Paul Blogs on BI

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

So here we are in 2021 and BusinessObjects is looking better than ever but SAP is pouring buckets of money into SAC and a BI strategy that is not going to be anywhere near as successful as the one it invested in 13 years ago. They are not choosing SAC and, unless SAP changes its strategy, very few will.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the role of the CIO has transcended simply managing IT infrastructure to becoming a pivotal player in enabling business strategy. This article delves into the six steps of delivering a successful IT strategy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As organizations accelerate their cloud migrations, they need both a strategy and a strategic partner, according to the Foundry 2022 Cloud Computing Study. The partnership capabilities they are most seeking include security expertise, better cloud management capabilities, and strategic guidance on overall cloud strategy or a roadmap.

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Octopai

JULY 11, 2022

On business-critical questions like: Which product line should we invest in – or adjust – or market differently? Which sales strategies bring in the most customers, or the most loyal customers, or the highest revenue? Tie data quality directly to business objectives. Better data quality? It’ll be worth it.).

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FineReport

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Business intelligence strategy is seen as a roadmap designed to help companies measure their performance and strengthen their performance through architecture and solutions. Therefore, creating a successful BI strategy roadmap would have a great positive impact on organization efficiency. How to develop a smart BI strategy?

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Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 6, 2021

Data and network access controls have similar user-based permissions when working from home as when working behind the firewall at your place of business, but the security checks and usage tracking can be more verifiable and certified with biometric analytics. 4) AIOps increasingly became a focus in AI strategy conversations.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 20, 2023

One of the many reasons that they are using big data is to create better content marketing strategies. A content marketing strategy can help businesses establish brand awareness, increase conversions, and connect with their target audience. Why Is Data Important in Content Marketing?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2023

For those companies operating on a calendar year, the end of summer signals the start of annual planning and the mad dash to prepare their IT strategies. Your answers will lay the foundation for your strategy and highlight where your story needs work if you want to avoid fire drills in the eleventh hour. IT Strategy

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Without an AI strategy, organizations risk missing out on the benefits AI can offer. An AI strategy helps organizations address the complex challenges associated with AI implementation and define its objectives. What is an AI strategy? A successful AI strategy should act as a roadmap for this plan.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To capture the most value from hybrid cloud, business and IT leaders must develop a solid hybrid cloud strategy supporting their core business objectives. Building a successful hybrid cloud strategy Every organization must contend with its own infrastructure, distinct workloads, business processes and workflow needs.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A successful business strategy dictates the allocation of resources and outlines how a company will achieve its strategic goals. Whether the organization is focused on developing new products or marketing an existing service to an under-served demographic, having a solid strategy will help an organization realize its long-term goals.

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datapine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The process helps businesses and decision-makers measure the success of their strategies toward achieving company goals. This, in turn, will cause problems like wasted focus, wayward strategies, and loss of revenue. Fortunately, there are universal guidelines that can help steer businesses in the right direction. “The

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 23, 2022

The ripple effect of COVID-19 has really shone a spotlight on how much work still needs to be done when it comes to DEI, says Suraya Hamdulay, based in Johannesburg as VP for strategy and engagement at 2U, a US educational technology company.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. A procurement strategy is not merely a series of steps for acquiring goods and services. What is a procurement strategy?

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

“Good governance is the telemetry on that investment, from which operational and tactical plans can be adjusted and focused to achieve strategic objectives,” he says. API-first strategies on the rise APIs are ubiquitous within modern software architectures, working behind the scenes to facilitate myriad connected capabilities. “As

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Multicloud architectures, applications portfolios that span from mainframes to the cloud, board pressure to accelerate AI and digital outcomes — today’s CIOs face a range of challenges that can impact their DevOps strategies. Platform engineering is one approach for creating standards and reinforcing key principles.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 30, 2024

IT’s role is to establish the guardrails and help people understand how systems need to work together to solve a business objective.” “And we as a technology team have to understand that our role is no longer about building small apps or implementing systems like we did before. Now we need to let other teams enable themselves.

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Rocket-Powered Data Science

JUNE 17, 2022

Observability is a business strategy: what you monitor, why you monitor it, what you intend to learn from it, how it will be used, and how it will contribute to business objectives and mission success. The key difference is this: monitoring is what you do, and observability is why you do it.

