Google Takes Another Step into BI
Google is now making it easy to analyze public data sources. You put in a term like “unemployment rate California”, and it will suggest a link to a chart, and from that chart you can start drilling down to more data (see video below). There is also information available on how to make your public information more easily available. How long before (a) you’ll be able to do this within an organization using OneBox? and (b) this is extended beyond... [Read More...]
Social Network Analyzer Download Available
The Social Network Analyzer prototype unveiled in a previous blog post was available on demand. It can now be downloaded and used within your own organization (or even just on your PC) from the SAP Innovation Center site. Enterprise social network analysis is clearly an essential part of getting a real return on investment on Web 2.0 technologies within organizations — something that has so far proved difficult. Today, the “way organizations... [Read More...]
That’s the Whole Point (Cartoon)
Thanks to Michael Thompson for the (real) customer quote! Read More →
What’s SAP.com Worth?
Maybe not as it should be, at least compared to its peers. According to Pufip, putting paid ads up could generate about $123,000/month given the amount of traffic to the site, and they calculate that would make it worth about one and a half million dollars. That’s quite a bit more than, say, sapweb20.com ($0!), but isn’t in the same league as $3.5 million for Oracle.com, a cool $10 million for Salesforce.com, and an impressive $13 million for... [Read More...]
Extreme Twitter (Cartoon)
Did You Think You Were the Only One Not Doing It?
If you thought you were the only one not doing enterprise social networking, Mike Gotta of The Burton Group can reassure you. In a recently published study called “Social Networking Within the Enterprise” (registration required), he explains: Study participants felt that they were behind their competitors—or the market in general—when it came to their social networking initiatives. Based on the results of this field research project, Burton... [Read More...]
BI Implementations Must be Risk-Adjusted
It makes absolutely no sense to try to optimize performance without taking into account risk. While you’re busy trying to cut a few percentage points out of your costs using Six Sigma or Lean Management, your entire company might get wiped out by “unforseen” events. As the cartoon below shows, that (to put it mildly) can be a short-sighted approach… Anybody with a stock portfolio knows that you can’t ignore risk when... [Read More...]
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