CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Additionally, Deloittes ESG Trends Report highlights fragmented ESG data, inconsistent reporting frameworks and difficulties in measuring sustainability ROI as primary challenges preventing organizations from fully leveraging their data for ESG initiatives. This article was made possible by our partnership with the IASA Chief Architect Forum.

IT 59

IT Data Governance Data-driven Metrics 59

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To name a few — products and services that are delivered on time and on budget, and overall IT ROI.” Avila observes that many IT leaders will default to ROI as the most important metric because there’s strong belief that a good ROI is necessary to get the most out of the technology spend. Here they are.

Metrics 140

Metrics IT ROI Measurement 140

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 4, 2024

While artificial intelligence is a key focus at SAP’s user conference, Sapphire, this year, the company has announced that it is also enhancing its Business Technology Platform — application development and automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities — by adding features to extend its components’ functionality.

IT 122

IT Data Governance Business Objectives Visualization 122

datapine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

When setting up a business strategy for your IT department, you need to craft a vision, identify goals to achieve and a clear path of how to get there. If what you are reporting does not align with the wider business objectives, you might end up driving the IT department – and sometimes even the rest of the business – further apart.

Reporting 173

Reporting IT Key Performance Indicator Dashboards 173

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 13, 2024

Lawrence Bilker can easily articulate the business values that his IT initiatives should deliver: better experiences for both employees and customers, more insights from data to enable smarter decision-making, and more intelligence for improved operations. I believe we’re in a post-alignment world.

IT 131

IT Digital Transformation ROI Strategy 131

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2024

So many vendors, applications, and use cases, and so little time, and it permeates everything from business strategy and processes, to products and services. This is why many enterprises are seeing a lot of energy and excitement around use cases, yet are still struggling to realize ROI.

ROI 124

ROI Experimentation Risk Cost-Benefit 124

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

Build better business alignment Multiple CIOs plan to strengthen their ties to other functional areas in ’24, building on the work they’ve done in recent years to create even more synergy. To ensure results, some CIOs say they’re creating teams that can easily pivot as business needs change. We’re piloting, PoC-ing.

IT 144

IT Cost-Benefit Statistics Consulting 144

datapine

JULY 3, 2019

Like most digital marketing mediums, there are a number of KPI examples you can associate with these platforms – and if tracked, measured, and analyzed to their maximum capacity, social KPIs will help your business expand its commercial reach while increasing engagement, boosting revenue, and significantly improving your ROI.

Metrics 219

Metrics KPI Strategy ROI 219

CDW Research Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As AI use cases start meeting their initial business objectives, initial infrastructure decisions can either accelerate the deployment of subsequent use cases or stall them. Businesses should be ready to adapt to these outcomes while being flexible regarding infrastructure. Compute where the data lives.

ROI 79

ROI Deep Learning Machine Learning Business Objectives 79

datapine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As a content manager, you most likely spend most of your time writing quality blogs, email newsletters, and social media posts, all in an effort to ensure the business is growing and achieving its goals. Enter modern content reports. Enter modern content reports. Why Is Content Report Analysis Important?

Dashboards 179

Dashboards Reporting ROI Metrics 179

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

AUGUST 23, 2022

They require simple platforms that enable rapid access to new technology to ensure the network meets the needs of their business. . Transitioning to Business Value . The transition from purchasing based on price and features requires a new approach, one that is focused on business challenges, outcomes, and value.

Cost-Benefit 105

Cost-Benefit Business Objectives ROI Risk 105

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

While several factors have contributed to its success, it is apparent that without a secure technological backbone, this business would not reach the magnitude that it has. Sweet delicacies are a kid’s delight, but managing a business this big is no child’s play. In the current context, most businesses thrive because of IT.

IT 98

IT Digital Transformation IoT Internet of Things 98

Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Data strategy begins and ends with business value. Without well-defined objectives, spearheaded by your CDO, the insights you expect from your data may never come to light. CDO ties data strategy to ROI Data-related decisions should be made with ROI in mind. If this happens, a company cannot truly become data-driven.

IT 78

IT Data Strategy Data-driven ROI 78

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 20, 2024

But the call for digital transformation really gained popularity after 2011 when Capgemini, in partnership with MIT, officially coined the term , defining it as “the use of technology to radically improve performance or the reach of businesses.” All signs point to AI reinventing business as we know it.

Digital Transformation 144

Digital Transformation Modeling ROI Strategy 144

datapine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

SaaS is a software distribution model that offers a lot of agility and cost-effectiveness for companies, which is why it’s such a reliable option for numerous business models and industries. Scalability: Cloud-based SaaS enables businesses to expand with ease due to its inherent scalability. Migration to PaaS. Micro-SaaS.

Software 314

Software Cost-Benefit Data-driven Data Processing 314

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

However, while embracing hybrid cloud might be intrinsic, clients continually seek to derive business value and higher return on investment (ROI) from their investments. The lack of ROI progress can be attributed to several factors, including slow adoption, unrealized use cases and unaddressed cloud sprawl.

ROI 68

ROI Business Objectives Cost-Benefit Enterprise 68

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 2, 2023

For business leaders facing inflationary pressures, the challenge becomes a matter of ROI, and they often ask, “Is this investment in a security tool going to maximize my ability to be secure and resilient from cyber threats? This leads to inefficiencies and hurts the organization’s ROI.

ROI 52

ROI Business Objectives Management Software 52

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 27, 2024

Operate and optimize: Continuously monitor and optimize the modernized portfolio, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs. Define clear objectives and secure executive buy-in Articulate challenges and benefits: Communicate the challenges posed by legacy applications and the potential benefits of APMR.

