CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 14, 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 awards, with all entries to be reviewed by a select and independent CIO50 Middle East judging panel which will rate each section of the questionnaire to determine the final list.

Digital Transformation 98

Digital Transformation Business Objectives Risk Management Technology 98

FineReport

APRIL 9, 2024

Evolving BI Tools in 2024 Significance of Business Intelligence In 2024, the role of business intelligence software tools is more crucial than ever, with businesses increasingly relying on data analysis for informed decision-making.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Software Data-driven Predictive Modeling 52

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Instead, CIOs must partner with CMOs and other business leaders to help quantify where gen AI can drive other strategic impacts especially those directly connected to the bottom line. Below are five examples of where to start. I reviewed some of these agents, and found several AI capabilities that can become competitive differentiators.

Sales 143

Sales Metrics Data-driven Measurement 143

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

Otherwise, companies will struggle to realize business value with AI/ML capabilities left to endure high cloud cost expenses, as it has been for many companies in 2024 for AI solutions. The assessment provides insights into the current state of architecture and workloads and maps technology needs to the business objectives.

Optimization 98

Optimization Strategy Cost-Benefit Enterprise 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

To do so, we need to first ask ourselves three key questions: Question #1: How will we use AI to meet our specific business objectives? The question, then, is not whether you will shift toward more AI-influenced operations in 2024 but how and, more importantly, why. AI is a tool, not a mission statement.

ROI 52

ROI Business Objectives Technology Optimization 52

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2023

While digital initiatives and talent are the board directors’ top strategic business priorities in 2023-2024, IT spending is forecasted to grow by only 2.4% Many CIOs will face a challenging year grappling with growing pressure from transformation initiatives, weekly layoff announcements, and the prospect of a recession.

Digital Transformation 145

Digital Transformation Data Governance Machine Learning Experimentation 145

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2024

This was one area addressed in the HP-sponsored IDC whitepaper on the benefits of integrating managed device services, published in April 2024 [1]. Growing interest in meeting corporate sustainability goals has reframed how organizations think about IT asset usage, life-cycles, and end-of-life disposal practices.

Management 110

Management IT Cost-Benefit Metrics 110

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 13, 2024

Implementing deep automation: A CIO’s action plan IDC’s Worldwide CEO Survey 2024 , February 2024, shows that automation technologies climbed five positions since last year to emerge as the second biggest tech spending priority for CEOs in 2024. The role of the CIO is crucial in driving deep automation.

Data-driven 130

Data-driven Metrics Optimization Machine Learning 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 8, 2024

SAP’s promised collaboration between its AI copilot, Joule, and other agents will become reality in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company announced at its 2024 TechEd conference Tuesday. Bickley has questions about this product too.

Business Objectives 130

Business Objectives ROI Finance Sales 130

Paul Blogs on BI

APRIL 10, 2024

Every day in the world of business intelligence I come across a lot of organizations doing the equivalent of hoop dancing. Learn from the 2024 World Championship hoop dancer and choose the right number of hoops to jump through! The crowd went wild, and he deservedly won.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Optimization Recreation/Entertainment Dashboards 52

Paul Blogs on BI

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we see in another new year, it’s that time to hear about all the new strategies from software and Business Intelligence( BI) vendors for 2024. Nowhere is that more true than in the world of Business Intelligence. So, I expect to see a slew of new strategies based around these areas for BI.

Strategy 52

Strategy Business Intelligence Operational Reporting Reporting 52

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Rick Boyce, CTO at AND Digital, underscores how a typical IT project mentality toward DevOps can undercut the CIO’s ability to deliver on business objectives. Introducing technologies without any constraints can increase technical debt and fragility,” states Google Cloud’s DORA research program on empowering teams to choose tools.

Enterprise 143

Enterprise Testing Business Objectives Experimentation 143

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 13, 2024

“We know what we’re trying to achieve, because we know the business goals and objectives,” We want to grow substantially, and we want to do that with speed,” says Bilker, whose clarity on IT’s business objectives mirror the top directives CEOs are giving their CIOs, according to the 2024 State of the CIO Study from Foundry, publisher of CIO.com.

