Business Intelligence
359 Stories
Social networks to augment analytics
News Relational links between people are being applied to refine business analytic findings and reduce rate of false positives, says SAS executive.
Tags: Data mining & analysis, Strategic analysis, Data warehousing/business intelligence, SAS Institute, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, business analytics, public sector, business intelligence, social networking
Telcos could do more with biz intelligence
News Telecoms operators in the region are not doing enough with business analytics, and could take a leaf from the retail industry, says Frost & Sullivan analyst.
Tags: Support, Data mining & analysis, Operator, Telecommunications, BSS, Asia-Pacific, business analytics, billing system, competitive strategy, Frost & Sullivan
S'pore firms investing more on innovative tools
News CIOs in the country will increase investments on Web 2.0 technologies and emerging business management tools this year, according to IDC survey.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, International Data Corp., Tool, Singapore, CIO, business intelligence, business management
Microsoft releases preview for next SQL Server
News Preview of the next version of Microsoft's database product, SQL Server 2008 R2, has been delivered to developers and will soon be made generally available.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Community Technology Preview, Environment, Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, business intelligence, blog
IBM launches business analytics system
News Bundle of preconfigured and optimized hardware and software, is aimed at helping companies cut deployment time, according to Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Servers, IBM Corp., data mining, business analytics, business intelligence, Hardware, analytics, cost reduction
SAS preps cloud computing facility
News SAS is planning a US$70 million cloud computing facility in the United States as it expands its on-demand products.
Tags: Cloud computing, SAS Institute, SAP AG, Business Objects, Cloud Computing Facility, business intelligence system, On-demand, software-as-a-service business-intelligence, Cloud computing, business intelligence
Business intelligence has downturn upturn
News Worldwide revenue for technology related to business intelligence, analytics applications and performance management grew 22 percent in 2008 to over US$8.8 billion, says Gartner.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, IT budgeting, SAP AG, Business Objects, Gartner Inc., research analyst, business intelligence, analytics, revenue, analyst
Microsoft ditches Web analytics effort
News Software maker is discontinuing the beta of a tool that would have competed with Google Analytics, Omniture, and others.
Tags: Web services, Microsoft Corp., Web Analytics, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Tool, Google Analytics, Microsoft adCenter, business intelligence, analytics, blog
Future of BI: Web 2.0, mashups and guided search
Insight Business intelligence is due for a renaissance, say industry watchers. Here's what it might look like in a few years' time.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Web 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Data, Supplier, Gartner Inc., business intelligence, VP, mashup
S'pore banks get help in lending decisions
News Country's consumer credit bureau taps on business intelligence tools to enable financial institution members to perform timely creditworthiness checks online.
Tags: Data mining & analysis, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Banking, Commercial lending, Bureau, Risk Management, Business Objects, Financial Company, Singapore, credit history
Hard times boost demand for intelligence
News Tough economic environment sees slower growth but more pervasive use of business intelligence in companies as workers seek timely, accurate information, says IDC.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Knowledge management, IT Budget, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Tool, Australia, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), business intelligence
Indian tech tries to retain top workers
News Infosys, Wipro and others are trying to avoid layoffs by reassigning skilled workers to subsidiaries or asking them to accept reduced salaries.
Tags: Human resources, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Wipro Technologies, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bench, Training, Sabbaticals, ERP, business intelligence, Worker
Five ways IT departments can win in a crisis
News CIOs need to revise their IT strategies in the downturn to adapt to long-term sustainability, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tags: IT Management, IT Services, Telecommunications, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, strategic sourcing, CIO, organizational structure, business intelligence, software, asset
Cloud, mobile take intelligence to shop floor
News Mobile devices and cloud computing pave ways to reach more employees, but cloud holds some limitations for enterprises, says QlikTech executive.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Data mining & analysis, Cloud computing, Applications and tools, Software, Cloud, Mobile, Mobile Device, Sales, Software
IDC: Prudence boosts utility model's popularity
News Despite belt tightening efforts by user organizations, they must continue to invest on analytic and business intelligence tools for their future growth, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cost control, Utility computing, Conference, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Tool, Storage, business continuity, Cloud computing
