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Some cloud experts are proclaiming private clouds “are false clouds”, or that the term was conveniently conjured to support vendor solutions. There are other analysts willing to hedge their bets by proclaiming that private clouds are a good solution for the next 3-5 years until public clouds mature. I don’t believe it. Private clouds are here to stay (especially for data warehousing)—let me tell you why.[read more]

Mobile business intelligence is becoming a leading trend within the BI market. According to Gartner, one-third of all Business Intelligence access will be through mobile devices in the next few years.[read more]

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... if you are like many households and you dont have a land line, if something happens and your spouse or kids need to use your phone in an emergency, do they know your encryption password to make a call? Are you okay with your company knowing everything you do on your own personal computer when you are not at work?[read more]

Teleportd brings sophisticated analytics to real-time social data in order to detect real-world “happenings” – including concerts, rallies, and traffic accidents. The company sucks in over six million tweets each day, including geocoded links to photos.[read more]

Although most organizations are in the early stages of adopting mobile business intelligence (BI), they are focusing on deploying mobile BI to senior executives, according to a 2011 study by Aberdeen Group.[read more]

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With any technology, there have always been technological laggards and mobile BI is no exception to that rule. Think about the potential success of mobile BI in a typical large healthcare organization vs. a typical retail outlet.[read more]

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Unfortunately, most sales applications are not ready for use on smartphones and tablets. Quick access to information from smartphones is essential, as sales teams are usually on the go. Our research found that 30 percent of sales organizations are planning to deploy tablets in 2012, and they plan to purchase both Apple and Android tablets; supporting them will require software vendors to build applications that can operate natively or within the Web browser on both platforms.[read more]

Obviously, there are big changes happening in the mobile space: the recent acquisition of Instagram by Facebook, Google’s purchase of Motorola and T-Mobile’s rebranding ads highlight the dynamic nature of this space. The social aspects will continue to influence both phone adoption and technology enhancements as phone are used for purposes that rely more heavily on a social component, like gaming, sharing photos and music.[read more]

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Our analysis of Splunk’s latest release of software, version 4.3, found a series of advancements, including supporting access from tablets such as Apple’s iPad, support for data in cloud-based applications and the ability to operate in VMware environments, making it easier to deploy Splunk in the cloud. This version expands the enterprise scale of the platform, supporting more concurrent users and faster search.[read more]

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A recent Bank Systems and Technology report says that many U.S. banks and other financial institutions could benefit from implementing a Business Intelligence (BI) solution. But what if you combined Mobile BI – the ability to receive reporting and analytics on-the-go via mobile devices – and Location Intelligence (LI) – the ability to combine location-based data and traditional metrics captured within a BI system to uncover otherwise hidden trends, patterns and relationships? What further benefits can be derived and achieved from the addition and combination of these specialist capabilities?[read more]

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You work for Big Mining Co in the mining and exploration industry. Mineral exploration requires and utilizes a diverse range of geographic data types and techniques. Mobile Business Intelligence – the ability to receive reporting and analytics on-the-go via mobile devices – and Location Intelligence – the ability to combine location-based data and traditional metrics captured within a BI system – empower you to uncover otherwise hidden trends, patterns and relationships; no matter where you, or your assets are located.[read more]

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Many healthcare providers and administrative bodies have began using BI tools to unlock actionable information within their data sets and achieve higher standards of care, and better medical outcomes, in the face of tighter budgeting, increasing costs and tough regulatory environments. You’ve been considering a BI deployment, but are uncertain about the key metrics or functions that you should analyze and report on...[read more]

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You’re an area manager for retail conglomerate CheapStuff. The northwestern sector of your region is underperforming. The situation demands your personal attention – and a visit. Luckily, you can take all the location-based information you need with you on your smartphone – your Business Intelligence (BI) solution has integrated Location Intelligence (LI) and mobile reporting capabilities. So, what can a BI platform, encompassing LI and mobile analytical capabilities, bring to a retail organization’s critical business processes and operations?[read more]

Don’t confuse continuity for laziness. On face value, rehashing events already transpired as ‘predictions’ may create the appearance of lethargy. But, it seems that many emergent themes from the 2010/11 Business Intelligence (BI) scene will dominate 2012, having now developed into significant market-shaping trends.[read more]

Today, we’re going to focus on different ways that organizations in the public sector are using data and tools to help make our communities safer to live in.[read more]