Articles: User Interface Design and Advanced Analysis Topics
Relating to OLAP, by Joy Mundy (10/8/2002)
OLAP and ROLAP are a continuum, not competitors

Behavior: The Next Marquee Application (4/16/2002)
It's time to start using more advanced analytics

Smarter Data Warehouses by Joy Mundy (2/16/2001)
We need a better analytic language than SQL

Welcoming the Packaged App (6/5/2000)
Make sure your packaged application is part of your data Webhouse

The Perfect Handoff (12/21/1999)
A recommended interface between the data warehouse and data mining applications

Designing the User Interface (9/14/1999)
Instant performance; expected choices; distractions; streamlined processes; reassurance; trust; problem resolution; communication hooks; localization

The Second Revolution of User Interfaces (8/24/1999)
WYSIWYG becomes IWIN; UI importance; personalization; immediate feedback

Preparing for Data Mining (11/1997)
Ralph explains how to transform your data to make it ready for mining

Digging Into Data Mining (10/1997)
Your warehouse is your data mining platform

Turbocharge Your Query Tools (9/1997)
How to answer really difficult business questions

Caught in the Internet Whirlpool (3/1997)
Query tool vendors are broadening their scope

Features for Query Tools (2/1997)
Ralph's idiosyncratic view of the data warehouse market and query tools

The Problem with Comparisons (1/1996)
A freshman in Business needs a Ph.D. in SQL, Part 1

SQL Roadblocks and Pitfalls (2/1996)
Exploring some of the more glaring limitations of SQL. Part 2