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The Decision Factor offers insightful comments and observations on analytics—from views on new technology approaches and market dynamics to the latest industry trends driving demand for faster, smarter information analysis. This blog contains personal views, thoughts, and opinions from SAP employees, mentors, and friends working in the area of analytics. It’s not endorsed by SAP nor does it constitute an official communication of SAP.

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Why iPads Dominate in Financial Services

Posted by: Andy Hirst
February 28, 2012

I studied the latest activation numbers supplied by Good Technology in their Q4 2011 earnings report. The data shows financial services still activating more iPad devices than any other industry, with greater than 40 percent of all business deployments last quarter coming from financial services.

Why is this? And why are other industries so much further behind?

The answer lies in a number of areas:

 

Employee pull! Employees are bringing their own devices to work and want IT to allow access–not just for email and …
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Will Mobile Analytics Become the Dominant Force Behind a New Data Mindset?

Posted by: Pierre Leroux
September 8, 2011

In my last post, “A Fact-Based Mindset,” I shared a vision where employees of small and large organizations need to adopt a new mindset, one where information and facts are the dominant force behind decisions.

In that post, I may have given the wrong impression about mobile apps and mobile analytics. Yes, they can be a great mass distribution mechanism for existing content, but the mobile business intelligence (BI) opportunity resides elsewhere for your organization. As my colleague Timo …
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Run Smarter Anywhere: Factors Influencing the Next Wave of Cloud and Mobile Analytics

Posted by: Nic Smith
May 31, 2011

It’s no secret that mobile and cloud analytics are hot topics right now (IDC calls mobile analytics on the cloud the next IT platform), but what’s the connection between the two and how are organizations beginning to adopt this trend to consume, collaborate, and make decisions from anywhere?

You don’t have to look very far to gain insight into some of the trends that are shaping this new world of decision making. Here are a few thoughts on key influencers supporting this movement.

Data …
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A Mobile Dilemma: Why Bankers Use the iPad More Than Anyone

Posted by: Andy Hirst
April 18, 2011

A number of recent press stories and research indicate that financial services companies are adopting iPads faster than other industries:

iPads in Business: CIOs Must Start Taking the Tablets JP Morgan Gives Bankers iPads in ‘Clear and Present Danger’ to RIM Good Technology: Financial Services Heaviest Users of iPads in Business

Good’s research states 37 percent of all iPads in enterprise are used by financial services companies and over 65 percent are deployed into services-led industries—the later statistic …
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