Domo

DECEMBER 21, 2012

If I were starting a retail company today, my first call would go to Santa to sit on my board. Who better to guide a sprouting retailer on production processes, fulfillment and more importantly, customer experience? While Santa may be too busy at the moment to attend to such a matter personally, I think it is worth our time to consider what makes his operation so successful and maybe figure out a way to apply at least one element into our own companies.

Retail 52

Retail Management Business IT 52

Elegant BI

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Advice for ERP Vendors, Integrators, Consultants: Integrate ERP and BI for GREAT Customer Value! Every enterprise is cautious about IT investment. In this crazy, competitive business environment, everyone must consider the value, ROI and TCO of technology solutions. If ERP vendors want to market products and services to value conscious clients, they must provide innovative, cost-effective solutions to help the customer achieve business goals quickly and minimize investment.

Advantage 40

Advantage Advantage Business Environment Business Intelligence 40

Domo

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Back in the mid 1990’s I attended a wedding where the father of a friend was showing off his new digital camera. Groups of friends, families and wedding party members were clustered together waiting for their turn to pose for “digital” photo. The process was largely familiar: everyone stands together, smiles, a quick “1-2-3-say-cheese” countdown, and then the camera’s flash deploys leaving the posing subjects blinking awkwardly as their eyes attempt to readjust to the dim lighting of the room.

Business 52

Business Business Intelligence IT Intelligence 52

Domo

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The fact that it gets dark earlier this time of year means that we have more time to study the night sky. For thousands of years, mankind has looked to the night sky in wonder while considering the seemingly numberless stars. A great deal of information has been gathered about the stars themselves, and scientists have used their observations about the behavior of the the stars in the sky to determine many things about the universe.

Analysis 52

Analysis Technology Technology Information 52

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

Business Intelligence

Elegant BI

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Don’t Use a Row Boat to Navigate Oceans of Data. I recently joined a cross-functional team to recommend a business intelligence solution, improve planning and better predict results using objective metrics. Our company owns businesses in several industries and wanted to eliminate guesswork and accurately plan and measure results across all businesses.

Data Mining 40

Data Mining KPI Business Intelligence Intelligence 40