Tag: BI
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At-a-Glance Guide to Analytics at SAPPHIRE NOW Madrid
I’ll be an official “social ambassador” for analytics at SAPPHIRE NOW from Madrid next week. This blog attempts to summarize the main analytics-related activities during the two days of SAPPHIRE NOW
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Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and the Rest of Us
“Data Scientists” are all the rage. But should data analysis be governed by a new elite?
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Why In-Memory Analytics is Like Digital Photography: An Industry Transformation
Digital photography transformed an industry by eliminating obsolete layers. In-memory analytics will do the same.
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Affecto Corporate IQ Oslo
I attended the Affecto Corporate IQ 2011 event this morning, in Oslo, Norway — here are my notes and resources from the event.
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The Analytics of Terrorism
I’m a big believer in analyzing data in order to make sensible decisions. On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, how can we apply analytics to some questions about terrorism in the world today?
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Business People Are Dumb On Average(s)
Recent research shows that business people aren’t always ready to make best use of the analytic data they receive. Here’s one real-life example that illustrates the potential problems.
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Hadoop, Big Data, and Enterprise Business Intelligence
Traditional enterprise data warehousing and Hadoop/Big Data are like apples and oranges. Is there room for both? How will these two very different approaches co-exist in the future?
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Strategic Workforce Planning Demo
This demo shows the features of SAP BusinessObjects Strategic Workforce Planning, the first HANA-enabled application.
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Business Analytics in Poland
It was the SAP World Tour in Sopot, Poland last week, and I had the honor of presenting a keynote session on business analytics.
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Business Analytics in Lisbon
The SAP Business Analytics Forum took place in Lisbon, Portugal on May 17th at the Belem Cultural Center. Here are some highlights of the event, including ANA, the Portuguese Airports company, showing off their extranet BI dashboards.