This weekend I took a few minutes to test Zoomdata. And when I say minutes, I literally mean minutes. These guys have done an amazing job to provide a quick mobile-ready demo that you can download as a VM, or as I did, install from an RPM package in a fresh Linux system. After the… Continue reading Zoomdata: BI without ETL
Management
Management articles by Daniel Pradilla about project management, sales, delivery, teams, planning, communication, and practical execution.
How I fell in love with MongoDB
I just finished the developer and DBA tracks of the two online MongoDB on-line trainings. The courses are excellent, providing all you need to know to start working as a developer or DBA with MongoDB. And, uh… they’re free! I have taken several online courses and seen a lot of tutorials. One thing that always… Continue reading How I fell in love with MongoDB
How to install Lotus Notes 8.x on Mountain Lion and Mavericks
Have you tried installing the Lotus Notes 8.x client on your Mac with Mountain Lion or Mavericks, and failed? Claudio has an easy-to-follow solution for you.
A short and sweet introduction to Pentaho Data Integration
Whenever I have to create or maintain a Pentaho Data Integration scheduled job I have to go back to the Pentaho wiki or google for use cases. Although I should, I never remember the specifics and going through 2007 forum posts and outdated documentation is always a pain. Recently, I stumbled upon Instant Pentaho Data… Continue reading A short and sweet introduction to Pentaho Data Integration
How to improve your Business Objects charts
Business Objects, SAP’s BI platform, is notoriously bad for data visualization. Somehow, it empowers the developers to make all the wrong decisions at the same time and create really ugly and unusable “dashboards”. Lately, I’ve seen my share of ugly bobip visualizations, like the one above. Which would seem ok but it commits the greatest… Continue reading How to improve your Business Objects charts