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Business intelligence development

• January 19, 2012 19 Jan'12

  Collaborative BI key to bringing order to chaotic business environments

  Collaborative BI may not carry the same kind of prestige that “big data” or the cloud does, but devotees like Barry Devlin believe it to be a critical game changer.

• January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12

  Sustainable practices for updating SMB business intelligence processes

  In small and midsize businesses as well as larger organizations, BI systems need to be flexible and adaptable in order to able to meet changing business needs, analysts say.

• January 16, 2012 16 Jan'12

  Telecoms lead pack in use of BI tools, analytics

  While telecommunications may be maturing in its use of analytics and BI tools, new research finds that more than half of its analytical process time is applied to data-related tasks.

• January 11, 2012 11 Jan'12

  Coping with midmarket BI project management challenges: Tips for SMBs

  Many small and midsize businesses don’t have a lot of money or staff resources to devote to business intelligence programs -- making sound project management processes essential, BI analysts say.

• January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12

  'Big data' to inspire streamlined analytics programs in '12, IIA predicts

  Faculty members from the International Institute for Analytics, a research firm that focuses on how organizations use analytics, weigh in on their predictions for 2012.

• January 06, 2012 06 Jan'12

  Midmarket business intelligence problems and pitfalls to avoid

  There are lots of ways that BI deployments in small and midsize organizations can go wrong, according to analysts who offer advice on how to sidestep the roadblocks to a successful deployment.

• January 04, 2012 04 Jan'12

  Checklist items: Business intelligence best practices for SMBs

  Midmarket companies investing in BI systems should follow the same basic steps as larger organizations, analysts say. But, they caution, there's typically less room for error in smaller businesses.

• December 22, 2011 22 Dec'11

  Year in review: 'Big data' gets big chunk of news in 2011

  The term ‘big data’ took on bigger meaning in 2011 with new product releases from major vendors as well as new terminology to describe the big data analytics landscape.

• December 15, 2011 15 Dec'11

  It’s a schizophrenic time for Web analytics tools, research shows

  The onslaught of social media and mobile devices is thrusting Web analytics into a situation somewhere between maturity and evolution, according to a new report.

• December 14, 2011 14 Dec'11

  SaaS business intelligence eases BI deployments -- to a point

  Software as a Service business intelligence tools can help fast-track BI projects, but they don’t eliminate BI’s complexity. Get advice on managing SaaS BI deployments from BI pros and analysts.

• December 09, 2011 09 Dec'11

  Advanced analytics key component for 'decision management systems'

  James Taylor, CEO of an independent consulting firm, discusses the need for advanced analytics to build “decision management systems,” which he believes are critical to staying competitive.

• December 08, 2011 08 Dec'11

  Betting it all on data-mining competitions and prize economics

  As prize economics extends into data analytics, a new website plans to turn the Netflix Prize into a business model for companies and organizations seeking help with predictive algorithms.

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Hewlett-Packard’s 'information platform' gambles on unstructured data

  Earlier this week, Hewlett-Packard announced plans to release a new information platform, which places an emphasis on analyzing unstructured data. Is the move a good one?

• December 02, 2011 02 Dec'11

  Survey spotlights mobile business intelligence as top priority

  Mobile business intelligence has become a top-three priority for businesses, according to new research by analyst Howard Dresner.

• December 01, 2011 01 Dec'11

  IT, BI pros share their secrets to 'big data' analytics success

  Planning for exponential growth and getting business users involved early are two of the keys to a successful "big data" analytics initiative, according to IT professionals.