IT 131

IT Digital Transformation ROI Strategy 131

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 23, 2024

One approach is to define and seek agreement of non-negotiables with the board and executive committee, outlining criteria of when upgrading legacy systems must be prioritized above other business objectives.

Risk 142

Risk IT Risk Management Cost-Benefit 142

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 21, 2024

CIOs now list innovation as the most important trait they need to bring to their role, according to a 2024 survey by professional services firm Deloitte — ahead of delivering top-line value and serving as change agents, two endeavors that require innovation to facilitate.

IT 137

IT Experimentation Cost-Benefit Consulting 137

FineReport

MARCH 31, 2024

In 2024, business intelligence (BI) software has undergone significant advancements, revolutionizing data management and decision-making processes. In this article, we’ll delve into the 10 best BI tools for 2024, each offering unique capabilities, and aiming to assist businesses in selecting the most suitable option.

Dashboards 52

Dashboards Visualization Data mining Data-driven 52

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 27, 2024

Businesses across sectors should be inspired by the IRS’ journey; strategic modernization can advance any organization. IDC, 2024 Implement these phases: Inventory: Maintain an up-to-date application inventory and set objectives. Now, let’s delve into the concrete steps and strategies.

Cost-Benefit 110

Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator ROI Strategy 110

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 24, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, agility is no longer just a buzzword — it’s a business imperative. Yet, according to IDC’s March 2024 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 3 , 60% of organizations consider their digital infrastructure spending poorly aligned with expected business results.

Technology 98

Technology Experimentation Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Additionally, 97% of CDOs struggle to demonstrate business value from sustainability-focused AI initiatives. Similarly, Deloittes 2024 CxO Survey highlights that while CDOs prioritize AI and business efficiency, sustainability remains a secondary focus.

IT 59

IT Data Governance Data-driven Metrics 59

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Salesforce’s findings gibe with IDC’s Worldwide C-Suite Survey 2023-2024 , released in September. Salesforce found that 41% of line-of-business leaders feel their organization’s data strategy has little or no alignment with business objectives, while 37% of analytics and IT leaders feel the same way.

Data Strategy 137

Data Strategy Strategy Sales Data Governance 137

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

To tackle that, businesses are turning their budgets toward the cloud, with two out of every three IT decision-makers planning to increase cloud budgets in 2024, and nearly a third (31%) reporting that 31% of their IT budget is earmarked for cloud computing, according to the 2023 Cloud Computing Study from CIO.com parent company Foundry.

Consulting 130

Consulting Business Objectives Software Optimization 130

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 16, 2024

With 43% of CTOs reporting up to another IT leader or LOB executive, according to the 2024 State of the CIO survey , and just 38% having a budget separate from IT, as change agents they can find themselves in a difficult spot. Anurag Dhingra is no stranger to the challenges CTOs face today. Don’t get bogged down in the bureaucracy,’’ he says.

Digital Transformation 130

Digital Transformation Business Objectives Reporting Technology 130

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2024

As an example, in January 2024, Accenture reported that there were almost 40,000 mentions of AI on earnings calls by the end of 2023 as “C-Suite leaders gird for a ‘massive technology shift.’” Accenture Technology Vision 2024 There’s a reason why CEOs and CFOs are talking about AI and generative AI, according to Accenture research.

Digital Transformation 144

Digital Transformation Modeling ROI Strategy 144

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

It can demonstrate you have the management skills necessary to align IT goals with strategic business objectives, understand the value derived from IT, and become versed in the various types of IT governance frameworks.

IT 131

IT Management Risk Risk Management 131

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2023

Clarify how they will obstruct your achieving the IT vision and any overarching business objectives. Effectively, this objective was the wrapper for a group of projects that would integrate recent bolt-on acquisitions, standardize technology across BUs, and reduce manual processes through automation.

Strategy 98

Strategy IT Cost-Benefit Finance 98

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many organizations also struggle with aligning digital initiative to their business objectives, getting executive support, obtaining the money needed for investments, and prioritizing the most impactful initiatives.

