Big Data: The Next Big Thing

First a brief personal history of data warehousing time. In 1987, I started working with relational database systems when they were in their infancy.  We tried to build OLTP and OLAP systems on single relational databases, client server platforms.  It didn’t go so well.  By the

What is Big Data?

This is a question that comes up all the time. I was recently away at a conference where we discussed this topic in great detail for a couple of hours and at the end I think we had a view of the concept of big data, but no common definition. One of the funniest analogies of big data w

Project X Labs Announces Latest GeoDash 2

We are pleased to announce while we are down at MicroStrategy World that the latest version of GeoDash is now generally available.  You can see the press release here. Stay tuned for some videos of it in use.  In the meantime, here is the new value for clients at the same

Project X Ltd launches Project X Labs

Project X Ltd is pleased to announce the formation of Project X Labs Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary software development lab. See the release .  Also feel free to drop by www.pxlabs.ca  

Project X Ltd. At MicroStrategy World 2011

January 25, 2011 – Toronto, ON & Las Vegas, NV – Boutique advisory and technology services company, Project X Ltd., announced today its participation in MicroStrategy World 2011 taking place January 24-27, 2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Project X, a MicroStrategy alliance partner, is

iPad and iPhone Apps and Mobile BI

I have had the fortune of working recently on our Carbon Footprint Reporting application (on MicroStrategy and leverages GeoDash) and converting it to a MicroStrategy iPad and iPhone application. Project X Ltd has been expirementing previously with design and development, but often fo

Partnership with Big Data Labs for Canada

Project X Ltd., today announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership with California-based BigDataLabs, Inc. to distribute the company's technology in Canada. Project X will be the sole Canadian partner for BigDataLabs GeoDash™ technology. GeoDash is a new way to a

CoffeeCAST – #56 – Carbon Footprint Reporting

Welcome to the 56th CoffeeCAST with Stephen Hayward of Project X Ltd. Today I welcome Scott Boundy as guest moderator with Michael Ianni-Palarchio and me where we discuss the building of a Carbon Footprint Reporting application where we followed our RapidBI methodology. This is Scott&