Achieving Success with Enterprise BI

Feb 16, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Bl Leader Wayne Eckerson starts this e-book with a simple question: "Why is business intelligence so hard?"Organizations of all sizes have implemented business intelligence (Bl) programs and tools, but penetration rates are still abysmally low by all accounts. With more than 20 years of...

15 Keys to Enterprise BI Adoption

Feb 15, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Business intelligence (Bl) adoption is the holy grail of Bl. It represents the culmination of everything a Bl team does. There are dozens of factors that contribute to high levels of Bl adoption. This report focuses on the top 15 that contribute to high-levels of Bl adoption. Bl managers who pay...

10 Things to Consider When Embedding Reports and Analytics into Applications

Feb 12, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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With this ten step guide, BI Leaders can learn how to successfully embed Bl and analytics software into their applications. The first three steps describe things to consider before selecting and implementing Bl software. The next seven steps encapsulate best practices for designing, building, and...

How Time-to-Insight Is Driving Big Data Business Investment

Jan 28, 2016 by Randy Bean in Big Data Analytics

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They say the time is money.  Reducing time-to-insight rather than saving money is the primary driver for Big Data business investment according to the Fortune 1000 executives polled in the fourth annual Big Data Executive Survey conducted by NewVantage Partners.  In this Expert Randy Bean, talks...

What is Positioning and Why is it Important?

Jan 22, 2016 by Lawson Abinanti in Positioning That Matters

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In this article, Lawson Abinati lays out core principles for market positioning that apply across all industries, as well as to Business Intelligence (BI) professionals.  Although many business intelligence (BI) managers see themselves as technologists first, unless they understand the soft...