Izenda Embedded Analytics and Technology Blog

Oct 10
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The Zombies of IT: Legacy Applications

By | BI Innovation, Technology

Zombies in ITMany were predicted to die on January 1, 2000 – but mainframe legacy applications are still around. In some ways, they are the zombies of the IT world. Now they are running on the cloud as well. What are they and why are they still alive?

Mainframe application development was in its heyday during the 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s. During this time, hundreds of programmers labored in the salt mines of large IT shops, coding custom programs for corporations. These were one-off systems, each designed specifically for the unique needs of the enterprise. The user interface might employ unconventional hotkeys to iterate through screens or have custom code for specialized business logic or priority clients.

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Sep 26
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Izenda Names Ken Walters as Chairman

By | Company Updates

Former Infor executive joins Izenda Board of Directors to guide overall strategy and growth

ken walters board memberIzenda, Inc., (http://www.izenda.com) a leading business intelligence (BI) platform for enterprise cloud applications, today announced that Ken Walters has joined the company’s Board of Directors as Non-Executive Chairman.

He will focus on guiding management and oversee the overall company strategy to ensure full support and execution of Izenda’s aggressive growth plans.

”Ken has already proven immensely valuable in setting strategic guidance and corporate directives, such as revenue model and pricing, key hires, and marketing,” said Sanjay Bhatia, CEO, Izenda. “Ken will enhance our boardroom discussions and is already helping us navigate our most important strategic initiatives such as hiring key executives to our leadership team.”

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Sep 22
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4 Can’t-Miss Sessions at Connect JS in Atlanta October 17-18

By | BI Innovation
Connect JavaScript ConferenceJavaScript is the workhorse of the Web. Not only ubiquitous but offering endless possibilities. Next month we’re headed to Connect.js 2014 in Atlanta to learn from the experts and deliver some original JS development ideas of our own (check out Izenda CEO Sanjay’s session!)

Connect.js is a new JavaScript conference taking place in Atlanta, on Friday Oct. 17 and Saturday Oct. 18. We picked some of the sessions that truly highlight the versatility of JavaScript from building enterprise JS applications to teaching machine learning fundamentals with JS.

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Sep 16
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From Ships to Data: a History of the Spline

By | Technology
Even though non-technical people may not be familiar with the word, our world is filled with curves created using splines. Splines are a way to model a curve using a set of points that can be mapped using mathematical functions. But the derivation of this concept predates computers and even the math for it.

What is a Spline?

Boat with spline graph“Spline” refers to both the curve and the mathematical algorithm for determining it. The word itself comes from the same root as “splinter”. Originally, splines were thin strips of wood used by boat builders to create curves. Builders used thin splints pulled into place by weights called ducks or knots. The wooden spline was flexible enough to easily curve when the ducks were moved or their weight changed. This allowed for extensive manipulation of the curve and resulted in the smoothest possible curve between two points.

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Sep 13
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A Gimlet-Eyed View of Software as a Service

By | BI Innovation, Big Data, Technology

In computing days of yore, a company would buy a license for software and install it in their computer center, using vendor support and a team of systems programmers to get it up and running. In today’s Software as a Service paradigm, things work a little differently. There are clear benefits to SaaS, but also some important disadvantages to consider before moving to a SaaS application.

SaaS Benefits

The most obvious benefit is the IT cost savings realized when there is no longer a need to invest in data center and hardware infrastructure. A recent study by Computer Economics of seven businesses that employ cloud services found an average 15% savings. Lower upfront costs makes SaaS especially attractive for new businesses, which can start up and scale up faster and cheaper. And speed is another crucial benefit. Maintaining a service contract with a cloud provider means there is no time required for an infrastructure implementation and no need to hire and pay an IT staff to support it.

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Sep 11
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Study Finds Businesses Are Responding Faster to Changing Technology

By | BI Innovation
Sometimes turning the battleship happens pretty fast. A recent study by IBM of close to 1,500 business executives has confirmed the rapid adoption by enterprises of cloud, big data and analytics, social, and mobile technologies. The study found that 70-75% of enterprises currently use, and intend to increase their investment in, these technologies. A mere two years ago the percentage of business leaders who rated these technologies as strategically important was only 66% – now the number stands at 75%. Read More

Aug 29
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Microsoft Debuts New NoSQL Features

By | Big Data, Microsoft

Big data graphic of clouds and keywordsWhen one hears the words “Microsoft database” SQL Server usually comes to mind. But the company recently announced two new features that expand support for NoSQL on its Azure cloud platform. Azure DocumentDB is a NoSQL database service that promises to unite the processing and transactional capabilities of a relational database with the flexibility of a NoSQL database. DocumentDB is highly scalable, efficiently indexes heterogeneous documents without requiring schema or secondary indices, and allows for rich query and transaction processing capabilities.

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Aug 11
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Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2014

By | Microsoft, The Cloud

July 2014’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington DC had some great advice from Microsoft partners on their strategies – and the challenges they face – in delivering .NET, cloud-based computing services.

First, the challenges. There is the perpetual challenge of getting customers already invested in hardware and software to be proactive in moving off of their existing platforms. Customers tend to be happy with the solution they have, and don’t always see the value in changing technology.

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Aug 07
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Embedded BI & Visual Analytics Provider Izenda Secures $3M

By | BI Innovation, Big Data, News & Events, Technology

Ethos Partners and Hawthorne Capital Raise Growth Equity Funding For Expansion

Izenda logo - Embedded self-service business intelligenceATLANTA, GA (August 7 2014) – Embedded BI, visual, analytics and self-service reporting software provider Izenda (http://www.izenda.com) has raised $3 million in a growth equity investment round led by Ethos Capital Partners and Hawthorne Capital. Izenda provides business intelligence visualization software for data discovery via an HTML5 model versus a developer-oriented, desktop-based environment. Current customers include Oracle, Infor, CDC, Volvo, US Navy, and Thomson Reuters.

“We are delighted to be backing Izenda in its continual efforts to accelerate and improve the highly accepted suite of BI and reporting products,” said Dr. Mark Bell, Partner at Ethos Capital. “Our customer interactions confirmed that Izenda provides an experience that is ahead of the trend of placing decision-making tools into the hands of decision makers.”

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