Big Data Predictions 2015

Jan 26, 2015 by Joe Caserta in Big Data

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It’s the time of year for looking ahead and gaze into the future to ponder where data management and analytics technology are headed. As I have done for the past few years, I step up to offer my vision and make predictions for what’s to come in 2015. I also look back at 2014 to see how my...

What are OKRs and Why You Should Care?

Jan 26, 2015 by Ben Lamorte in Enterprise Goal Management

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The Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) discipline is a critical thinking framework that seeks to ensure employees work together, focusing their efforts to make measurable contributions that drive the company forward. It’s easy to come up with objectives. It’s hard to define key results.  This...

Pipeline Analytics - Describing the Business Opportunity

Jan 24, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Analytics for EPM/CPM

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Organizations are driven to “perform well” over long periods of time. High levels of performance produce theresults needed to satisfy its many different stakeholders. Leadership teams are accountable for achieving thoseresults. However, what does it actually mean to “perform well”? What are the...

Data Warehouse Appliances: Lessons from the Trenches

Jan 24, 2015 by Steve Dine in Enterprise Data Warehousing

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Over the past few years data warehouse (DW) appliances have become a viable option for business intelligence (BI) programs looking to load and process large data volumes as well as reducing query execution times. However, like most architectural decisions, there are many factors to consider when...

Analytics ROI - How to Measure and Maximize the Value of Analytics?

Jan 24, 2015 by Art McDonald in Banking Analytics

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Analytics ROI is directly related to how an organization perceives their Business Analytics program.  This article illustrates how an investment in an Analytics initiative that directly supports strategic objectives and provides a measurable return on investment will generate a high return on...