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...

Big Data Analytics Tools: Ten Critical Characteristics

Apr 23, 2016 by Phil Bowermaster in Data Disruption

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Big data poses a difficult challenge for traditional business intelligence (BI) tools. Most were not designed to handle terabytes to petabytes of data or run against legacy systems as well as the growing number of purpose-built databases and file systems that don’t use ANSI-standard SQL. Given...

5 Reasons the Internet of Cars Changes Everything

Apr 18, 2016 by Phil Bowermaster in Data Disruption

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The Internet of Things is going to turn your automobile into “the ultimate mobile device.” A coming deluge of vehicle data will drive development of applications touching every aspect of how we interrelate with our cars: how they are built and sold, how we drive them, how much we pay for...