Reporting 2.0 - A New Era in Business Reporting
[ Source: Synaptris ]
March 2008-
Despite its pride of place as the most widely used Information Management tool, Reporting has a severe limitation which significantly compromises its efficiency for business users. Reports are pre-defined at the time of design and cannot be modified by users to suit their current business need. It also poses a significant challenge to IT professionals as they are typically inundated with report change or new report requests to reflect the dynamic business environment.
Providing ....
Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management Strategy, Theory Of Constraints
[ Source: Hitachi Consulting ]
May 2008-
Business Intelligence is more of and art than a science. In exploits of science one knows exactly what to expect in the end. In exploits of art one knows the end but the end could be different for different people with different experience, maturity, methodology, and technology. Business intelligence is more of an art than a science because everyone knows what they need in the end but how they achieve the end result depends ....
CRM - Worth the Investment
[ Source: AbilityCRM ]
April 2008-
The process of determining the value of an investment in CRM differs depending on the viewpoint of the decision maker. This special report examines the decision criteria from three viewpoints: the CEO, the CFO and the CIO.
Business Intelligence Survey-2007
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
March 2007-
Business intelligence, as we've known it, is about to explode. Oracle's plans to buy Hyperion combined with a series of developments by other players have created quite a frenzy in the once-staid market. How will these shifts impact your organization?
This InformationWeek Research report examines the business intelligence strategies of 500 organizations -- focusing on these topics:
Deployment of business intelligence tools
Drivers of deployment
Challenges and ....
Data Visualization Tools Help Traders Achieve Best Execution in Today’s Ultra-Fast Moving Markets
[ Source: Panopticon Software ]
May 2008-
Security traders today face two major challenges: the markets in which they operate have become highly complex and ultra-fast, while at the same time the fiduciary duty of best execution is viewed more seriously than ever. Wayne Wagner explains how data visualization applications help traders achieve best execution by informing them of developing situations quickly enough to prevent sub-standard executions. Advanced data visualization software platforms have emerged in recent years as solutions ....
Predictive Analytics: Extending the Value of Your Data Warehousing Investment
[ Source: SAS ]
August 2008-
Predictive analytics can yield a substantial ROI. Predictive analytics can help companies optimize existing processes, better understand customer behavior, identify unexpected opportunities and anticipate problems before they happen. With such stellar credentials, the perplexing thing about predictive analytics is why so many organizations have yet to employ it. Learn how to deliver predictive analytics and understand the latest trend in predictive analytics from TDWI.
Playmarts Give Business Analysts Agility with Control
[ Source: Lyzasoft, Inc. ]
December 2008-
One key group of potential users of business intelligence tools and data warehouse data has been seriously underserved for many years. These power business analysts resort to a mishmash of desktop productivity tools to support them in their search for innovative answers in the ever-growing jungles of enterprise data.
IT departments trying to keep control of the corporate data asset through the data warehouse architecture denounce the "spreadmarts" thus created. Indeed, business analysts themselves also often ....
Best Practices For Leveraging Business Analytics In Today’s and Tomorrow’s Insurance Sector
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2009-
2008 research released in January 2009 on how leading insurers are using business analytics solutions to reduce reaction times to competitive pressure, respond more efficiently to market changes, improve the precision and efficacy of operational decisions, and increase business managers effectiveness in driving organizational value.
How To Unleash Data Potential In Times Of Credit Crunch
[ Source: Rajat Sharma ]
March 2009-
In the wake of the current credit crunch, and the failures of both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, banks are worrying more and more about tracking their spending and making ends meet, trying to achieve profitable accounts while at the same time turning around riskier customer ventures. The nation’s banks are increasingly facing the credit crunch due to the sub-prime loan debacle. While financial stability and a surplus economy might be a mere vision of ....
Three Blind Men and an Elephant- The Power of Dashboards
[ Source: Tableau Software ]
March 2009-
Stephen Few, Principal of Perceptual Edge, reveals how dashboards make it easy to shift from one perspective to another while exploring and analyzing data, and pursuing every question that arises during the process.
Business people struggle every day to make sense of data, stumbling blindly, touching only small parts of the information, and coming away with a narrowed comprehension.
In this paper you'll learn how dashboards increase data comprehension through:
• Greater ....