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On-Demand BI Has Merit Businesses can avoid upfront costs and the hassle of upgrading and managing software and infrastructure by using on-demand business intelligence systems. SMBs Lacking BI Here's a frustrating thing about running an IT shop for an SMB: Not only does it seem like nobody in the vendor community is listening to you, it seems like the vendors don’t even know what they sold you. Candidates Use Predictive Analytics to Seek Votes As the primary race grinds on, the candidates are turning to predictive analytics tools to help find voters ready to support them. BI: Are We There Yet? Now that businesses seem to have finally lined up their business intelligence systems with their production systems, the question is, Now what? Is BI now capable of delivering the one truth about data? Oudi Antebi, vice president of marketing for Panorama Software, says simplifying delivery of BI is a giant step forward in the evolution of business intelligence products, in this IT Link podcast. Developing Location Location, location, location. Mapping has become an important part of software development, especially for business analytics and intelligence applications. Jon Winslow, director of business development for Pitney Bowes Software's MapInfo division, explains how it works, in this IT Link podcast. IBM Researcher: Math Enriches BI IBM research fellow Brenda Dietrich discusses how mathematics enhances the effectiveness of Information On Demand and business intelligence. IBM, Cognos Outline IOD Strategy, Road Map IBM says it will couple sophisticated math with Cognos BI tools. Cognos` Rob Ashe: Working Under the IBM Umbrella Cognos President and CEO Rob Ashe talks about competition and product differentiation in a consolidating market. Cognos CEO Paints the Future of Performance Management Upgrades for Version 8.3 are broken up into two groups: new capabilities for users, and upgrades to the platform. SAP-Business Objects Deal Threatens IBM Relationship SAP's buyout of Business Objects could shake up some long-standing relationships with IBM. No BS: BO`s CEO Sees Wider Audience for BI Business Objects is charting a plan, independent from SAP, to keep more workers in the business information loop. The Value of Business Intelligence Measuring IT value is only as accurate as the data that people have to analyze. Simplifying business intelligence data management could help, explains Jim Baum, president and COO of Netezza, in this IT Link podcast. What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Business Intelligence? Everybody is doing business intelligence, but with few standards and practices, sharing such intelligence is difficult. However, there may be hope on the horizon, explains Rashid Khan, co-founder and chief technology officer at Ultimus, in this IT Link po SAP, Business Objects Deal Leaves Market in Turmoil Customers of both Business Objects and SAP are waiting to learn what that the buyout means for them. Cognos to Play Delilah? One of the lone remaining pure-play business intelligence companies has its eye on Business Objects' customers. Social Networking Breaks BI Barriers SAP's bid to purchase Business Objects offers a chance to pose the question: What's the value of business intelligence without collaboration? Indigestion for SAP The integration of technology and processes will be difficult as SAP digests Business Objects acquisition, analysts warn. Combining BI and Search In this Tech Rising podcast, eWEEK Chief Technology Analyst Jim Rapoza talks to Brian Osterloh and Chris Framel, of the city of Albuquerque, N.M., about the city's project to combine the strengths of their Cognos business intelligence system, with Business Intelligence and The One Truth Business intelligence is making inroads into virtually every corner of the enterprise. Don Campbell, Cognos vice president of product innovation and technology, explains how to Mike Vizard in this IT Link podcast. Business Intelligence Gets Smart Business intelligence has been around for a while, but it may finally be getting its due, as James Markarian, senior vice president and CTO for Informatica, tells Mike Vizard in this IT Link podcast. |
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