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• March 29, 2011 29 Mar'11

  Magic Quadrant: Small CPM software vendors take on Oracle, SAP, IBM

  Megavendors may control the corporate performance management (CPM) software market, but smaller vendors are leading the way on innovation, according to Gartner.

• March 25, 2011 25 Mar'11

  Real-time BI capabilities offer benefits, add complexities for users

  Read about real-time business intelligence projects at several companies and find out how the technology is helping them and what kind of challenges they faced in deploying it.

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  Getting started on building a real-time BI system: issues to consider

  Real-time business intelligence can speed up and improve decision making. But it isn’t right for everyone. Find out what to consider before building a real-time BI system.

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  IBM discusses plans for the Watson supercomputer, predictive analytics

  IBM vice president Deepak Advani talks about the company’s SPSS acquisition, predictive analytics strategies and the future of the "Jeopardy!"-winning Watson system.

• March 07, 2011 07 Mar'11

  From the Editors: Data discovery vendors riding the BI market tide

  Data discovery vendors are gaining in the business intelligence market thanks to a shift in demand, says Gartner. Also, read about some recent BI software releases from SAP.

• February 23, 2011 23 Feb'11

  SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 hits the streets

  SAP today unveiled BusinessObjects 4.0, the highly anticipated update to its flagship BI and analytics platform.

• February 11, 2011 11 Feb'11

  Gartner Magic Quadrant: Data discovery vendors take on BI heavyweights

  Data discovery software vendors are stealing market share from the leading business intelligence (BI) players, according to Gartner.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  Social media analytics software going through growing pains

  Learn about the latest social media analytics software trends. See how companies are using social media monitoring, analytics and text mining technology.

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  Orlando Magic scores big with advanced analytics software

  The Orlando Magic basketball team is proving that advanced analytics software is becoming a real game changer for the sports business.

• December 06, 2010 06 Dec'10

  The top five predictive analytics strategy tips

  Get the best predictive analytics strategy and planning tips from the recent Marketing Analytics 2010 conference in Boston.

• November 24, 2010 24 Nov'10

  Efforts to expand business intelligence process slow to take hold

  Many companies are looking to expand the business intelligence process beyond basic reporting and analysis. But broadening the use of a data warehouse and BI tools isn’t so easy.

• October 25, 2010 25 Oct'10

  IBM adds predictive analytics and social networking in Cognos 10

  IBM unveiled the much-anticipated Cognos 10 business analytics platform as well as a new version of InfoSphere Server at its Information on Demand conference.

• October 05, 2010 05 Oct'10

  Are packaged business analytics tools right for your organization?

  Packaged business analytics tools can help guide the process of aligning business and IT goals, but there are some drawbacks, according to analysts and technology professionals.

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Survey: Poor data quality most common business intelligence problem

  Poor data quality topped the list of most common obstacles standing between companies and successful business intelligence deployments, according to the BI Survey 9.

• September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10

  New GUIs aim to make R open source analytics language more accessible

  The R open source analytics programming language produces stunning data visualizations but requires a statistician’s expertise. Revolution Analytics is trying to change that.

• September 08, 2010 08 Sep'10

  Dresner mobile BI survey reveals interest, trepidation

  Security risks and form factor limitations top the list of concerns around mobile business intelligence, according to a new survey by Howard Dresner.

• August 24, 2010 24 Aug'10

  Creating an advanced data analytics business culture: Tips and advice

  Data analytics can help drive better business decisions, according to users and analysts. But creating an analytics business culture usually requires high-level executive support.

• August 18, 2010 18 Aug'10

  Data analytics team’s needs: a business home, leeway on tools and data

  While it may be tempting to place an advanced data analytics team within IT or a BI group, experts say most successful analytics initiatives take a more decentralized approach.

• August 17, 2010 17 Aug'10

  Analytics skills in demand -- and analytics pros demanding top salaries

  Data analytics skills are in high demand, so organizations looking to start a business analytics program and staff up an analytics team had better be ready to open their checkbooks.

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Interest in mobile business intelligence lacking despite vendor push

  Vendor marketing campaigns notwithstanding, end users just aren’t that interested in mobile business intelligence applications.

• July 27, 2010 27 Jul'10

  Setting key performance indicators can boost BI software user adoption

  By focusing on just a handful of key performance indicators (KPIs), execs at York Wallcovering dramatically increased BI user adoption and saved millions.