Cost-Benefit 110

Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator ROI Strategy 110

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At what scale do they provide a positive ROI?” Knowledge Graph SAP also unveiled SAP Knowledge Graph, a new solution that SAP’s Alam said “will unlock the full value of SAP data by connecting it with the rich business context captured in SAP applications.” “SAP SAP also announced that Joule is coming to more of its products.

Business Objectives 130

Business Objectives ROI Finance Sales 130

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2022

Through effective implementation of VSM, development leaders can establish portfolios, programs, and cross-functional teams that are better aligned with business objectives. Step 2: Align with the business. This starts with negotiations between leaders of business and delivery organizations, who have different incentives.

Optimization 111

Optimization Management Business Objectives Digital Transformation 111

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 30, 2022

Combining the insights of business leaders with the technical expertise of the CIO leads to synergistic decision-making that differentiates organizations and brings prized marketplace disruption. Power business decisions with enriched data. It is critical that CROs identify and mitigate those risks to minimize impact on ROI.

Technology 98

Technology Internet of Things ROI IoT 98

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We must address the value proposition, who the target user is, what the alignment with the business objectives is, and how APIs can be marketed and monetized, if possible,” he says. Digital transformation and growing reliance on third-party services are key contributors as well, she adds.

Business Objectives 124

Business Objectives Cost-Benefit Strategy Data-driven 124

Smart Data Collective

APRIL 20, 2023

Despite the many benefits of big data for content marketing, many businesses still don’t know how to utilize it effectively. When it comes to creating a content marketing strategy that resonates with your target audience and drives results for your business, data plays a crucial role. Why Is Data Important in Content Marketing?

Marketing 110

Marketing Strategy Big Data ROI 110

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 24, 2024

Data-driven decisions: Leverage data and analytics to assess new technologies’ potential impact and ROI. Cross-functional collaboration: Engage diverse stakeholders and foster external partnerships to align with business goals and stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

Technology 98

Technology Experimentation Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 21, 2023

Integrating artificial intelligence into business has spawned enterprise-wide automation. Restructuring and automating are necessary parts of business survival. A response generated by AI won’t solve the real business challenges facing executives across the organization, either. Anderson said in the same Wired article. “If

Modeling 105

Modeling Cost-Benefit Business Objectives Digital Transformation 105

Octopai

JULY 11, 2022

On business-critical questions like: Which product line should we invest in – or adjust – or market differently? Tie data quality directly to business objectives. Stakeholders might include data owners, senior business data experts, senior data architects, and IT program managers. BAAAAAAAAD data.

Data Quality 98

Data Quality Strategy Business Objectives Sales 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2022

Over the past year, many organizations have started to see the fruits of their VSM initiatives, realizing such key improvements as speeding time to market, reducing costs, boosting staff collaboration and efficiency, and improving cross-business alignment. 1] Given the promise, it seems clear the adoption of VSM is set to accelerate.

Management 98

Management Cost-Benefit Insurance Business Objectives 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

IT leaders say that the requirements for successful gen AI use include accurate, complete, and unified data (55%); enhanced security measures to avert new threats to the business (54%); and ethical use guidelines (30%). “The But is it really aligned to what the other stakeholders in the business need every single day?

Data Strategy 137

Data Strategy Strategy Sales Data Governance 137

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2023

Businesses can use it, as many already are, to enrich experiences, products, and services with virtual overlays for navigation and context. With this objective in mind: Determine your organization’s innovation appetite (versus its risk appetite; it is too early to speak of ROI in the metaverse).

Digital Transformation 105

Digital Transformation Business Objectives ROI Manufacturing 105

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2022

I recently read a post that confidently listed the author’s opinion of what defines automation success: it must be “better, faster, or cheaper” in order to be considered of any value to the business. Efficiency is great, but is it enough to help businesses win over the next decade? Better, faster, cheaper. This is not surprising.

Digital Transformation 111

Digital Transformation Insurance Business Objectives ROI 111

Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Email marketing automation begins with establishing the set of business objectives that you intend to achieve with email marketing automation. The following approach will help you get the best results from the implementation of email marketing automation into your business by using big data wisely.

Data-driven 134

Data-driven Marketing Big Data Sales 134

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 28, 2022

Through effective implementation of VSM, development leaders can establish portfolios, programs, and cross-functional teams that are better aligned with business objectives. Step 2: Align with the business. This starts with negotiations between leaders of business and delivery organizations, who have different incentives.

Optimization 96

Optimization Management Business Objectives Digital Transformation 96

Cloudera

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The legacy IT infrastructure to run the business operations — mainly data centers — has a deadline to shift to cloud-based services. Agility, innovation, and time-to-value are the key differentiators cloud service providers (CSP) claim to help organizations speed up digital transformation projects and business objectives.

Analytics 79

Analytics Cost-Benefit ROI Business Objectives 79

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 12, 2023

One key factor to set up the right automations is to match them to the right business objective. For example, companies looking to automate in order to reduce headcount or labor costs might miss the main objective: to improve customer service and grow the business. But these efforts all fell short.

Consulting 145

Consulting Technology Reporting Software 145

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Digital transformation has remained a top objective ever since, having accelerated in 2020, as work, commerce, and everyday activities shifted online in response to COVID-19 lockdowns. Experts stress the need to ensure that digital transformation initiatives are aligned with corporate objectives and the company’s strategic vision.

Digital Transformation 137

Digital Transformation Data-driven Strategy Consulting 137

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There has been a lot of recent discussion around the business value of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, and the degree to which it relates to financial performance and other measures of business value.

Cost-Benefit 66

Cost-Benefit Advertising Business Objectives ROI 66