The differences between Operational Intelligence (OI) and Business Intelligence (BI) can be confusing. Just the name, Business Intelligence sounds like Nirvana. Show of hands, who doesn’t want their business to be intelligent? No, the names are fairly ambiguous so let’s turn to Google define to shed some light on their meaning; Business intelligence, or BI, …
Permanent link to this article: https://demystifyit.com/what-is-the-difference-between-business-intelligence-and-operational-intelligence/
Let me begin this post by first describing what machine data is. Machine data is essentially log file information. When engineers build systems (hardware or software), they usually incorporate some element of log file capture into the design of those systems for several reasons: first for troubleshooting purposes and second as a backup, in case …
Permanent link to this article: https://demystifyit.com/sources-machine-data/
So much has been written about the US Government’s Health Insurance Exchange that I’m almost afraid to mention it. For this posting, I’m going to stay out of the political fray and avoid rendering any opinion about whether we should, or should not have the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Instead, I would like …
Permanent link to this article: https://demystifyit.com/end-end-operational-control/
Imagine this scenario – you just discovered that your IT systems have been hacked into. Even worse, after pouring over logs and conducting exhaustive analysis you discover that the data breach had been going on for weeks. Since that time, the perpetrator or perpetrators have been systematically siphoning sensitive data from your network. …
Permanent link to this article: https://demystifyit.com/ignorance-truly-bliss/
CNET