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Posted by: Kaan Turnali May 23, 2013  When an organization is considering implementing a mobile BI strategy, it needs to ask/consider if its current information technology (IT) and business intelligence (BI) infrastructure can support mobile BI. It must determine if there are any gaps that need to be addressed prior to going live.
When we think of an end-to-end mobile BI solution, there are several areas that can impact the user experience. I refer to them as choke points. Some of the risks associated with these choke …
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Posted by: Deepa Sankar May 16, 2013  Last time, I discussed how companies can mine their data gold by turning it into insight, which leads to positive impacts on your business, such as increased revenues, reduced costs, managed risks, and capital. These impacts give your business a better competitive advantage. Today, let’s discuss the other details of the other critical factors to make your BI program successful.
Define the Value of BI with KPIs
Defining the value of BI, i.e. assigning a dollar value to BI, is often challenging since this …
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Posted by: Kaan Turnali May 15, 2013  Is your mobile business intelligence (BI) strategy aligned with your organization’s enterprise mobility strategy? If you’re not sure what this means, you’re in big trouble. In its simplest form, enterprise mobility can be considered a framework to maximize the use of mobile devices, wireless networks, and all other related services in order to drive growth and profitability. However, it goes beyond just the mobile devices or the software that runs on them to include people and processes.
It goes without saying that enterprise …
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Posted by: Deepa Sankar May 9, 2013  Previously, I covered the importance of a business intelligence (BI) strategy and how BICC becomes a key element of your organization. This time, I will cover details on the other critical factors to make your BI program successful.
Companies need to recognize that data is “gold”. To mine this gold, you have to turn data into insight, which leads to positive impacts on your business, such as increased revenues, reduced costs, managed risks, and …
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Posted by: Kaan Turnali May 8, 2013  Do you have all three layers of mobile BI security covered: device, app, and data? All of the convenience and benefits of mobile devices provide a particular security risk, complicating matters for the technology managers. When we think about the three layers of security in mobile BI, each layer plays an equally important role. Moreover, each layer represents a specific component of a user’s access profile. Therefore, it’s vital not only to understand how each layer completes the security picture, but also to make sure they work …
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Posted by: Kaan Turnali May 1, 2013  Of the ten mobile business intelligence (BI) questions I outlined in my last post, “Do we have an executive sponsor?” is the most important one because the success of a mobile BI journey depends on it more than any other. While the role of an executive sponsor is critical in all tech projects, several aspects of mobile BI technology make it easy for executive management to be involved closely and play a unique role. Moreover, although the CIO or the CTO plays …
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Posted by: Kaan Turnali April 30, 2013  Today, organizations face multifaceted problems and need to quickly realize the value of their technology solutions whether it’s for business intelligence (BI) or other technology implementations. Business challenges have become more complex and are often riddled with ambiguity that makes it harder to address using traditional methodologies in analytics and beyond.
As a result, to answer the most pressing business questions, we’re still left with an age—old problem—balancing functionality against scarce time and resources. Rapid deployment solutions (RDS) can provide an alternative method …
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Posted by: Lance Holbert April 25, 2013  Business analytics has evolved dramatically from its humble beginnings in core data warehousing more than 30 years ago. It’s evolved from simple, decision support solutions to advancements in business intelligence (BI), enterprise performance management (EPM), and, most recently, intelligent data concepts and predictive analytic applications. Companies have embraced the value of analytics – solutions that combine data and analysis to drive insights – to help them differentiate, become more competitive, and make better business decisions.
A Pervasive Culture of Analytics
Almost everyone in your company can benefit from …
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Posted by: Kaan Turnali April 24, 2013  In my post “Mobile BI” Doesn’t Mean “Mobile-Enabled Reports” I articulated the importance of developing a mobile business intelligence (BI) strategy. If designed, implemented, and executed effectively, mobile BI will not only complement the existing business intelligence framework, but it will enable organizations to drive growth and profitability.
For the next ten weeks, I want to chart a course that will highlight the key questions you need to ask before embarking on a mobile BI journey. This is …
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Posted by: Scott Jeffries April 23, 2013  In the first two blogs of this series, we discussed the three key activities to drive value through analytics—gaining control of your data, delivering the right information to the right people, and enabling real time and predictive analysis. Today, I want to delve deeper into the second activity.
It’s not enough for an organization to simply have consistent data. It also must agree on how to use and deliver that data – preferably at a …
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