Till now 2012, the Year of Dragon as per Chinese calendar has seen many resolutions, predictions, trends, forecasts, reports, priorities for Business Intelligence (BI). But I think report of BI being at the top of IT agenda for 2012 is a big one.
BI and analytics have ousted several other much hyped technologies like cloud computing, [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by Dhiren Gala
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Data Quality refers to the degree of excellence exhibited by the data in relation to the portrayal of the actual scenario. Data are of high quality ‘if they are fit for their intended uses in operations, decision making and planning’ (J. M. Juran). Alternatively, the data are deemed of high quality if they correctly represent [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Sanjay Mehta
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Business today moves at the speed of information. Getting right information into right hands at right time is essential. Business initiatives that have the biggest impact on company’s bottom-line get enabled after Business Intelligence (BI). BI soon becomes IT’s ‘must have’ application.
Single view representation and analysis of enterprise data adds an additional thrust to smart [...]
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Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Dhiren Gala
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New generation BI tools like 1KEY BI do not need semantic layer
The semantic layer is a business translation layer that sits between the database and the end user which was the traditional way of generating reports with old aged BI software tools.
A semantic layer will be able to create technically sophisticated SQL and in many [...]
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Posted on January 2nd, 2012 by Sanjay Mehta
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Life saver in times information overload, believes experts
“Have I bit more than I could possibly chew?” was the thought that flashed across Suresh Shanmugham’s mind, as he got down to the deliverables that he had committed to. As the head of IT at Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (MMFSL), Suresh, in a board meeting, [...]
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Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Dhiren Gala
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The internet and day to day internal workings as well as external dealings have drowned the companies under the deluge of random, undefined and unstructured data. One of the most mammoth task facing IT companies is that how to convert this data into useful and trusted information. In any business intelligence (BI) program, data is [...]
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Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Sanjay Mehta
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Construction software has emerged as an essential investment for construction companies aiming for better and faster project outcomes, finds Charu Bahri.
To more hard sells required for software in the construction industry – the fast pace and competitive nature of today’s construction projects necessitate high-tech help in the form of software to take care of every [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2011 by Dhiren Gala
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In spite of tremendous improvement, it would be appropriate to say that we are at a nascent stage of making better use of information for decision making. As we move towards the next generation of Business Intelligence BI, organization will undoubtedly learn new ways to linking information and decisions and to improving broader context of [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2011 by Sanjay Mehta
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United Business Media (UBM) India organized Technology For Marketing & Advertising (TFM&A) India on 4-5 November 2011. TFM&A India 2011 was an exhibition cum conference program of case study-led seminar sessions and high-level thought provoking Keynotes.
It is clear that in the current economic climate, marketing and advertising professionals in India are keener than ever to [...]
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Posted on November 21st, 2011 by Dhiren Gala
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Operational BI delivers the right information at the right time to the right business users to enable them to react rapidly to solve business problems and satisfy new business requirements. It helps organizations work smarter and become more agile, which in turn enables them to be more competitive and to improve customer satisfaction.
By authorizing operational [...]
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Posted on November 14th, 2011 by Sanjay Mehta
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