• July 13, 2010 13 Jul'10

  Gartner: Enterprise BI strategy rarely a one-size-fits-all approach

  For large enterprises with multiple business divisions, a one-size-fits-all approach to business intelligence rarely fits the bill, according to Gartner.

• July 07, 2010 07 Jul'10

  Latest Oracle BI software tries to close the ‘insight to action’ loop

  The latest iteration of Oracle’s Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition aims to close the loop between gaining insight and taking action

• June 28, 2010 28 Jun'10

  In-database predictive analytics helps marketer predict consumer behavior

  In-database analytics -- the blending of data warehousing and predictive analytics – helps Catalina Marketing foretell consumer behavior.

• June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10

  Gartner: The six elements of cloud analytics and SaaS BI

  The term ‘cloud analytics’ means different things to different people. To gain any advantage from it, organizations must first agree on a definition, according to Gartner.

• June 18, 2010 18 Jun'10

  Poor spreadsheet management can doom BI, CPM projects

  Companies that don’t get a handle on spreadsheet management risk dooming their BI and CPM projects that rely on Excel.

• June 15, 2010 15 Jun'10

  IBM to acquire Web analytics firm Coremetrics

  IBM announced it is acquiring Web analytics vendor Coremetrics, the latest in a series of moves by Big Blue to capitalize on the growing business analytics market.

• June 11, 2010 11 Jun'10

  Collaborative decision making software: The future of BI?

  Newly emerging collaborative decision making software platforms should help ensure that BI deployments really do lead to better business decisions.

• June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10

  Microsoft highlights BI plans at Business Intelligence Conference 2010

  The Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference kicked off with a look at the company’s plans to bring BI to business users.

• June 07, 2010 07 Jun'10

  Key IT roles on healthcare business intelligence project teams

  Learn about healthcare business intelligence project teams and the key IT roles that a BI team needs to include in order to succeed on deployments of healthcare BI software.

• June 01, 2010 01 Jun'10

  How to improve business intelligence performance with BI automation

  Get tips on how to improve business intelligence performance with the help of BI automation. You’ll learn about the value of BI automation, potential roadblocks and more.

• April 14, 2010 14 Apr'10

  Gartner BI Summit: Wave the white flag on using Excel for business intelligence

  Gartner analysts and BI Summit attendees said efforts to stop Excel business intelligence uses are futile.

• April 01, 2010 01 Apr'10

  SAP StreamWork latest merging of collaboration portal and BI software

  SAP StreamWork is the latest entrant in the collaborative decision-making technology market.

• February 04, 2010 04 Feb'10

  Mega-vendors dominate Gartner's 2010 BI, data warehouse Magic Quadrants

  IT heavyweights like Oracle, IBM and Microsoft continue to control large segments of the business intelligence (BI) software and data warehouse markets, according to Gartner's Magic Quadrant reports.

• January 29, 2010 29 Jan'10

  Gartner Magic Quadrant: CPM software split between 'integrators' and 'innovators'

  Find out why Gartner says that innovation in corporate performance management (CPM) – a market dominated by mega-vendors -- is being led by best-of-breed vendors.

• December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09

  BI project management tips for implementation success

  Get business intelligence (BI) project management tips to help ensure a successful implementation. Learn how to gather user requirements, prevent scope creep, overcome common PM challenges and more.

• November 16, 2009 16 Nov'09

  Seven secrets to business intelligence (BI) success

  At the fall 2009 TDWI World Conference, keynote speaker Cindi Howson shared her seven secrets to business intelligence success. Read these BI tips to find out whether your company is doing all it can to get the most out of its BI system.

• September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09

  Business intelligence in retail: Special report

  In this report on business intelligence in retail, learn about retail industry challenges, and case studies of how retailers are implementing and managing BI.

• September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09

  Business intelligence in financial services: Special report

  In this report on business intelligence in financial services, learn about BI challenges in financial services and how banks are implementing and managing BI.

• June 15, 2009 15 Jun'09

  In-memory technology promises faster, more flexible BI and data analysis

  In-memory technology could make business intelligence platforms and data warehouses quicker to deploy and easier to use, according to analysts and vendors.

