Business information is mostly generated by systems or people. Data from systems is most likely to be structured. In its traditional format, this is most typified by data in relational databases that ...

When a conversation turns to analytics or big data, the terms structured, semi-structured and unstructured might get bandied about. These are classifications of data that are now important to ...

Back in the 1990s, business intelligence (BI) initiatives often consisted of software tools applied to structured datasets (like corporate ERP) to enable more accurate analysis of past events as a ...