17 posts from: Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence - more than just OLAP
(Indexed 2009-02-19):
Many companies have developed a suite of reporting systems, executive dashboards, and scorecards. Structured analytics is based on a structured or official way of looking at a business and its operations. The structure is based upon the semantic consistency and hierarchical taxonomy of conformed dimensions and is often implemented in an OLAP environment for use in drill-down, roll-up and other point-and-click data navigation.The strength of structured analytics is the consistent application of k...(truncated)...
Business Intelligence vendor consolidation (the cost)
(Indexed 2009-02-02):
[Image]Following on from my post of Business Intelligence Vendor consolidation, the price paid for these acquisitions and mergers has come under scrutiny. During Spring 2007, three takeovers of performance management competitors occurred almost simultaneously. The SAP takeover of Business Objects was announced on October 7, and IBMs takeover of Cognos on November 12.Only Hyperion, Applix, Business Objects and Cognos were publicly traded companies, whose price could be regarded as set by the mark...(truncated)...
6 reasons to implement a Balanced Scorecard
(Indexed 2008-03-18):
These days most people know what a balanced scoredcard is. The challenge is understanding the benefits of a balanced scorecard to your organisation. Following on from a previous post Business Intelligence - Scorecards and Dashboards I discuss 6 key reasons to implement a Balanced Scorecard.Definition: The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organisations worldwide to align business activiti...(truncated)...
Put some business intelligence in your inbox
(Indexed 2008-03-07):
E-mail has already changed business forever, and now business intelligence continues to accelerate that change.Microsoft's recent partnerships with SAP, Lotus and others are cementing Office applications as a platform for more advanced business software, the new push by Microsoft with PerformancePoint and Business Edge by SAP Business Objects. What may prove a more serious threat to Microsoft's BI moves is not the product plans of other BI vendors but the question of whether up-and-coming online...(truncated)...
8 amazing features in Crystal Reports 2008
(Indexed 2008-02-29):
[Image]Crystal Reports 2008 has now unleashed some new powerful and dynamic reporting features not previously seen in a reporting product. We have taken Crystal Reports 2008 for a test drive and we believe "this release has the potential to transform every business user's working environment". Business Objects a provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, launched Crystal Reports 2008. Reports are the lifeblood of communication between people, business, partners, and customers. Crystal Rep...(truncated)...
Defining and managing the lifecycle of your data
(Indexed 2008-02-10):
We are in the process of helping to define the data lifecycle for 2 very different clients.Data life cycle management (DLM) is a policy-based approach to managing the flow of a companies data throughout its life cycle: from creation and initial storage to its end of life and is deleted. DLM manages the processes involved, typically organising data into separate tiers according to specified policies, and automating data migration from one tier to another based on those criteria. For example a typ...(truncated)...
Getting 'Real Time' Performance with Operational BI
(Indexed 2008-01-29):
Operational business intelligence is about delivering information to people when and how they need it in the context of business need. Explore the five best practices best-in-class companies are using to drive faster, better decision making and higher customer satisfaction.I read a post on the Intelligent enterprise website about getting real time performance from your business intelligence infrastructure.A number of companies have started to use existing data to provide daily, even minute by mi...(truncated)...
Megatrends of Business Intelligence
(Indexed 2008-01-27):
Complacency ... Enterprises seeking a competitive edge are looking toward competency centers, MDM, real-time deployments, data virtualization, workload management and operational intelligence. We help you answer six questions that will lead to innovative new BI strategies.We came across this post that summarised changes and predictions in the BI market by intelligent enterprise.Just when everyone thought there was general agreement on what business intelligence (BI) is "methods, tools and system...(truncated)...
Operational BI: Getting the whole company using Business Intelligence
(Indexed 2008-01-09):
The major vendors are all making conversations about Operational BI or Pervasive BI.Companies are trying to raise the competitive bar through improvement of many operational business processes, including customer experiences, inventoryand purchasing, systems monitoring, and business process optimisation. Organizations are attempting to increase customer loyalty, profitability, and cross-sell / upsell opportunities.Many companies are now being pushed to deliver results despite budget constraints....(truncated)...
Making Business Intelligence interesting and sexy !
(Indexed 2008-01-03):
I saw this video a while ago but found it on YouTube recently ...This is Business Objects Performance Enlightenment video - let there be light."We are not a business intelligence company ... we are in the business of helping companies become more intelligent!"
Making Business Intelligence for the masses !
(Indexed 2008-01-03):
I saw this video a while ago but found it on YouTube recently ...This is Business Objects Performance Enlightenment video - let there be light."We are not a business intelligence company ... we are in the business of helping companies become more intelligent!"[Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image][Image]
Benefits of Strategic Data Analysis
(Indexed 2008-01-02):
Benefits of Strategic Data AnalysisIt is very obvious that analysing your data can provide strategic benfits. But I am often asked how can I do it easily. There are a number of reasons to undertake strategic data analysis including: economic pressures, just-in-time supply chain management, a more diverse and demanding customer base and government requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).Business Intelligence (BI) tools bring information and insights to your business previously unknown and this ...(truncated)...
The benefits of Business Intelligence
(Indexed 2008-01-01):
The Benefits of Business Intelligence I am often asked what can Business Intelligence do for my business. So my response is usually ... Business Intelligence (BI) is both a management process as well as a collection of software applications and underlying technology that enables organisations to make better business decisions by exposing key metrics that drive the organisation.Business Intelligence is sometimes confused with Competitive Intelligence but they are not the same concepts. This is tr...(truncated)...
Business Intelligence - Vendor Consolidation
(Indexed 2007-12-28):
The OLAP report saysThe BI industry has seen a wave of acquisitions since the mid 1990s, with takeovers occurring every few months. The first wave was mainly other companies who were attracted by the higher growth rates in the BI industry and preferred to buy an existing vendor rather than to develop their own product. These changes of ownership did not produce any consolidation because there was no net reduction in the number of BI vendors or products. There was also no reduction in competition...(truncated)...
5 reasons to embrace Business Intelligence
(Indexed 2007-11-19):
Top 5 Reasons Every Business Should Embrace Business IntelligenceHow many times has the justification or question for embarking on a BI program been reduced to cost ?I often recommend the following ... Escalating business costs and increased completeness are enough reasons alone toseriously consider implementing a solid Business Intelligence program. When Veneta Research surveyed over 400 companies on their BI expectations, the five most commonly cited reasons for embracing BI were these:1. Impr...(truncated)...
Business Objects nets 14,000-seat Australia Post deal
(Indexed 2007-10-22):
I am often asked which companies are using Business Objects product suite.In Australia Australia Post is planning to boost its business intelligence capabilities. It has signed a 14,000-seat software licence with Business Objects. The three-year installation and support deal is the largest local win for Business Objects, which originated in France and is now listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Australia Post is embarking on a performance management initiative, and will use our software to help ...(truncated)...
Business Objects and Microsoft To Make War in the Midmarket
(Indexed 2007-09-01):
Another question asked regularly is what Business Intelligence products are suited for mid sized companies often referred to as SMEs.Doug Henschen of intelligent enterpriseSeeing a huge market opportunity to sell business intelligence software to companies with 100 to 1,000 employees and $100 million to $1 billion in revenue, Business Objects today announced a major new-product family and larger initiative aimed at catering to midsized companies. The midmarket now buys $2.1 billion worth of BI s...(truncated)...