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AWS Big Data

MARCH 26, 2024

In this post, we discuss how you can use purpose-built AWS services to create an end-to-end data strategy for C360 to unify and govern customer data that address these challenges. We recommend building your data strategy around five pillars of C360, as shown in the following figure.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By partnering with industry leaders, businesses can acquire the resources needed for efficient data discovery, multi-environment management, and strong data protection. To fully leverage AI and analytics for achieving key business objectives and maximizing return on investment (ROI), modern data management is essential.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 6, 2024

Types of cloud migration The specific strategies and scenarios for cloud adoption and migration depend on the needs of the organization and its current IT infrastructure. Cloud migration strategies There are several types of cloud migration strategies that organizations employ, based on their specific needs.

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datapine

JULY 17, 2019

Let’s start by considering what KPIs are and what they mean in a business context. KPI is a value measured to assess how effective a project or company is at achieving its business objectives. What Is A KPI? Now, let’s look at how to create a KPI report. As such, performing an audit of your data sources is essential.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2022

The rise of data strategy. There’s a renewed interest in reflecting on what can and should be done with data, how to accomplish those goals and how to check for data strategy alignment with business objectives. The evolution of a multi-everything landscape, and what that means for data strategy.

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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. Here are five best practices to get the most business benefit from gen AI. Define which strategic themes relate to your business model, processes, products, and services.

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datapine

JUNE 15, 2023

2) The Importance of Performance Reports 3) Performance Report Examples 4) Performance Reporting Tips Performance reporting has been a traditional business practice for decades now. A performance report is an analytical tool that offers a visual overview of how a business is performing in a specific strategy, project, or department.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2023

“Ideally, the organization will focus on institutionalizing ways of working that streamline how the business’s functional, technology, data, and change management teams experiment with and learn from new technologies.” AI is a fundamentally different set of technologies that requires a separate strategy and capabilities.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 11, 2024

What that means differs by company, and here are a few questions to consider on what the brand and mission should address depending on business objectives: Is IT taking on more front-office responsibilities, including building products and customer experiences or partnering with sales and marketing on their operations and data needs?

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

CIOs have been able to ride the AI hype cycle to bolster investment in their gen AI strategies, but the AI honeymoon may soon be over, as Gartner recently placed gen AI at the peak of inflated expectations , with the trough of disillusionment not far behind. That doesnt mean investments will dry up overnight.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Most IT and business executives recognize the necessity of close alignment. They understand that their strategies, capabilities, resources, and management systems should be configured to support the enterprise’s overarching purpose and goals. Having a seat at the strategy table helps IT push the business forward. “It

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2024

Organizations that have made progress on environmental objectives to include circular economy principles have also made progress on broader business objectives of better asset management strategies and reduced procurement cycles.

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BA Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Critical success factors can be a help in this regard, allowing you to measure and track your progress in achieving overarching business objectives. You can refer to them whenever you need to, ensuring that your strategies are on track. Deciding what matters Does your team have its eye on the ball?

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datapine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Like this, they define what is working and what isn’t and improve their strategies to succeed. For decades, businesses have been approaching the reporting process with static tools that make it way more difficult to extract insights at an appropriate time. Your Chance: Want to boost your strategies using data today?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Meaning, data architecture is a foundational element of your business strategy for higher data quality. A data strategy can help data architects create and implement a data architecture that improves data quality. Steps for developing an effective data strategy include: 1. Practice proper data hygiene across interfaces.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Talent acquisition refers to the ongoing strategy and process an organization and its HR department uses to source, attract, evaluate, hire and retain the highly-qualified new employees it needs to grow. A well-crafted talent acquisition strategy has become a critical component for organizations seeking to secure a competitive edge.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As a result, most IT functions have seen budget increases, support for more staff, and higher involvement in shaping enterprise strategy , according to multiple reports. Strategies to transform IT for digital success include the following. Consider the findings of a report from professional services firm Accenture.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 7, 2024

In many cases, CDOs focus on business objectives, but in other cases, they have equal business and technology remits, according to the authors. There’s more and more focus on being data-driven,” says Mahajan, who leads the Amplitude data strategy efforts, in addition to her digital and technology roles. “It

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This is true whether it’s an outdated system that’s no longer vendor-supported or infrastructure that doesn’t align with a cloud-first strategy, says Carrie Rasmussen, CIO at human resources software and services firm Dayforce. Ganoorkar also recommends setting priorities based on business impact, cost, complexity, and risk.

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