http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/ Steve Cleveland's thoughts on Data Virtualization. en-us Copyright 2011 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:46:12 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Episode 5 - Solution Vision When looking at your challenges for business intelligence, it is important to understand what you want in a solution. What is your 'vision' for a solution for your company? What would you like the solution... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/implementing-bi-1.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/implementing-bi-1.php Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:46:12 -0500 scott Episode 4 - Objectives Why do you need a business intelligence solution? What are your objectives for putting a solution in place? Your objectives are the business benefits that you expect to achieve as a result of spending time and... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/implementing-bi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/implementing-bi.php BI Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:37:05 -0500 scott Episode 3 - The Current State of Decision Making Gartner says - Because of lack of information, processes, and tools, through 2012, more than 35 percent of the top 5,000 global companies will regularly fail to make insightful decisions about... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/why-implement-bi-2.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/why-implement-bi-2.php Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:40:20 -0500 scott Episode 2 - It's about making better business decisions. In my last blog, I made a case for making better business decisions. I said that business intelligence [access to information] leads to increased revenues, decreased costs and risk mitigation. Today,... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/why-implement-bi-1.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/06/why-implement-bi-1.php BI Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:42:46 -0500 scott Episode 1 - It's about making better business decisions. Decision making can be regarded as the mental process resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternatives. Every decision making process produces a final choice. Don't we... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/why-implement-bi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/why-implement-bi.php Tue, 25 May 2010 15:33:24 -0500 scott The Aberdeen Group interviewed 216 global organizations... The ability to make better informed decisions through Business Intelligence [BI] systems is directly related to the cleanliness, relevance and timeliness of that data. Best-in-Class companies are taking strides to reduce time-to-information; generate... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/better-informed-decisions-through-bi.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/better-informed-decisions-through-bi.php Tue, 18 May 2010 11:25:12 -0500 scott "The reality is that you can derive added value from your existing information," explains Don Tapscott, an internationally renowned author. "Once you can have sensible discussions about your data, you can leverage it to make better decisions and achieve sustainability... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/opportunities-for-business-intelligence.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/opportunities-for-business-intelligence.php Tue, 11 May 2010 12:04:39 -0500 scott Overheard at a recent BI Conference... The amount of data being generated is doubling every year and some think it could double every month. Company data is a strategic asset and if it's not used, the company is wasting a... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/using-business-intelligence.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/05/using-business-intelligence.php Tue, 04 May 2010 17:17:30 -0500 scott From a BusinessWeek special report March 2, 2009... The recession is fostering interest in Business Intelligence [BI] software, which helps companies analyze the data they collect for new cost-cutting or sales opportunities. Business Intelligence software can bring together data from... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/the-time-for-business-intelligence-is-now.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/the-time-for-business-intelligence-is-now.php Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:02:19 -0500 scott According to MarketWatch, a new report published by Aberdeen Group concludes that pervasive and role-based supply chain intelligence emerges as a critical factor for improving operational performance. 'The only way to ensure that a company's supply chain is able to... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/business-intelligence-becomes-a-top-priority.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/business-intelligence-becomes-a-top-priority.php Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:48:05 -0500 scott From an Aberdeen Group report... Companies suffer when the lag time for determining operational performance is greater than the 'decision-window'. The risk of not making timely decisions is exacerbated when the information that decisions are based on is wrong. Operational... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/time-is-money.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/time-is-money.php Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:17:33 -0500 scott Companies have spent millions on software systems to help improve key business processes. While these systems generate enormous amounts of valuable information, they often have poor reporting capabilities, preventing the sharing of key information - like demand forecasting, inventory levels,... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/business-intelligence-1.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/04/business-intelligence-1.php Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:19:18 -0500 scott From 'Predictive Analytics' by the Aberdeen Group... Enterprises are under pressure to predict the future behavior of customers and potential customers, and the internal performance of the organization more precisely than ever before. Potential gains for the organizations that do... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/business-information-customer-retention.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/business-information-customer-retention.php Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:32:55 -0500 scott Paraphrasing from an article by Liz Benison of Capgemini... Information should be the key to business success, but all too often it is a barrier. A new, systematic approach to business information management is the only way to solve the... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/making-sense-of-business-information.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/making-sense-of-business-information.php Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:03:01 -0500 scott From 'Performance Management in the Midmarket' by the Aberdeen Group... During the current economic downturn, Businesses are feeling pressure to access, review, analyze and act upon events and information in order to become more agile as they work to meet... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/business-intelligence-4.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/data_virtualization/2010/03/business-intelligence-4.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:17 -0500 scott