Solvency II and Planning – Did We Learn Anything from Sarbanes-Oxley?
We read with great interest this article from TradingMarkets.com on the current state of opinion surrounding Solvency II in the European Union. The...
Business Intelligence Adoption and Business Culture
The adoption of business intelligence can be impacted by many factors -- software selection, ill-defined project scope, and more. In fact, Dan Vesset, of IDC, in an ITBusinessEdge article says business culture plays a significant role in the adoption of business intelligence.
Will the Workforce Demand Greater Visualization from Business Intelligence Vendors?
Some companies still use spreadsheets for business intelligence. Others have moved on to business intelligence applications with some form of dashboards. Visualization is important to business intelligence – and will become a key driver of pervasive business intelligence. Why? Because of the demographics of today’s -- and tomorrow's -- workforce.
Better Service Thanks to Analytics/Business Intelligence
Who would have thought that business intelligence software, predictive analytics and other tools could be an antidote to high gas prices and costly service...
How Green is Your Business Intelligence?
One sure thing about business analytics and business intelligence is there’s always a learning curve especially in emerging areas such as “Green IT” –...
Business Intelligence Hits the Funny Pages
OK, maybe the average comics/funny pages reader didn’t associate a recent “Cornered” by Mike Baldwin with business intelligence, but those who know and love business intelligence will.
Is the Recession Good for the Business Intelligence Software Market?
Industry analyst report after industry analyst report says the business intelligence market is on the upswing. The reasons don’t seem to vary much; basically, business intelligence software helps companies to not just identify cost savings, but to also grow profits.
BI and Ending The Milk Run
“Drive-time” can be down-time spent listening to the radio, making phone calls or cursing at traffic. Thanks to business intelligence (BI) -- teamed with...
Business Intelligence and Pharmacometrics: the American Conference on Pharmacometrics
This week, one of the major conferences on pharmacometrics, the sold-out American Conference on Pharmacometrics, October 4 – 7, 2009 at The Grand Pequot at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
A Conversation With IDC’s Brian McDonough
IDC is a global provider of market intelligence to IT professionals and business executives. We recently had a conversation with IDC's Brian McDonough,...