• July 09, 2008 09 Jul'08

  Five keys to hiring (good) business intelligence professionals

  Learn how to find, qualify and hire business intelligence (BI) professionals. Get a list of core questions to ask candidates, and learn the biggest mistake to avoid when filling BI jobs.

• May 15, 2008 15 May'08

  Business intelligence software product purchasing criteria

  Learn what questions to ask when purchasing business intelligence (BI) software products. Get expert BI buying criteria and vendor selection advice in this BI software buying guide.

• May 13, 2008 13 May'08

  Text Analytics Accuracy: Requirements and Reality

  Accuracy is a frequent concern when working with text; the accuracy question is similar to the data quality issue in business intelligence and data warehousing.

• April 07, 2008 07 Apr'08

  Howard Dresner predicts the future of business intelligence

  Howard Dresner lends his take on the business intelligence market from the floor of the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit in Chicago.

• April 01, 2008 01 Apr'08

  Gartner Business Intelligence Summit: Embed BI within business processes

  The success of business intelligence increasingly depends on how well BI is embedded within business processes, said a keynote speaker at the Gartner BI Summit.

• March 13, 2008 13 Mar'08

  Gartner: Business intelligence ROI, value a matter of mind over money

  Business intelligence (BI) investments don't naturally lend themselves to an easily calculable ROI, but measuring the value of BI is possible, according to Gartner's Bill Hostmann.

• March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08

  A Six Sigma Initiative for Business Intelligence

  Applying Six Sigma principles to business intelligence requires strong management support and a recognized Six Sigma action program.

• January 17, 2008 17 Jan'08

  Top Three Enablers for Scalable Business Intelligence

  This article examines the top three enablers of business intelligence scalability: holistic data models, technology tools, and a combination of people and processes.

• January 09, 2008 09 Jan'08

  Mapping the Data Landscape

  A particularly interesting concept that has recently emerged is the notion of the physical data landscape and the necessity of mapping it.

• December 18, 2007 18 Dec'07

  The Clinical Data Pipeline

  The Analytical Healthcare Repository (AHR) is a collaboration framework to centralize the management of patient information for analytical purposes.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Categorizing business intelligence users

  Part 1 of this article introduced the Baseline Pyramid, which offers a BI taxonomy according to the type of usage and the maturity of the data. In Part 2, we spin the pyramid in order to relate this evolution to classes of knowledge workers.

• May 24, 2007 24 May'07

  Finding hidden data patterns and correlations: The beer and diapers example

  Once data patterns have been discovered, analysts must determine whether the correlations are incidental, accidental or in a cause-and-effect relationship.

• May 17, 2007 17 May'07

  Content intelligence: Content management meets business intelligence

  In this podcast, Gerry Brown of Bloor Research explains "content intelligence" -- a combination of business intelligence and content management that helps companies leverage unstructured data.

• May 03, 2007 03 May'07

  HP's business intelligence and data warehouse plans: A data discussion with HP BI VP Ben Barnes

  Listen to a podcast with HP vice president, Ben Barnes discussing Hewlett-Packard's business intelligence strategy and HP Neoview data warehouse.

• April 05, 2007 05 Apr'07

  Business intelligence case study: Gartner lauds police for crime-fighting BI

  In this business intelligence (BI) case study, learn why police technology in Richmond, Va. includes a BI implementation worthy of a Gartner award.

• March 21, 2007 21 Mar'07

  Serious Games in Virtual Worlds: The Future of Enterprise Business Intelligence

  The future of business intelligence in the enterprise may lie in the convergence of serious games with virtual worlds.

• March 20, 2007 20 Mar'07

  Business Intelligence for Revenue-Generating Processes

  This article describes the use of detailed and specific business information about customers' past purchasing behavior to grow revenue and retain profitable customers.

• March 02, 2007 02 Mar'07

  Business intelligence ROI: Five keys to justifying BI investments

  Analysts from Gartner and Bloor, and an experienced end user, recommend best practices for calculating the hard ROI metrics and soft benefits of BI investments.

• March 16, 2006 16 Mar'06

  SAS snaps up Veridiem for MRM

  Business intelligence giant SAS has bolstered its customer intelligence platform by acquiring Veridiem, a maker of marketing resource management (MRM) software.

• September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04

  The army and knowledge management

  Army Knowledge Management (AKM) moves the US Army to superiority in the battlefield.