Business Intelligence

and information into insights and action: business intelligence (BI), analytic intelligence, continuous intelligence and content intelligence. Read on to learn more.

In this research report written by Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research for TechTarget, Wayne proposes that there are four main types of intelligences designed to turn data into information and information into insights and action: business intelligence (BI), analytic intelligence, continuous intelligence and...

are between a rock and a hard spot. And many of them see Business Intelligence as an escape route. But does BI hold the answers for every manufacturer? How does BI differ from manufacturing intelligence? This eBook will answer these questions and more.

Facing increasing pressures from globalization and a sagging economy, manufacturers are between a rock and a hard spot. And many of them see business intelligence (BI) as an escape route. As one observer puts it, "A lack of information is what got us into...

Today, data warehousing and business intelligence are mission-critical functions for organizations of all types and sizes. IBM System z supports the entire data warehousing cycle, along with business intelligence software to deliver a total solution infrastruc­ture. Read this white paper to learn more.

Today, data warehousing and business intelligence are mission-critical functions for organizations of all types and sizes. Recent advances in mainframe...

BI? This presentation transcript breaks down the basics of business intelligence and outlines the key features for Microsoft SQL Server. Discover the advantages of BI and find out how to get started with a business intelligence strategy to enhance your organization.

Gathering data through business intelligence (BI) is the key to maintaining an efficient and profitable organization. But where do you start? Sure, having a wealth of company data at your fingertips sounds great, but with so many moving...

Mobile business intelligence is a process, not a project, and a journey rather than a destination. The case studies included represent two forms that mobile BI can take to empower the mobile worker and port existing applications. This paper discusses two different companies, their environments, reasons for going mobile and key success factors.

Mobile business intelligence is a process, not a project, and a journey rather than a destination. The case...

the IBM System z™ - but also delivers a portfolio of innovative business intelligence and data warehousing solutions for the mainframe.

An important enabler for today’s organizations finding tangible value in the mainframe platform is technology companies dedicated to developing business intelligence and data warehousing solutions specifically for the mainframe, development efforts that have been somewhat lacking in the past. In this paper you will read about how IBM offers not only a flexible...

real-time is another. Watch this video to learn about Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g, a BI platform that provides deeper insight and enables you to take action from a centralized dashboard.

Is your business completely satisfied with your current business intelligence (BI) capabilities?

Being able to gain insight from data to foster better decision-making is one thing – being able to take that intelligence and act on it in real-time is another.

This brief video introduces Oracle...

in detail about how to arrive at and implement an effective business intelligence strategy, using both a BICC and performance management technology. With the SAS® Enterprise Intelligence Platform-and the BI and performance management solutions that run on that platform-companies can automate their planning, budgeting, management reporting, financial consolidation, business process management, and operational performance management. Results are generated from...

Imhoff, a popular speaker and internationally recognized business intelligence expert, and Pete Scholtens, Solution Manager of SAP.

Explore the benefits of the software as a service (SaaS) model for your analytics needs. Learn why companies are selecting on demand to quickly deliver business intelligence to employees, customers, and partners. Learn how you can reap the benefits instantly and spend more time focusing on your business by relying on SAP to provide robust, best-in-class business...

open-source Infobright data warehousing and Pentaho business intelligence and ETL software packages dramatically lowers the cost of entry and simplifies deployment of a powerful, sophisticated BI infrastructure. You know the kind of Web experience you want to create for your users - one that is responsive to their needs and interests, that remembers what they’ve done and how they’ve used your service before, and that works with them, offering them the choices and the services that are most...

This white paper discusses Oracle Business Intelligence Standard Edition One, a powerful, integrated and comprehensive business intelligence system. Learn how to provide business insight, value, and ease of use for both, end users and administrators. Emerging businesses rely on agility and innovation to compete and differentiate their products and services from larger, incumbent competition. And workgroups within larger organizations often need to act with the same...

This paper explains how Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications are complete, prebuilt BI solutions that deliver intuitive, role-based intelligence for everyone in an organization - from front line employees to senior management - that enable better decisions, actions, and business processes.

Companies in every industry rely on information to make decisions. Often, the information they need is difficult to obtain because it either does not reside in their...

Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus (OBIEE Plus) is a comprehensive suite of enterprise business intelligence (BI) products that delivers a full range of capabilities. Read this data sheet to learn more. Executives find that despite their continued investment in business intelligence (BI) technology, they still do not have the relevant information they need to make decisions quickly and effectively. To achieve ROI, BI has to...

This paper investigates various levels of business intelligence, discusses the challenges organizations face with today's typical BI deployments, and highlights how many high-growth companies have implemented strategic, analytical, and operational initiatives to work seamlessly together to enhance performance and boost competitive advantage.

Business intelligence (BI) has been around for a long time, and over the years has taken on many different forms - reporting, OLAP, ad hoc...

This eight-page Buyer's Guide on Business Intelligence analyses the factors CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to consider as they plan their BI strategies.

 

Business intelligence,or BI, software has steadily emerged as a hot topic in recent years. Research shows that more than 49% of companies have concrete plans to implement or expand their use of BI software in the next 24 months.

 

But cost is a big barrier, and interest in BI software and spending money to adopt the...

more analytic modules over time.

Over the years, business intelligence and data warehousing markets have developed a number of well-defined best practices that have accelerated the delivery and adoption of business analytics. These practices have allowed practitioners to learn and follow a common approach to defining and building their analytics, while reusing and adapting these approaches to their distinct business needs.

outlines some of the best methods for deploying social intelligence to support your CRM strategies. Read this and learn how the right social intelligence can help you win new customers, retain existing customers, reduce the cost of customer management and more. Also, discover specific use cases of social intelligence.

Social intelligence is required for you to succeed in today's increasingly social world. The knowledge that stems from customers' social experiences coupled with...

digital age. The second installment of our Buyer's Guide to business intelligence reviews two low-cost alternatives to the big suppliers; and we go behind the scenes of the IT preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Computer Weekly is the UK's leading business technology publication. In this week's issue, we look at the challenges of bringing public services into the digital age; review two low-cost business intelligence products; and go behind the scenes with the IT team preparing for the London...

This paper uncovers how Splunk can be applied to a variety of business intelligence (BI) activities to allow your company real-time insight.

Is your business struggling to unlock valuable information that is trapped in logs, messages, and events? With the explosion of web-based information pouring into your company, much of the data about business activities does not exist in relational databases or CRM systems.  This can cause challenges to gaining access to vital information, especially for non...

Review this essential paper to learn about the role of business intelligence and analytics reporting in the modern enterprise. Find out why streamlined BI reporting is now critical, how better BI transcends to better business decision-making, which data is most valuable to BI, and much more. ...

compliance and customer service. Our innovative business intelligence services focus on helping clients collect and analyze external and internal data to generate value for their organization. Accenture brings together a deep understanding of the business and technology dimensions of an organization to harness information to improve decision-making, financial management, regulatory compliance and customer service. Our suite of information strategy, data warehousing, data...

with the Oracle EBS using Noetix software offerings. Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (OBI EE) provides a BI platform that includes many components enabling customers to address their BI requirements for operational, tactical, and strategic reporting. Reporting needs can be met by combining direct access to data in the Oracle E-Business Suite transaction database and data that has been moved to a data warehouse. Through these two approaches (direct access + data warehouse...

research and MicroStrategy surveys of customers using business intelligence (BI) in 64-bit environments, explores adoption trends leading to a 64-bit era in business intelligence. Read on to find out so much more.

This research paper, based on independent third-party research and MicroStrategy surveys of customers using business intelligence (BI) in 64-bit environments, explores adoption trends leading to a 64-bit era in business intelligence. The analysis covers key areas like system stability...

how SAP in-memory computing can change the way you manage business intelligence (BI) and the value your business can derive from the technology. For IT executives, the paper offers substantial information and business examples about what changes they can look forward to and the effect they'll have on their strategic initiatives.

With the revolution of in-memory computing already under way, the question isn’t if this revolution will impact businesses but when and, more importantly, how. Similar to the...

in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.

When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn. While such cost reduction is important, companies often overlook equally critical strategic decisions – opportunities to use valuable...