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Abstract:
Tools under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella combine to convert data into information, and information into decisions
for action. Dashboards and scorecards are two such tools. Though often confused, they have functional difference, especially
in modern BI suites. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
... BI tools have neither been terribly complex ... their extended enterprise
resource planning [ERP ... pertinent information, see Business Intelligence
Success, Lessons ...
Published:
2005-06-28
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Abstract:
Is business intelligence (BI) an application that pays off? We have all heard mixed results but a 2003 extensive study on
on-line analytical processing (OLAP) states that BI usually pays off over 60 percent of the time , explains where the value
is found, and describes what’s required to get the pay (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
... the application of BI specific to the end user's industry or application ...
Business Intelligence, The use of software tools that enable business
users to see and ...
Published:
2004-10-09
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Abstract:
One of the biggest mistakes users often make with BI is forgetting the big picture, the strategic goals of what they hope
to accomplish by accessing this information, while breaking out of traditional silo-ed metrics. BI is not a panacea, and enterprises
must organize and prioritize their business needs (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
One of the biggest mistakes users often make with BI is forgetting the big picture, the strategic goals of what they hope
to accomplish by accessi...
Published:
2005-07-16
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Abstract:
Business intelligence (BI) is evolving as it grows in popularity. Within BI, there is a shift from traditional analytics
to predictive analytics, and predictive analytics is emerging as a distinct new software sector. (...)
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Business intelligence (BI) is evolving as it grows in popularity. Within BI, there is a shift from traditional analytics to
predictive analytics, ...
Published:
2005-12-24
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Abstract:
For many reasons, SAS's alliance with Amdocs and partnership with Aprimo might be some of a few vendor partnerships where
customers and the vendors benefit. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
For many reasons, SAS's alliance with Amdocs and partnership with Aprimo might be some of a few vendor partnerships where
customers and the vendor...
Published:
2005-08-12
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Abstract:
Spurred by government mandates for more business transparency, business intelligence has emerged to extract information from
ERP systems. How has BI emerged? What does the terminology surrounding it mean, and what is its current state of affairs? (...)
Excerpt related to
business intelligence tools industry resource:
Business Intelligence Status Report.
Published:
2005-06-27
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Abstract:
Demand for instant access to dispersed information is being met by vendors offering enterprise business intelligence tools
and suites. Portlet standardization, enterprise information integration, and corporate performance management are among the
proposed solutions, but do they really deliver real time i (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Demand for instant access to dispersed information is being met by vendors offering enterprise business intelligence tools
and suites. Portlet sta...
Published:
2005-06-29
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Abstract:
The arms race to marshal the most complete corporate performance management platform has intensified among major vendors.
Many have a comprehensive set of business intelligence (BI) functionality. (...)
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The arms race to marshal the most complete corporate performance management platform has intensified among major vendors.
Many have a comprehensiv...
Published:
2005-07-13
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Abstract:
There is a perception that if business users are given access to enterprise databases and raw query tools, they will create
havoc in the system, which is a possibility—unless the business intelligence (BI) product developer understands the potential
problem and addresses it as a business-critical facto (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
There is a perception that if business users are given access to enterprise databases and raw query tools, they will create
havoc in the system, w...
Published:
2005-07-15
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Abstract:
Current pure play business intelligence (BI) leaders offer the advantage of superior analytics and planning capabilities;
however, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors are improving their analytic capabilities and accessibility. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Current pure play business intelligence (BI) leaders offer the advantage of superior analytics and planning capabilities;
however, enterprise reso...
Published:
2005-07-14
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Abstract:
In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is
not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the
inevitable benefits of business intelligence. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
... In addition to business intelligence, terms like business
... performance management (CPM), and business activity monitoring ...
are all dependent on BI tools, but it ...
Published:
2009-04-29
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Abstract:
The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) hosts quarterly World Conferences to help organizations involved in data warehousing,
business intelligence, and performance management. These conferences supply a wealth of information aimed at improving organizational
decision-making, optimizing performance, and ac (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
... as being a central impartial resource for information ... also distributes
other industry-related publications ... The Business Intelligence
Journal, published biannually ...
Published:
2006-10-25
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Abstract:
Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this new reality, vendors now offer enterprise resource planning systems with far more features and functionality
than ever before. But how can an organization choose (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this ne...
Published:
2009-08-14
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Abstract:
SAP has gained connectivity to virtually any source on the plant floor and analytical functionality through its acquisition
of Lighthammer's products for plant intelligence. SAP users in the process of evaluating plant intelligence solutions should
seriously consider Lighthammer. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
SAP has gained connectivity to virtually any source on the plant floor and analytical functionality through its acquisition
of Lighthammer's produ...
Published:
2006-02-07
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Abstract:
Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in
the service industry. Simultaneously, professional services automation (PSA) became a viable software category. Consequently,
deciphering the difference between ERP and PSA remains a c (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in the
service industry. Sim...
Published:
2006-04-13
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Abstract:
Informix has announced a strategic alliance with Applied Data Resource Management (ADRM) to develop industry-specific data
models to provide packaged components for business intelligence and e-business analytics. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Informix has announced a strategic alliance with Applied Data Resource Management (ADRM) to develop industry-specific data
models to provide packa...
Published:
2000-06-30
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Abstract:
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP for services has emerged as a viable software category competing with the best-of-breed vendors serving professional
services sector industries. (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP...
Published:
2007-04-09
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Excerpt related to
business intelligence tools industry resource:
... value to HR, but that it can revolutionize the entire industry. ...
Workforce Analytics: Recruiting via HR and Business Intelligence (BI) Tools
at Solution ...
Published:
2009-12-17
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Abstract:
Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project portfolio management (PPM) vendors have adopted the IT governance mantra to differentiate their solutions from
those offered by the enterprise resource planni (...)
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business intelligence tools industry resource:
Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project...
Published:
2005-12-13
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Abstract:
Verticent, a revitalized reincarnation of the languishing public mid-market enterprise applications vendor PowerCerv, seems
to be thriving under a financially stable adopted parent, and it has found a defendable niche where it can exploit its competitors'
functional "fatal flaws". (...)
Excerpt related to
business intelligence tools industry resource:
Verticent, a revitalized reincarnation of the languishing public mid-market enterprise applications vendor PowerCerv, seems
to be thriving under a...
Published:
2005-12-14