Is There Such a Thing as Good Gut Decisions?
Thinking and Emotions are Inextricably Linked It’s long been known that real-life decision-making involves more than just data and logic. For example, people that have lost their sense of emotions find it impossible to make even simple decisions. Donald Norman (author of the classic “The Design of Everyday Things“), in a Scientific American article called “Why Machines Should Fear“, explains: ‘Emotion was traditionally... [Read More...]
Companies Can’t Afford to Use BI to Cut Costs?
I talked about this research in a previous post, but thought it was worth pulling out the charts to show the irony: the #1 driver of BI initiatives is "realizing cost efficiencies", but the #1 barrier is… "budget constraints"! Read More →
Where Was the Best Place to Work in the US in 2008?
I forgot to post this last year — better late than never… Click on the image below to see survey data from Computerworld’s Best Places to Work 2008 survey in an interactive Xcelsius dashboard. (I believe that SAP doesn’t appear because it’s not a US-headquartered company.) Read More →
A More Complete List of 2009 Business Intelligence Predictions?
Following on from previous post on 2009 Business Intelligence Predictions — I missed a few: Marcus Borba: BI Predictions for 2009 More BI Predictions for 2009 Vincent McBurney: 100 BI Predictions for 2009: Cloud is Hot, SOA is Cold and MDM is Irrelevant Vincent put together a great graphic showing the "weight" of different predictions (although I suspect Stephen Few would have a field day with it) Jorgen Heizenberg, Business Intelligence... [Read More...]
Microsoft Kills PerformancePoint?
Microsoft has announced on their blog that: "In mid 2009, we will release PerformancePoint Server 2007 “Service Pack 3” … Thereafter, our customers and partners should not expect further investment in standalone versions of PerformancePoint Server." In a video announcement Guy Weismantel, Director of Microsoft BI announced that: "Based on customer feedback, we are consolidating the scorecard, dashboard, and analytic... [Read More...]
Bush’s Analytic Legacy?
It’s a historic day. I’ve already posted about who Europe would have voted for in the US election. Many an executive would prefer to ignore the bad information that comes from their systems… here’s a quick illustration of President George Bush’s approach, below… Happy inauguration everyone! Read More →
The #1 BI Investment in 2009 will be… Production Reporting?!
When you spend a lot of time around BI experts, it’s very easy to forget that we’re way ahead of the curve compared to the typical BI-using company — especially now that BI is easing its way determinedly into the mainstream. While we’re all busy making predictions about new waves of technology in 2009, many companies are only just now starting to consider implementing business intelligence on a wider scale. In case you doubt... [Read More...]
OnDemand Information Browsing — Was Malcolm Gladwell Right?
SAP BusinessObjects Polestar, introduced last year, provided a new way of "browsing" available information, without having to explicitly create queries. Now the SAP BusinessObjects Lab team have introduced a preview of Polestar OnDemand that allows you to upload any data set you like and then interactively browse through the information. It’s part of an overall approach to combine the best of on-premise and SAAS BI into a single combined... [Read More...]
If You’re Interested in BI, Should You Be Interested in Twitter?
Twitter use among business intelligence practitioners and analysts has been growing by leaps and bounds. Here’s a selection of blog postings and quotes about using twitter as a business intelligence resource. The bottom line: it’s more interesting and useful than you might think — give it a try! If you’re interested in following me, it’s twitter.com/timoelliott Darren Cunningham of LucidEra, Business Intelligence a Twitter "While... [Read More...]
Business Objects is Dead! Long live SAP Business Objects!?
As mentioned in an Intelligent Enterprise interview with Bill McDermott, "Business Objects, an SAP company" is now simply "SAP Business Objects", and (from yesterday) the web site www.businessobjects.com now points to the SAP domain. Prediction: within 3 years, SAP will be known as much for its business user solutions (Business Intelligence / Information Management / Enterprise Performance Management / Governance, Risk, and Compliance)... [Read More...]
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