Computers Explained: An Expanded Analogy
In Computers Explained: The Meeting Analogy, I gave a basic [...]
Recap of Steps in Estimating Reporting Processes
This week's episode concludes our multi-week series on estimating reporting [...]
Final Step: Aggregate or Post to Produce Reports
Reporting from transactional detail is the most flexible thing possible. [...]
Step 4: Evaluate Performance of Reporting Process
After performing some tests to determine run times for reports [...]
Step 3: System Performance in Estimating Reporting Processes
Build an initial model of performance by bringing together the statistics gathered in steps 1 and 2
Step 2: Report Characteristics in Estimating Reporting Processes
Gather statistics about the reports to be produced.
Step 1: Transactions needed for a Metric Engine
Gather statistics about business events (transactions), frequencies, and static or reference data to be needed for the reporting domain.
Computers Explained: Big Data Implications
This week's episode continues last week's meeting analogy, discussing the [...]
Computers Explained: The Meeting Analogy
In business computing, it's simple to break types of work [...]
Do the Math: Estimating Reporting Processes
Applied math allows us to predict the future in many [...]