CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When organizations buy a shiny new piece of software, attention is typically focused on the benefits: streamlined business processes, improved productivity, automation, better security, faster time-to-market, digital transformation. It can help uncover hidden costs that could come back to bite you down the road.

Software 130

Software Enterprise Cost-Benefit ROI 130

Smarten

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Embedded BI Improves ROI and TCO for Existing Technology and Benefits Business Users! One of the often-overlooked advantages of this strategy is the improvement of return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO).

ROI 52

ROI Business Intelligence Cost-Benefit Software 52

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But when not managed strategically in the long run, cloud spending can quickly escalate and impact margins, cost of goods sold (COGS), and cost of revenue (COR). To optimize cloud investments, C-level executives are increasingly adopting cloud financial operations (FinOps).

Optimization 91

Optimization KPI Key Performance Indicator Cost-Benefit 91

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 22, 2023

ROI becomes a waiting game. What if there was a way to get ROI today and still train the workforce for a quantum tomorrow? They can accomplish all types of optimization and can perform impressive forecasting. Other algorithms and use cases venture into optimization. Enter quantum-inspired approaches.

ROI 52

ROI Machine Learning Optimization Cost-Benefit 52

Smarten

MARCH 6, 2022

What happens is that your return on investment (ROI) plummets and your total cost of ownership (TCO) goes way up. So, how does one improve ROI and TCO for business intelligence and augmented analytics? But, there are worse things than user dissatisfaction; namely what happens when your users do not adopt the software.

Business Intelligence 78

Business Intelligence ROI Analytics Digital Transformation 78

Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 23, 2023

One of the biggest ways that brands are using big data is by optimizing their approach to trade show marketing. One of the benefits is that data analytics helps measure the ROI of trade show marketing more effectively. This is one of the many benefits of big data in marketing.

Big Data 81

Big Data ROI Marketing Advertising 81

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 27, 2024

A staged approach enables risk mitigation and resource optimization and ensures modernization efforts bolster operational efficiency and competitive advantage. Operate and optimize: Continuously monitor and optimize the modernized portfolio, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs. Invite feedback.

Cost-Benefit 99

Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator ROI Strategy 99

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 8, 2023

However, while Kubernetes offers an array of benefits in terms of application management and development efficiency, its implementation is not without challenges. As more businesses migrate to Kubernetes-driven environments, an unintended consequence has become increasingly apparent: a surge in cloud costs.

Optimization 50

Optimization Cost-Benefit Machine Learning ROI 50

Smart Data Collective

MAY 28, 2019

They are able to use analytics and other data insights to bolster customer service, reduce marginal operating costs and scale production. One of the biggest benefits of big data is in the arena of digital marketing. Big Data Drives the ROI of Digital Marketing. Cost-effectiveness. Here are some factors to be aware of.

ROI 87

ROI Big Data Marketing Advertising 87

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

By using a simple equation, the value calculator provides a quantitative estimate of the potential return on investment (ROI) of a particular initiative. They buy according to customer value, that is, the difference between the benefits a company gives customers and the price it charges. Value is all about the cost/benefit analysis.

Optimization 52

Optimization Cost-Benefit ROI Data-driven 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 9, 2023

Without it, businesses incur steep costs, but the downside, or costs, are often unclear because calculating data management’s return on investment (ROI), or upside, is a murky exercise. For many organizations, the real challenge is quantifying the ROI benefits of data management in terms of dollars and cents.

Strategy 114

Strategy Management Key Performance Indicator ROI 114

O'Reilly on Data

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

AI Benefits and Stakeholders. AI is a field where value, in the form of outcomes and their resulting benefits, is created by machines exhibiting the ability to learn and “understand,” and to use the knowledge learned to carry out tasks or achieve goals. AI-generated benefits can be realized by defining and achieving appropriate goals.

