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Welcome to BI.TV – your vendor agnostic fortnightly recap of global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics news, views and reviews.
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Welcome to BI.TV – your vendor agnostic fortnightly recap of global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics news, views and reviews.
*For best viewing, we recommend you watch in 720p resolution.
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In the news
Episode 10 of BI.TV explores a range of prominent topics and new research reports within the business analytics industry: From the practical ways in which Big Data Analytics are already being used to change the world around us; tips for making BI programs more efficient in order to maximize ROI; Howard Dresner’s latest study into BI for small to midsized organizations; the reasons why small businesses are choosing cloud analytics over on-premise set-ups; and Ventana Research’s assessment of the current state of location analytics.
Story 1: “The Awesome Ways Big Data Is Used Today To Change Our World”
Story 2: “5 Ways to Make Your BI Program More Efficient and Maximize ROI”
Story 3: “SMEs Enjoy Business Intelligence Edge”
Story 4: “3 Reasons Small Business Should Choose Cloud Analytics”
Story 5: “The State of Location Analytics: Ventana Research”
Story 6: LinkedIn discussions
Are there any best practice guidelines that stipulate the optimal size of a BI department compared to the overall size of the organization?
Well, we’re out of time again.
We’ll catch you soon for another episode of BI.TV.
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