CLF and ELF Web Log Processing
This article is second in a 3-part series on CLF and ELF web log data. We previously explained CLF and ELF web log formats, and now introduce IRI solutions for manipulating and using web log data. Read More
Finding Dark Data in Unstructured Sources
Update April 2019: Added more unstructured file formats.This is the first of a three-part blog series introducing IRI’s new data structuring technology. This article defines “dark data” and the unstructured sources IRI now supports. Read More
Predictive Analytics: Finding the Future in Big Data
As the old English proverb says, “necessity is the mother of invention.” When it comes to modern business intelligence goals, these words of wisdom ring truer than ever. Read More
Standard Deviation, A Predictive Analytic Tool in CoSort
About Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation is a statistical measure of variance between data values and their mean (or average value). Standard deviation is calculated as the square root of that variance. Read More
Multiply Aggregation
As CoSort users have known for a long time, the Sort Control Language (SortCL) program supports multi-level, conditional aggregation functions on a static or running basis. Read More
Speeding Analytic Insights in SAP Business Objects
There are many proven business intelligence and analytic tools on the market than can transform raw data into meaningful information. Because this process can be complex and involve large volumes of data however, it makes sense to use the right technologies at each step in the process … tools and techniques that combine well to deliver the fastest, most accurate results for business decision making, and make the process of metadata management and report design simpler and more efficient. Read More
An Introduction to Data Mining
Note: This article was originally drafted in 2015, but was updated in 2019 to reflect new integration between IRI Voracity and Knime (for Konstanz Information Miner), now the most powerful open source data mining platform available. Read More
Data Wrangling for MicroStrategy
There are a number of business intelligence tools available today than can transform raw data into meaningful information. Because this process can be complex and involve large volumes of data however, it makes sense to use the right technologies at each step in the process … tools and techniques that combine well to deliver the fastest, most accurate results for business decision making, and make the process of metadata management and report design simpler and more efficient. Read More
Faster Insights from Cognos
There are a number of business intelligence tools available today than can transform raw data into meaningful information. Because this process can be complex and involve large volumes of data however, it makes sense to use the right technologies at each step in the process … tools and techniques that combine well to deliver the fastest, most accurate results for business decision making, and make the process of metadata management and report design simpler and more efficient. Read More
Introduction to IRI CoSort Data Manipulation [video]
IRI CoSort is the world’s #1 sort, and single-pass “super tool” for data transformation, reporting, and more. Use CoSort to migrate legacy sorts and data, accelerate BI, DB, and ETL tools, and replace SQL, shell scripts, and 3GL programs that can’t transform fast enough. Read More
Performing Summary Aggregation in CoSort (IRI Workbench) [video]
This demonstration shows how to use the IRI Workbench to create an aggregation job using sums. Workbench is used to create the job script in the SortCL language. Read More