The Power of Cloud-based BI and Analytics
Thanks to the exponential growth in the use of unstructured data by companies, including social customer data, many decision-makers are…
Relating the NIST Definition of Cloud Computing to ERP
The “NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) published a roadmap in July 2011 that includes the definition of…
Rethinking the Outsourced Cloud, Part II: 2011 Benefits of Cloud Adoption
A recent Wall Street Journal article reporting on cloud security details the trends of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) when…
Data Management: Reaching Into the Cloud
In a form of “shadow IT”, Line-of-Business groups have been turning to cloud-based services to quickly set up technology solutions…
Take the Predictive Analytics in the Cloud survey
Decision Management Solutions, the company of which I am CEO, is running a study on Predictive Analytics in the Cloud…
Mercer Total Compensation Management Analytics Help Retain Talent
To retain talent, organizations must ensure that their workforce’s compensation is comparable to that of their industry peers. As part…
Trends in Smarter Business Analytics
Don Campbell, CTO Of IBM’s Business Intelligence group, presented on trends in smarter business analytics. He sees four focus areas…
Benefits of Private Cloud Computing: Compliant & Cost-Effective
When it comes to security and compliance, private cloud computing trumps the public cloud. According to a 2011 study by the…