Business Intelligence (BI) Systems
Articles on Business Intelligence Systems, Best Practices,
BI Strategies, and News
EPM in the Cloud—Overcoming the Resistance
In the far distant past (OK, just a few years ago) prospects would balk at the idea of EPM in the Cloud. Things sure have changed: the Cloud, as a means to do everything—from data storage, to playing music, to business application hosting—is as much a part of our technology ecosystem as the phones in our hands and the laptops on our desks.
How Business Intelligence Helps To Identify Opportunities And Threats
Business intelligence in action: KPIs can do more than performance management. Defining KPIs can also help businesses to identify threats and opportunities.
Human Resources, Making BIG Strides in Business Analytics
Human Resources is beginning to pull ahead in the Business Analytics world. One thing is certain, if you want to run a successful business, you need to hire the right people to help you get there. Who is in charge of recruiting and hiring your team members? "DING,...
Infographic: 6 Business Intelligence Best Practices
Be Mindful to Keep these Practices throughout your Business Intelligence Project Getting Business Intelligence Best Practices to work well is challenging. Check out the 6 best practices outlined in this Infographic. Check it out and see how...
How to get the Largest Return from your Big Data
Who doesn't want the largest return on their investment? The article written by Chris Twogood, How To Produce Ongoing Returns With Big Data, compares current Data and Analytics systems to what he claims is actually needed in today's businesses. He writes, and...
11 of the Best Practices for Business Intelligence
Dennis McCafferty of CIO Insight recently wrote an article that addresses 11 of the top practices of Business Intelligence. With Business Intelligence controlling such key factors in today's companies such as, analytics, business performance management, text mining...
Why do 70% of Business Intelligence Projects Fail?
Let's take a look into some reasons that business intelligence projects tend to fail.
28% of a Data Analyst’s Time is Spent on Data Prep
James Haight of Blue Hill Research recently wrote a blog post that breaks down the costs and numbers of Data Preperation. Typical reports focus on hours and efficiency. As stated by James Haight, “At Blue Hill, we recently published a benchmark report in which...