Advertising 299

Advertising Cost-Benefit ROI Machine Learning 299

Smarten

DECEMBER 20, 2022

SO…when considering options for business intelligence and augmented analytics, your business must satisfy the needs and expectations of your team, or it risks investing in products and solutions that will reap poor return on investment (ROI), poor total cost of ownership (TCO) and poor user adoption.

ROI 52

ROI Cost-Benefit Data-driven Business Intelligence 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 3, 2024

These objections often include, “But we’ve always done it this way” (resistance to change), “It works just fine as is” (accepting the status quo which may be a sub-optimal solution), “Let’s wait until post-build” (pushing things off until later), “Let’s start with the metaverse” (being distracted by shiny objects), and more.

Cost-Benefit 132

Cost-Benefit ROI Manufacturing Optimization 132

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

“We are embedding AI-powered capabilities across the suite so customers are benefiting from it as soon as they log in,” Evan Goldberg, founder and executive vice president of Oracle NetSuite, said in a statement. “By Bickley cautioned, however, that NetSuite will have to prove value to drive a renewal cost increase for these services. “It

IT 113

IT Cost-Benefit ROI Enterprise 113

Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 27, 2022

They have heard that big data can be useful, so they invest in it without much consideration for their ROI. Not only will this improve productivity, but it can also lead to cost savings down the road. While this may seem counterintuitive because it requires an extra investment, the benefits often outweigh the costs.

Optimization 109

Optimization IT Big Data Cost-Benefit 109

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 24, 2024

This dynamic framework offers CIOs a powerful tool to continually optimize their technology portfolios, ensuring their organizations remain agile, efficient, and future-ready. Data-driven decisions: Leverage data and analytics to assess new technologies’ potential impact and ROI. Use minimum viable products (MVPs) to validate concepts.

Technology 96

Technology Experimentation Cost-Benefit ROI 96

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2024

Migrating infrastructure and applications to the cloud is never straightforward, and managing ongoing costs can be equally complicated. Plus, you need to balance the FinOps team’s need for autonomy against the CIO’s need for centralized control to gain economies of scale and avoid runaway costs. Then there’s housekeeping.

Cost-Benefit 121

Cost-Benefit Measurement Optimization Metrics 121

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

CIOs must build strong relationships with other executives to ensure IT is seen not as a cost center but as a critical enabler of business success. Not all IT projects have equal value and identifying the initiatives that will deliver the most significant benefits requires rigorous assessment.

Strategy 99

Strategy IT Business Objectives Cost-Benefit 99

CDW Research Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

How tiering data using object storage can improve both flash storage performance and data center ROI. By using object storage to tier hot and cold data, many organizations can reap the benefits of optimized flash storage while still maintaining their data center’s ROI goals. Why optimized flash storage is important.

Optimization 52

Optimization ROI Cost-Benefit Interactive 52

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

MAY 29, 2024

The ROI for applying artificial intelligence to business processes has been well documented, especially when applied to manual tasks. McKinsey reports that 48% of companies that adopt these tools experience a revenue increase, and 43% say they’ve cut costs with AI tools that automate manual tasks, lessen errors, and speed up processes.

Sales 98

Sales ROI Cost-Benefit Reporting 98

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The technology allows for dynamic rerouting of traffic, prioritization of critical applications, and performance-based routing to optimize network efficiency. While SD-WAN may represent a higher initial investment compared to traditional routers, the long-term return on investment (ROI) is significant.

Cost-Benefit 98

Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation ROI Strategy 98

datapine

APRIL 13, 2021

Starting with its definition, following with the benefits of agency reports, a list of tools, and a set of agency dashboard examples. Explore our 14 days free trial & benefit from interactive agency reports! Agencies benefit from interactive dashboard tools to prove the success of their strategies and campaigns to clients.

Dashboards 256

Dashboards Reporting Analytics Cost-Benefit 256

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

But edge computing is unexplored territory for many and requires ongoing evaluation of performance and cost-effectiveness. Although edge implementations can cost more, eliminating latency can be worth the expense. To that end, IT leaders should perform a careful analysis of ROI before, during, and after an edge implementation.

