business intelligence News and Other Resources

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Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement and more

May 30, 2008 4:11pm PDT

Business Process Improvement, Business Intelligence - both are key to maximizing organizational success. Westminster College is getting with the times by undertaking major projects in both areas....

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Hybrid on-demand business intelligence with SQL Azure Reporting

March 22, 2012 9:00am PDT

Ian Hardenburgh describes Microsoft's positioning of SQL Server, SQL Azure, and SQL Azure Reporting Services for enterprises that need data analysis and business intelligence tools.

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Don't confuse data with intelligence

March 8, 2011 3:36am PST

Facts, figures, and complex calculations based on data are important, but they are not intelligence.

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BI systems failure: Is the CIO to blame?

May 15, 2009 11:07am PDT

Jay Rollins comments on a recent discussion about whether a CIO could be faulted when business intelligence systems projects fail. He breaks down the two sides of the argument and offers his take.

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Business Intelligence: A strategy-based initiative

September 7, 2011 6:17am PDT

Every company needs a clear set of goals and objectives to achieve maximum benefits from its business intelligence (BI) strategy. This is what these goals should include.

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Sanity check: Seven hot acronyms IT pros are talking about

February 3, 2008 11:44pm PST

IT professionals adore acronyms and shorthand. That's part of the reason why normal people think IT pros are speaking a foreign language when we talk amongst ourselves. If you want to "be in the...

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Successful BI deployments have these elements

September 14, 2011 5:32am PDT

Forrester reports that more than half of BI attempts fail or bog down to a crawl. Successful deployment and usability depends on several critical components.

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3 Questions: Preparing for Business Intelligence projects

December 2, 2003 8:00am PST

An interview with Tony DiBenedetto, chairman and CEO of Tribridge

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IBM buys BI vendor Cognos

November 13, 2007 11:43am PST

IBM has announced that it will acquire Business Intelligence (BI) vendor Cognos for $5 billion.

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Business intelligence: New trend, retreaded buzzword, or oxymoron?

September 5, 2008 11:45am PDT

You've heard the buzzwords before: Business Intelligence. Data Mining. Decision Support Systems. What does Business Intelligence really mean and are we finally getting near to delivering to...

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Four keys to business intelligence success

May 20, 2009 8:40pm PDT

Business intelligence encompasses a wide array of services. Scott Lowe provides his take on the "BI failure fault" question and briefly describes Westminster College's modest BI efforts.

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Cheat Sheet: Business intelligence

June 8, 2009 8:46am PDT

Update: Another oxymoron?

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Infographic: Making the case for big data analytics and intelligence

September 24, 2012 7:10am PDT

Slashdot offers this infographic that breaks down the business case for big data projects.

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Living a life embedded with intelligent systems

October 31, 2011 10:05am PDT

Microsoft sees a near-future where embedded microchips will record everything and intelligent systems will analyze the data to make a better world.

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Seeking a career in business intelligence? Here are five areas to be proficient in

July 12, 2010 4:48am PDT

If ever there was a career that fits into the need to mesh technology and business success, it is BI. Here are some skills you should learn if you choose to consider a career in BI.

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Eclipse updates its Business Intelligence tools

January 24, 2006 12:13pm PST

Multi-user reports and drag-and-drop support broaden appeal of Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools.

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Business intelligence is just a few steps away for SAP R/3 users

December 13, 2004 8:00am PST

If your enterprise uses SAP, implementing a sophisticated BI warehouse is closer to a reality than you might think.

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Next generation of business intelligence

August 28, 2008 12:39pm PDT

Data warehouses collect gigabytes of data everyday but the information is not always meaningful. Why? Angela Shen-Hsieh, President and CEO of Visual I/O, says it's because the tools are not user...

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Business Performance Management (BPM): The missing link between IT projects and business strategy?

April 5, 2005 7:00am PDT

This column describes how the implementation of Business Performance Management (BPM) brings technology and business strategy together. IT provides decision-makers with the tools they need to...

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