Giant Brains: Did Edmund Berkeley Predict Email, the Internet, ERP Systems and the iPhone in 1949?

Now that prediction season is coming to an end, it’s time to reflect on how technology always changes, but the…

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Using Business Intelligence to Catch Wasteful US Spending?

Until recently, if you wanted to find out where your US taxpayer money was going, the best you could do…

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A More Complete List of 2009 Business Intelligence Predictions?

Following on from previous post on 2009 Business Intelligence Predictions -- I missed a few: Marcus Borba: BI Predictions for…

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Where Was the Best Place to Work in the US in 2008?

I forgot to post this last year -- better late than never... Click on the image below to see survey…

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More Milk Please, Ermintrude! A Classic Decision Trap?

According to a recent article published in Scientific American, the authors of study assert that: "Farmers who have named their…

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Branding Your BI Solution: Everything Up to And Including Theme Music?

Branding and other forms of internal marketing are absolutely essential for successful BI projects -- and it's an area where…

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Gartner BI Europe 2009: The BIg Discrepancy?

The official theme of the Gartner BI Summit Europe a couple of weeks ago was "the BIg discrepancy": the long-standing…

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Good Advice for Bad Times?

Following the lead of Dave Kellogg (i.e. shamelessly copying), here's a link to an excellent article on "Counter-Intuitive Tactics for…

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It Would Have Been a Crime not to Include Analytics in This New Application

Today, SAP launched SAP Investigative Case Management for Public Sector, a new solution to support police and other investigating authorities…

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Data Governance? What’s That? (And How Can Companies Fix It?)

A recent survey of business and IT leaders carried out by Kalido shows that over two thirds of businesses have…

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