Concrete Examples of How Health Intelligence Saves Lives

An excellent article in Health Data Management by Greg Gillespie gives some wonderful examples of the power of analytics to improve health outcomes, looking at data from some of the 2,000+ clinical trials that Cleveland Clinic is currently running. I strongly encourage you to read the original article (also available in pdf format), but here are summaries of the three use cases highlighted: hand-washing analytics, central-line analytics, and blood-transfusion... [Read More...]

SAP’s Gravity Prototype: Business Collaboration Using Google Wave

Alexander Dreiling of SAP Research in Brisbane, Australia, has posted on a great prototype called Gravity that uses Google Wave to collaborate around business process. Gravity is a Google Wave “gadget” that can be added within the Google Wave client. It lets participants in a wave use the business process modeling functionality of SAP Business Process Management collaboratively, in near-real time. David Cook called it “the best business example... [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...]

SAP Social Media Engagement = Revenue & Profits?

Some new research has been published on the EngagementDB web site on how social media engagement correlates with revenue and profit for the 100 Best Global Brands as measured by BusinessWeek and Interbrand. The report, The world’s most valuable brands. Who’s most engaged?, attempts to measure the financial worth of social media activities of top brands, including SAP. The study summarizes brand engagement into four categories: Mavens, such... [Read More...]

Economist Research: Decision-Making in Turbulent Times

Technology is indeed the answer! Or at least, that’s what is suggested by a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Staying the course? Technology decision-making in turbulent times. The study shows that the current climate provides a good opportunity to drive through major initiatives, that business leaders are looking to technology as in important instrument to prepare their firms for recovery, and that the key importance of better information... [Read More...]

The 5 Ingredients of Good Decision-Making

The Need for Informed Decisions The results of a survey analyzing the current status of corporate decision-making were announced today, called “In search of clarity: unraveling the complexities of executive decision-making” The survey of 154 global C-level executives, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by Business Objects, found that more than nine out of 10 corporate executives admit they are making... [Read More...]