Data Management: Reaching Into the Cloud
In a form of “shadow IT”, Line-of-Business groups have been turning to cloud-based services to quickly set up technology solutions…
Three Implications for the Rise of E-Readers
For the first time ever, Amazon.com sold more electronic than printed books.
BI Vendors Use Communities to Serve Customers
BI vendors tend to primarily follow a software production business model and shy away from too much services. One reason…
German-Speaking Business Managers in Europe Need More Flexible, Self-Service BI
QlikTech recently commissioned a research study by European analyst firm Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) about BI. PAC surveyed 80 department…
Healthcare BI Helps Physicians Improve Patient Care
Author: Linda Rosencrance, Spotfire Blogging Team
A Cornucopia of Complicated Communications
Research reports are a cornucopia of complicated statistical representations. Or, if I may say in simpler terms, a lot of…
Why Strategy Needs to Be Specific…
Today’s Dilbert strip hit on a couple of key thoughts, albeit in traditional Dilbert fashion…
Pervasive BI: Top Factors for Success
Brian McDonough of IDC talked about the drivers for pervasive BI in organizations. He identified various metrics for measuring pervasiveness.…
Survey Shows European Decision Makers in Need of Better BI
Information Builders, the software vendor of the enterprise Business Intelligence product WebFOCUS, partnered with market research company Vanson Bourne for insight…
Take the Predictive Analytics in the Cloud survey
Decision Management Solutions, the company of which I am CEO, is running a study on Predictive Analytics in the Cloud…