Digital Transformation 137

Digital Transformation Data-driven Strategy Consulting 137

Paul Blogs on BI

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Also with the announcement of BI 2024 to be released after BI 4.3, Just look at some of the new features coming out with each service pack of the current BI 4.3. The new user interface, data profiling, improved dimension merging, using the semantic layer on top of any data source just to name a few. we can be sure to see a lot more.

Recreation/Entertainment 98

Recreation/Entertainment Reporting Consulting IT 98

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As we head into 2024, let’s explore 10 network trends that are shaping the digital space. Intent-driven networking You should align your applications closely with your business objectives to ensure they deliver what you need. In 2024, leave it to the experts and focus on making your business a success.

IoT 52

IoT Digital Transformation Machine Learning Software 52

Paul Blogs on BI

JANUARY 5, 2023

2022 turned out to be another massive year for the most popular Business Intelligence suite on the planet. SP4 and the BI 2024. . When I first started raving about BusinessObjects in 1992, I would never have thought that I would still be raving about it 30 years later, let alone writing a blog on it on New Year’s Eve! .

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Visualization Reporting Business Objectives 52

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2024

For organizations that embark on a modernization journey, the focus should fall squarely on taking the best path to achieving their stated business objectives—whether that’s becoming an industry leader or redefining and reshaping a global market. in combined revenue in 2024.

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Software Business Objectives Machine Learning 52

Paul Blogs on BI

MAY 13, 2024

You can also learn more about these features and see them in action in real-world scenarios at IBIS 2024, the 3-day “Everything BusinessObjects Conference”, coming up next month in June. Check out the agenda and sign up at [link] – think of it like signing up for the “BusinessObjects frequent user program”.

Data Warehouse 52

Data Warehouse Data Lake Reporting Dashboards 52

Paul Blogs on BI

APRIL 15, 2021

The new and current SAP BusinessObjects release, BI 4.3, seems to come up in almost every conversation I have with customers these days so I thought I should blog about it. The last service pack of BI 4.2, SP09, was just released and will remain fully supported through to Dec. 31, 2022 and then priority 1 support through to Dec.

Testing 52

Testing Reporting Business Objectives IT 52

Paul Blogs on BI

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

SP4 at IBIS 2024 so think about attending that as well. There’s a lot of content about new service packs by both BO experts and customers in addition to access to many webinars and video tutorials on the new features so check it out. There’s a lot of sessions on BI 4.3 Oh, and maybe check out a Roller Derby game sometime too!

Testing 52

Testing Reporting Business Objectives IT 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2024

Foundry’s 2024 State of the CIO research report shows 87% of CIOs are now more involved in leading digital transformation initiatives than their business counterparts, and 85% of IT leaders who responded view the CIO role as a changemaker, increasingly taking the lead on business and technology initiatives. “To

Digital Transformation 132

Digital Transformation Technology Cost-Benefit Insurance 132

DataKitchen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

They do nothing to motivate people to make improvements to their data.” – Senior Data Quality Person, Financial Services, DataKitchen Market Research 2024 Moreover, relying solely on DAMA dimensions tends to produce dashboards disconnected from an organization’s or its stakeholders’ unique needs. It’s up to us to deal with it.

Data Quality 216

Data Quality Dashboards Metrics Cost-Benefit 216

Paul Blogs on BI

JANUARY 2, 2025

BusinessObjects had another great year in 2024. That was basically the story in 2023 and the trend just continued throughout 2024. That was basically the story in 2023 and the trend just continued throughout 2024. in 2024 to avoid the end-of-life support for BI 4.2 which took effect at the end of 2024.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Reporting Visualization Risk 52

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Most telling could be a 2024 report from IBM. The 2024 MarginPLUS study from professional services firm Deloitte concluded as much, naming legacy tech as a major reason for companies falling short of their cost-reduction targets and listing it as an obstacle for future achievements. Yet, many IT departments arent earning high grades.

IT 140

IT Measurement Metrics Cost-Benefit 140