Business Analytics in Russia

It was the 2011 Business Analytics Forum in Moscow, Russia last week. Dmitry Lisogor, director of business solutions for SAP CIS kicked things off and introduced the sponsors, including long-term BusinessObjects partner Tern Group Alys Woodward of IDC gave a talk on Pervasive BI, with an excellent presentation on “Making your Business Analytics Pervasive” IDC ran a pervasive BI study in 2008 questioning 1141 organizations worldwide, and then... [Read More...]

IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow Warsaw 2010

As promised, here’s my keynote presentation from the IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow in Warsaw, in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, or in zipped PowerPoint format. I often mention in my presentations that “120% of us don’t understand statistics” – and here’s the proof: somebody marked my presentation as 7 out of 5 for content and style: (many thanks, whoever you are!)  Read More →

IDC CEMA Business Intelligence Roadshow

IDC are running a series of Business Intelligence sessions across central and eastern Europe on the following dates: Sofia September 16, 2010 | Kiev September 23, 2010 | Prague October 19, 2010 Zagreb October 21, 2010 | Almaty October 21, 2010 | Belgrade October 26, 2010 Ljubljana October 28, 2010 | Bratislava November 09, 2010 | Budapest November 11, 2010 Moscow November 18, 2010 | Athens November 19, 2010 | Warsaw November 23, 2010 Istanbul December... [Read More...]

Who Cares About BI and Performance Management Market Share?

IDC recently released several reports on business analytics market shares, including business intelligence and performance management: Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2009 – 2013 Forecast and 2008 Vendor Shares, IDC #219383, August 2009 Worldwide Financial Performance and Strategy Management 2008 Vendor Shares: Market Consolidation Drives Domination, IDC #218656, June 2009 Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares, IDC... [Read More...]