What is decision management and how is it related to advanced analytics? What kind of decisions can be managed (and thus improved), and how can you identify them?
- By James E. Powell
- June 17, 2014
The Sapphire Now event this year was all about simplicity, the cloud, and millenials. That's the message that SAP CEO Bill McDermott wanted to drive home in his keynote. BI, meanwhile, took a back stage to HANA and cloud announcements.
Do your data integration projects need to be more responsive to your users? Extreme Scoping may be just what you need to be more agile, and it's easy to incorporate its principles into your current methodology.
- By James E. Powell
- June 17, 2014
One of the biggest trends today is the democratization of BI and analytics. Today's tools, applications, and platforms are making it easier for nontechnical business users to discover, analyze, and share data insights without handholding by IT or data scientists.
- By David Stodder
- June 17, 2014
IT professionals must remember that just because data is stored in the cloud does not mean it is backed up. Here's how you can keep your data safe.
Successful enterprises recognize that data is their most valuable resource. Those that figure out how to move, refine, and process this resource for enhanced BI will be at a huge advantage.
Technology can eliminate time-consuming, repetitive tasks like mapping data sources, scheduling jobs, and generating documentation -- and can automate coding.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- June 10, 2014