Power BI, Qlik Sense By Ed Burns, Senior News Writer Three software vendors have taken the lead in the market for self-service BI tools: Tableau, Microsoft and Qlik. This comparison of key features is designed to help you sort out the differences between their technologies. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com) Advertisement NEWS   Persistence pays off for software containers in big data Software containers encapsulate development complexity and ease deployment, two traits that are helping to elicit growing interest in using them as part of big data systems. (SearchDataManagement.com)   What users need to know about cognitive computing systems While cognitive computing tools have come far in utility, they still have some significant gaps. Understanding these hitches may be the key to getting real benefits from cognitive platforms. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   PayPal maps transition from Oracle to NoSQL Cassandra PayPal is augmenting its Oracle database workloads with ones running on Cassandra and other NoSQL databases. An IT architect explains why and discusses NoSQL pros and cons. (SearchOracle.com)   How data science teams and AI can coexist in enterprises To get the most value possible from investments in advanced analytics techniques like artificial intelligence and data science, businesses must embrace a mindset based on coexistence. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Right data mining data sets are a must for predictive modeling Predictive analytics applications can go off track quickly if data scientists and other analysts don't make good choices on the data sets they're looking to mine and analyze. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   Database bottlenecks put applications at risk if untreated Slowdowns in database processing can put a big crimp in business applications -- an IT malady that database performance management tools are designed to help remedy. (SearchDataManagement.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Information Management Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.