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Business Intelligence (BI) stories - Page 79

The prevalence of computers in business (and everywhere) generates enormous quantities of data. Business Intelligence seeks to extract further value from this data (after it has served its immediate purpose, and is shunted off to storage) through analysis and contextualization. If data is described as the ‘new oil’, BI is the derricks tapping the well. BI generally requires uniform data before analysis can take place, with data extracted from source systems and loaded into secondary structures such as ‘data warehouses/lakes’. The analysis outputs are typically sent to managers and executives within the business in the form of reports (or managers are equipped with the tools to create their own reports) assessing performance, providing insights or identifying opportunities.
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What to do? A little ERP? A little IOT? A little big data? Who Know...Who Cares?

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Amid a tech investment muddle, is IT truly firing up productivity or just a shot in the dark? Let's disentangle the ROI riddle.
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What is this so called 'Age of the Customer?'

Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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CEOs aim for better customer experience, but poor technology management continues to disappoint, says journalist.
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Brocade looks to enhance visibility into storage networks

Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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Brocade launches Analytics Monitoring Platform with end-to-end visibility to reduce storage networking latency by 70%.
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Is distributed analytics the solution to a connected world of data?

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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Distributed analytics could be a game changer, integrating new data sources into legacy systems without squandering prior investments.
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Uncovering growth opportunities in the transforming business analytics market

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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Vendors need to take a bi-modal approach to how you build your product portfolio as well as how you go-to-market.
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HPE acquires SGI for $275 million to capture global 'data explosion'

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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HPE continues its investment in big data technology as the company acquires SGI, a data analytics, data management and compute solutions provider.
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Technavio reports data center growth will hit $75 billion by 2020

Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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Cloud data centers, analytics, IoT and colocation services are powering increased demand for data centers - spending may reach $75 billion by 2020.
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Top 10 strategic technologies for Government CIOs

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Government CIOs face challenges in harnessing digital innovation, says Gartner. Spending on tech products/services is set to grow in 2016.
Packaged offering

Exclusive: IDC Australia tells how to capture the SMB digital transformation market

Tue, 28th Jun 2016
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Australian SMBs are champing at the bit to begin their digital transformation but packaged offerings, rather than point solutions, are key says IDC.
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Salesforce's new and unified App Cloud Mobile solution is open to all users

Fri, 24th Jun 2016
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Salesforce App Cloud Mobile is the new one-stop mobile solution from Salesforce that offers developers a choice of approaches.
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Why did Microsoft purchase LinkedIn? A treasure trove of information

Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Microsoft's recent purchase of LinkedIn shows that in a world of smart of machines, content is king and the new code base.
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3 reasons why telecom operators should store historical data right now

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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Big Data technologies, cloud services and price drops in storage disks have made it possible to store huge datasets.
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A modern solution for a modern problem: IBM tackles cyber security

Tue, 31st May 2016
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IBM unveils Watson for Cyber Security, leveraging cognitive tech and collaboration with top US universities to tackle modern cyber threats.
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Subscription economy driving significant shift for Aussie businesses

Wed, 25th May 2016
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Consumer preferences are changing, driving a significant shift for Australian businesses, according to a survey by Zuora.
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Salesforce Community Cloud gathers market momentum

Tue, 24th May 2016
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Salesforce's London World Tour attracts 15,000 attendees, biggest gathering of customers and partners outside of Dreamforce.
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Copy data virtualisation: The five ways it could save you millions this year

Mon, 23rd May 2016
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You've heard of server virtualisation. You've heard of network virtualisation. But have you considered virtualising your data yet?.
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Data-centric security for the Internet of Things

Thu, 19th May 2016
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The Internet of Things (IoT) & its dependence on the cloud has created new, critical security challenges in the escalating fight against cyber-crime.
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It's not just about the weather: put your emails in context

Tue, 10th May 2016
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Digitally empowered customers crave context and are shying away from the mass-marketing approach to email offers. It's time for a different approach.
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Hot Trend for B2B Marketers: Account-Based Marketing

Tue, 10th May 2016
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Every salesperson wants good leads, and increasingly, B2B marketers are expected to not only provide those good leads but also help close deals.
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Microsoft on charge in SaaS market with 70% revenue growth

Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Microsoft is on the charge in the SaaS market and is now challenging for leadership in the growth market with Oracle and IBM also making a big play.