Revolution Analytics Gives Microsoft an Analytics Boost

Feb 05, 2015 by /experts/ in Data Science

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Abstract: This article analyzes Microsoft’s motivations for its recent purchase of Revolution Analytics. The article cites various industry experts who provide insights on the role that Revolution Analytics’ open source and commercial versions of the popular R program might play in Microsoft’s...

The Attributes of a Business Intelligence Leader

Jan 31, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Anyone who has run a BI organization knows that managing technology is much easier than managing the politics involved in applying the technology to business problems. And this is why there is a strong correlation between leadership and BI success.I’ve been fortunate to meet many successful BI...

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...

The Importance of Data Management for Business People

Jan 24, 2015 by Lyndsay Wise in Midmarket Analytics

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In the quest for successful business intelligence, many organizations look at how they can access information through dashboards and scorecards, or interactive analysis and reporting. Self-service models and the increasing ability to interact with information more easily let more people access...