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Business applications, data analytics can make business lean
Centralised business apps, such as ERP and CRM can frustrate, but also make a business lean. Data analytics has a fresh Six Sigma role to play Feature
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Rugby Football Union uses IBM predictive analytics for Six Nations
IBM tries out predictive analytics software, TryTracker, developed in association with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Feature
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Online gambling sector bets on business intelligence
Online gambling and gaming industries crave structured business data. Volumes can be huge and they need to react to customer behaviour Feature
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Accenture: How to wage the war for big data analytics talent
CIOs face a struggle to recruit big data analytics talent. Accenture research suggests thousands of new analytics jobs will be created in the UK Opinion
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Interview: Stafford Murray, head of performance analysis, English Institute of Sport
Stafford Murray and his team’s data analytics efforts at London 2012 helped deliver success for Team GB. How did they do it? Feature
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Unilever enterprise data warehouse locked to business programmes
Unilever is building a global enterprise data warehouse (EDW) locked into the critical paths of high-profile business programmes Case study
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How to manage unstructured data for business benefit
The cloud offers some progress in the resource-sapping management of unstructured data, but it is critical to work back from the business case. Analysis
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Aster Data founders explain unified approach to data, big and small
Aster Data’s founders explain their approach to handling relational data and, within the same engine, multiple forms of non-relational data: the principle of closure Explainer
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BI dashboards must dish up killer KPIs
Business intelligence dashboards yield business value by dishing up the right key performance indicators (KPIs) Feature
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Procurement function to squeeze value from supply chain analytics
Supply chain analytics promises savings for procurement. But spending data can be scattered around the organisation. Procurement Lincolnshire, a collaborative local government entity, might show the way Feature
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Lean analytics to change business decision making
Attending to the “one metric that really matters” is one principle of a “lean analytics” approach Interview | 10 May 2013
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Public-private partnership company MAMG chooses Intuitive Dashboards
Public-private partnership company MAMG has implemented Intuitive Dashboards, integrated with OpenAccounts financial reporting software News | 07 May 2013
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Barclays indexes machine data to meet complex regulation
Barclays turns to machine data indexing Splunk to deal with complex banking regulations following the financial crisis of 2008 Case study | 03 May 2013
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Tesco uses supply chain analytics to save £100m a year
Understanding return on capital employed was a driving force behind an analytics programme which saves Tesco £100m in supply chain costs Case study | 30 Apr 2013
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Case study: Telefonica Ireland uses business intelligence to reduce churn
O2 Ireland, part of Telefonica, has been using Teradata’s data warehousing and Cognos BI to stop customers leaving and entice them with location-based offers Case study | 29 Apr 2013
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Cloud applications gain ground in corporate IT
Cloud applications are starting to gain mass in enterprise IT, shifting from “should we?” to “how?” News analysis | 10 Apr 2013
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Predictive analytics adoption triples, says Accenture
Chief data officers are rising to the leadership of business analytics programmes more quickly than expected data analytics | 05 Mar 2013
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Intelligent data use stokes high performance, says EIU study
Companies which believe their data use is better than their competitors are more likely to consider themselves ahead in financial performance too News | 25 Feb 2013
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Don’t make big data stand alone, warns Gartner
Gartner cautions organisations against treating big data as unique and criticises business intelligence suppliers for failing to exploit mobility News | 01 Feb 2013
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Action for Children intensifies customer data analytics with Rackspace open cloud
Action for Children has engaged open cloud provider Rackspace to help it gain deeper insights into customers and fundraising activities through better data analysis Case study | 17 Jan 2013
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Is your company primed for social media analytics?
Are some companies primed to get more use out of social media analytics than others are? Find out, plus learn how a social media analytics strategy compares to BI strategies. Answer
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big data analytics
Big data analytics is the process of examining large amounts of different data types, or big data, in an effort to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations and other useful information. Definition
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For some companies, big data analytics is the norm
In this podcast, listen to Tagged.com's co-founder and CTO talk about the company's successes and struggles with big data analytics. Podcast
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'Big data' analytics: Hype or the real thing?
Is there real value to be gained by analyzing "big data"? And what challenges does big data present to organizations? Consultant Jill Dyche answers those questions and more in a video interview. Video
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'Big data' analytics 101: Practical advice on getting started
In a video interview, consultant William McKnight provides an explanation of "big data" basics: what big data is and the issues that are involved in managing and analyzing it. Video
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Q&A: Composite Software on 'big data' integration, analytics
Composite Software exec Robert Eve talks about the challenges of "big data" analytics, offers advice on managing big data projects and discusses Composite's approach to integrating big data. Video
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Q&A: WhereScape Software on 'big data' management, data warehousing
Michael Whitehead, CEO and founder of WhereScape Software, discusses "big data" management challenges, gives tips on overcoming those obstacles and explains WhereScape's data warehousing strategy. Video
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Tyagi: 'Big data' technology a solution in search of right problems
Not every data problem requires "big data" technology, says consultant Vineet Tyagi. In a video Q&A, he discusses good uses for big data tools and offers tips on managing a big data project. Video
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'Big data' analytics, mobile BI apps help U.S. Xpress truck more data
In a video Q&A, Timothy Leonard of U.S. Xpress explains how the trucking company uses big data analytics, real-time BI software and mobile BI apps in unison to make important business decisions. Video
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Eckerson: 'Big data' analytics weighs a mix of the old and new
In a video interview, business intelligence analyst Wayne Eckerson offers tips on using big data analytics software and related big data technology. He also gives his view of what big data really is. Video
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Big data roundtable webcast: gaining value from big data
Roundtable discussion on business value of big data, chaired by Brian McKenna, Editor, SearchDataManagementUK, and featuring Mike Ferguson, Roxane Edjlali (Gartner), Joshua LeCure (GlaxoSmithKline). Video
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Lean analytics to change business decision making
Attending to the “one metric that really matters” is one principle of a “lean analytics” approach Interview
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Public-private partnership company MAMG chooses Intuitive Dashboards
Public-private partnership company MAMG has implemented Intuitive Dashboards, integrated with OpenAccounts financial reporting software News
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Barclays indexes machine data to meet complex regulation
Barclays turns to machine data indexing Splunk to deal with complex banking regulations following the financial crisis of 2008 Case study
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Tesco uses supply chain analytics to save £100m a year
Understanding return on capital employed was a driving force behind an analytics programme which saves Tesco £100m in supply chain costs Case study
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Case study: Telefonica Ireland uses business intelligence to reduce churn
O2 Ireland, part of Telefonica, has been using Teradata’s data warehousing and Cognos BI to stop customers leaving and entice them with location-based offers Case study
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Cloud applications gain ground in corporate IT
Cloud applications are starting to gain mass in enterprise IT, shifting from “should we?” to “how?” News analysis
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Predictive analytics adoption triples, says Accenture
Chief data officers are rising to the leadership of business analytics programmes more quickly than expected data analytics
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Intelligent data use stokes high performance, says EIU study
Companies which believe their data use is better than their competitors are more likely to consider themselves ahead in financial performance too News
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Business applications, data analytics can make business lean
Centralised business apps, such as ERP and CRM can frustrate, but also make a business lean. Data analytics has a fresh Six Sigma role to play Feature
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Rugby Football Union uses IBM predictive analytics for Six Nations
IBM tries out predictive analytics software, TryTracker, developed in association with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Feature
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