ROI 100

ROI Cost-Benefit IoT Digital Transformation 100

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Big data and the artificial intelligence technologies used to leverage it can go beyond market predictions, and you can use data to improve working processes and optimize your return on investment (ROI). In this post, we’ll explore how organizations can leverage big data and AI instruments to improve their ROI.

Big Data 131

Big Data B2B ROI Finance 131

datapine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

More generally, low-quality data can impact productivity, bottom line, and overall ROI. No, its ultimate goal is to increase return on investment (ROI) for those business segments that depend upon data. Industry-wide, the positive ROI on quality data is well understood. The 5 Pillars of Data Quality Management. 1 – The people.

Data Quality 241

Data Quality Metrics Data-driven Management 241

datapine

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Keep on reading to learn a definition, benefits, and a warehouse KPI list with the most prominent examples any manager should be tracking to achieve operational success. Now, let’s look at some benefits to keep putting the power of warehouse key performance indicators into perspective. But how do you know which indicators to track?

Metrics 217

Metrics KPI Management Cost-Benefit 217

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The analyst firm Forrester named AI agents as one of its top 10 emerging technologies this year and that it will deliver benefits in the next two to five years. Investments in AI agent projects are expected to yield orders of magnitude in ROI and business value if companies select high-impact use cases.

Testing 111

Testing Cost-Benefit Interactive ROI 111

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The company has already rolled out a gen AI assistant and is also looking to use AI and LLMs to optimize every process. One is going through the big areas where we have operational services and look at every process to be optimized using artificial intelligence and large language models. We’re doing two things,” he says.

IT 138

IT Consulting ROI Cost-Benefit 138

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 23, 2022

Enterprises moving their artificial intelligence projects into full scale development are discovering escalating costs based on initial infrastructure choices. Many companies whose AI model training infrastructure is not proximal to their data lake incur steeper costs as the data sets grow larger and AI models become more complex.

Experimentation 134

Experimentation Cost-Benefit Data Lake Data Science 134

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To that end, Wiedenbeck and his team are tackling “unit cost,” or the expense of specific products and services, such as writing a policy, servicing a claim, or handling a customer request. See IDC PlanScape: Unit-Based Costing to Optimize IT Performance for an exploration of how unit cost can be applied to digital products and services.)

IT 121

IT Insurance Cost-Benefit Risk 121

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, where innovation and cost efficiency are paramount, the launch of VMware Cross-Cloud managed services at VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas is a pivotal moment. Flexibility: Organizations can now choose the cloud environments that best suit their specific needs.

Management 79

Management Cost-Benefit Optimization ROI 79

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Some organizations have been innovating, transforming, and growing so fast that they haven’t had time to clear up older cost structures that start getting in the way,” says Stewart Buchanan, research vice president on Gartner’s CIO team. Each dollar of operational cost reduction drips directly to the bottom line.”

IT 138

IT Cost-Benefit ROI Digital Transformation 138

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

The downside here is that while an application may run well enough on older versions, businesses with upgrade inertia are leaving themselves both vulnerable to the pitfalls of old software and unable to tap into the cost savings and improved performance that can better position them for success in competitive markets.

Cost-Benefit 122

Cost-Benefit Software ROI Enterprise 122

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Of course, CIOs could credit many technologies over the decades — from the first personal computers to robotic process automation — for producing results such as improved speed and optimization. Everyone is looking at AI to optimize and gain efficiencies, for sure. His own company is one example.

Machine Learning 141

Machine Learning ROI Data Processing Optimization 141

Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Data virtualization is becoming more popular due to its huge benefits. What benefits does it bring to businesses? Physically moving and storing the same data in different repositories multiplies costs and slows down processes when IT changes need to be made. How is Data Virtualization performance optimized?

Visualization 135

Visualization Cost-Benefit Big Data Prescriptive Analytics 135