Part I - The Battle for BI is Over, Now the Hard Part Begins

Nov 10, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Visual discovery tools have won the battle for supremacy in the business intelligence (BI) market. Now that the war is over, vendors now face the tough battle of turning visual discovery tools into enterprise software products that balance speed and standards, self-service and governance, freedom...

SAP’s Expanding IoT Technology Stack

Nov 04, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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At this year’s SAP Tech Ed, IoT was front and center. Sessions and labs covered IoT business solutions, core applications, the HANA Cloud Platform, various IoT connectivity alternatives, tutorials and opportunities to assemble IoT analytics prototypes. SAP offers an extensive IoT-relevant...

Information: The Next Natural Resource, Part 3

Oct 23, 2015 by William McKnight in Information Management

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The value of data demands that we capture its value in environments we control. “Let no data escape” must be the mantra of our systems development. However, we don’t need to store all data forever. We don’t even need to store every piece of data, but we do need to glean all possible value out of...

Myths of OKRs

Oct 13, 2015 by Ben Lamorte in Enterprise Goal Management

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Although OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) originated as a goal management system in the Silicon Valley at Intel, OKRs are moving beyond the Valley and are gaining traction in Europe. Recently, some very large organizations started adopting OKRs including Sears Holdings Company which deployed...

IBM Mobilizes for Internet of Things

Oct 13, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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IBM announces a new business unit focused on Internet of Things. Soon to be staffed by 2000+ employees and funded with a long term $3B investment in IoT technology, this business unit is obviously strategic to IBM. Their vision is to be more of a business services partner, than just an IT...