Open Source BI to the Rescue
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Follow the trials of the hero of our story as he uses open source BI to break away from the limitations, high costs and complexity of proprietary software. He saved the day with BIRT and now his company is able to make better decisions and improve productivity. Learn how to become a Business Intelligence hero in your company with this e-book.
Making Sense Of Search Positions
[ Source: Ambergreen ]
June 2009-
What does monitoring your Google organic search positions mean to you? Grant Whiteside, technical director of Ambergreen, looks at the new developments that mean you can now work out exactly what the value of each organic search query was worth to you.
Is Your Forecast Too Sunny? How To Improve The Accuracy Of Sales Forecasts
[ Source: Articles Archive ]
January 2008-
Accurate forecasting is vital for any business. Inaccurate forecasting carries all sorts of hazards. Whether there is a tendency to be too optimistic and sunny with forecasts or too downbeat and understating it, there are potential problems for the business. Basic systems such as ACT, Goldmine or SalesLogix will allow sales people to develop customer records, keep everything related to the customer in one place and manage their diaries. There are ways to use all ....
The Evolution of IT Operations
[ Source: ASG ]
June 2008-
IT operations have moved from backstage to center stage with the increasing importance of business service management (BSM). Effective IT service delivery is the baseline for successful business service delivery. Improved management processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITILŪ) along with the strategic use of configuration management databases (CMDBs) have driven IT management processes into completely new territory. This development has been an evolutionary process. The first step was a shift away from a ....
Application Portfolio Optimization
[ Source: ASG ]
May 2009-
Application Portfolio Optimization (APO) provides executives with tools and information to assess the quality and condition of application assets as well as a means for understanding the impact of proposed application changes. This paper presents a three-stage approach for implementing an APO initiative that delivers immediate benefits while setting a foundation to better support future business requirements.
BI4Dynamics Data Warehouse Surmounts Workload Gap
[ Source: BI4Dynamics ]
March 2004-
It is important to know that transactional systems such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV and reporting systems such as business intelligence solutions represent two completely different workload types, and a single system cannot be designed or tuned properly to optimize both of these workloads. Reporting and analysis using an operational system does not work effectively. BI4Dynamics NAV overcomes this gap by deploying a data warehouse, the heart of the solution.
Understanding And Developing Your Sales Force
[ Source: Canada Business ]
January 2008-
This paper explains how an individual and his employees can get trained to become creative sales people. Effective selling does not happen by accident. The small entrepreneur must work to achieve a high level of sales effectiveness in his or her business. In order to work toward this goal, the businessperson should be aware of the different types of salespersons, the selling process and the attributes of effective salespersons. Applying such knowledge to a business ....
Getting the Bang Out of Your BI Buck
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
Make the move from Business Intelligence to Intelligent Business. Bullet proof your BI investment by downloading the essential tips found in this whitepaper.
Next Generation Information Visualization
[ Source: Centrifuge Systems ]
June 2008-
The analysis problem today is very significant. Analysts of all types are overwhelmed with data which continues to grow at alarming rates. Traditional business intelligence tools are not able to satisfy the analysts need to interactively explore the data. As a result, these tools and current data visualization products are too hard to use, too static (they lack interactivity), too disconnected from the immediate needs of business users and too isolated. Interactive, visual exploration and ....
Approaches To Sales Forecasting - A Review
[ Source: Data Perceptions ]
January 2008-
Virtually every manufacturing or service company needs to generate forecasts of their short to medium term sales. Being able to forecast demand more accurately has major commercial advantages, whether the forecast is used to plan purchasing, production and inventory, as the basis of marketing or sales planning and for financial planning and reporting or budgeting. The essence of judgmental forecasting is the application of the business manager’s knowledge and interpretation of past events and activities ....