Analysts say business "doesn't understand itself"
If Business Intelligence (BI) projects made difficult because business doesn’t understand technology – it is worse still, according to Gartner because "business doesn’t understand itself".
Analysts predict on-demand business intelligence will outpace on-premise applications this year
Mounting evidence suggests that in 2010, the hottest segment in BI (business intelligence) software will revolve around offerings delivered from the cloud, thanks to increased product sophistication, strained IT budgets and other factors.
A new survey reveals that businesses don't find much intelligence in social media yet
While the number of users on Twitter, Facebook and other social-networking sites continues to grow, business intelligence practitioners remain skeptical about the value of knowledge such services could generate, if one survey by a data warehousing firm is any indication.
Take up of open-source BI software is doubling every year
Adoption of open-source business intelligence software is doubling every year because the products are viewed as "good enough" for routine applications, according to a recent report by Gartner Inc. analyst Andreas Bitterer.
A Toronto-based business intelligence (BI) software vendor is giving the frontline worker a tool they can actually use with the newly released enterprise edition of Wabit, which follows the March release of the client version.
A Toronto-based business intelligence (BI) software vendor is giving the frontline worker a tool they can actually use with the newly released enterprise edition of Wabit, which follows the March release of the client version.
The latest center is part of a worldwide push by IBM into the business analytics market
IBM has opened a business analytics center in London to focus on services for the U.K.'s financial sector, which drives a major portion of the nation's economy.
Data warehousing vendors are offering free, open-source versions that actually pack some heat
Data-warehousing software systems are expensive, but many enterprises have nonetheless been willing to dig deep, betting that analytics will provide new insights into their business and a competitive advantage.
IBM ramps up business intelligence portfolio during its annual Information on Demand conference
IBM will announce a range of additions to its already-burgeoning portfolio of BI (business intelligence) tools on Monday during its annual Information on Demand (IOD) conference in Las Vegas.
They will combine the best attributes of Oracle's various product lines and be 'SaaS ready'
Oracle plans to launch its long-awaited Fusion Applications in 2010, and they will be deployable both on-premises and as SaaS (software as a service), CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.
Development work will provide tighter links between Neoview and SAP BW
SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans to more closely link their technologies for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing.
An IBM survey of 2500 international and 129 local CIOs suggests business intelligence and centralisation of IT systems through virtualisation and cloud computing will be crucial to remaining competitive in the coming months.
An IBM survey of 2500 international and 129 local CIOs suggests business intelligence and centralisation of IT systems through virtualisation and cloud computing will be crucial to remaining competitive in the coming months.
Big Blue will exploit its strong channel to gain ground with Cognos Express
IBM on Monday will announce a BI (business intelligence) and planning suite aimed at midsized companies that need more insight into their business than a spreadsheet can provide, but not the complexity of an enterprise-level product.
Pink OTC delivers virtual real-time stock reports using a new database, software
Until a year ago, Pink OTC Markets Inc. had a problem. The company, which operates the Pink Sheets over-the-counter stock quotation service and the OTCQX service for foreign stocks to trade in the United States, couldn't deliver the reports its customers wanted.
The company offers low-cost report conversions to grab users of Oracle, BusinessObjects and other BI platforms
Add open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho to the list of vendors rolling out financial incentives to lure customers during the global recession.
Project about decision making and using information
Food production company Simplot Australia will implement a new enterprise [[xref:http://www.techworld.com.au/section/software/business_intelligence|business intelligence|TechWorld :: Business Intelligence]] package from September 2009 in conjunction with a new ERP system.
