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TechWave 2010 is fast approaching! Join us in Washington DC, August 9 – 11, and benefit from industry leading technology sessions focused on analytics in business -  delivering the technological vision, insights and actionable answers needed to drive profitability and growth in your business.  To view a list of sessions and build your agenda, view [...]

The Economic Times presents a run-down, in slideshow form, of the impact that a surge of interest in and uptake of analytics is having on the business climate in India. For industries as diverse as financial services, retail and consulting analytics is becoming an integral part of how business decisions are made. One of the [...]

That’s one of those questions that should have a simple and straightforward answer, but in fact has dozens of answers (not all of which are either simple or straightforward.) Addressing a closely related question, Thomas Wailgum at CIO is wondering just exactly what we mean by the term “BI.” These two questions are linked because the two [...]

There are many approaches to decision making –evidence based, algorithmic, intuitive, dictatorial, and consensual – and the course of action should be tailored to fit the particular characteristics of the situation.  However, most business leaders operating in today’s highly competitive environment would agree that making critical decisions without supporting data is folly.  The challenge is [...]

Over at ITBusinessEdge, Mike Vizard presents some interesting analysis of why more widespread use of BI is not occurring within organizations, and what he thinks will ultimately drive higher rates of adoption: There are plenty of reasons, ranging from cost of application licenses to reliance on spreadsheets. But the biggest issue might be that using [...]

I almost gave this entry the title “Back to School,” but as a kid I always hated it when, seemingly right around the Fourth of July, the stores all started up their back-to-school promotions. “Too Soon!” I would invariably lament. “Can’t this wait a few weeks?” Much more timely is the recent introduction of The [...]