Psy Ops Part 1: How to Turn the Tide of Analytics Adoption

May 16, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Sometimes in the course of every business analytics (BA) journey, there comes a time when a BA director needs to resort to some alternative tactics to accelerate analytics adoption. Taking a cue from PsyOps groups in the military and elsewhere, these tactics can help change “hearts and minds” of...

Product Spotlight: Sisense Embedded Analytics Capabilities

May 12, 2016 by Chor-Ching Fan in Business Analytics & Insights

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Sisense is a full-stack BI platform that includes every component required to build, embed, and run multi-terabyte analytics solutions on-premises or in the cloud. Designed with application program interface (API) access as a top priority, Sisense offers developers the ability to invoke...

Product Spotlight: Izenda's Embedded BI Solutions

May 11, 2016 by Chor-Ching Fan in Business Analytics & Insights

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Izenda is one of the few business intelligence (BI) software companies that focuses on the needs of independent software vendors (ISVs). The platform easily integrates into existing applications to provide business intelligence functionality in the form of ad hoc reports, dashboards and...

A Capability Model for Business Analytics: Part II – Assessing Analytic Capabilities

May 02, 2016 by Dave Wells in Data Management

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An analytics capability model is a good first step to mitigate risks inherent in the rapid and uncontrolled growth of analytics. But it is only a first step. Use the model to collect data and actively assess your organization’s analytic capabilities. Knowing the level of capabilities both to...

How to Monetize Data: Strategies for Creating Data-Driven Applications

Apr 24, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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This e-book provides a rationale and framework for monetizing data and explains the key success factors for developing the data-driven applications that are the backbone of any data monetization strategy. The e-book is geared to business and technical executives who want a concise guide to...