Business Intelligence Software

ANALYST BRIEF: In this Q&A interview by TDWI, analyst Fern Halper from Hurwitz & Associates discusses the major trends in predictive analytics.  

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines some of the best methods for deploying social intelligence to support your CRM strategies. Read this and learn how the right social intelligence can help you win new customers, retain existing customers, reduce the cost of customer management and more. Also, discover specific use cases of social intelligence.

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2012

WEBCAST: Sixty-five percent of revenue at a typical company stems from existing customers. Ensuring your customers are loyal can increase profits anywhere between 25 and 80%. Retaining and enhancing existing customers is the top priority for today's CEOs. Watch this webcast and learn how to craft a strong CRM strategy through social networking.

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 | Premiered: Jun 1, 2012

WHITE PAPER: Do you know as much about your employees as you know about your customers, products, or systems?  Imagine the organizational transformation that could be possible if HR could provide real-time, actionable insight into the talent of your organization

Posted: 29 May 2012 | Published: 14 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper details 6 examples of leading global companies' HR departments that are at the forefront of workforce management strategies. Read this and learn how Four Seasons enables its employees to assist guests anytime, anywhere, or how Zappos.com aligns its organization around the company's 10 core values to offer exceptional customer service.

Posted: 29 May 2012 | Published: 29 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the challenges associated with standardizing multi-country payroll programs and outlines eight essential steps for success. Read on for a deeper understanding of how to assess your current international payroll operations and learn how to design a payroll strategy that aligns with your company’s strategic objectives.

Posted: 29 May 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how analytics and BI can be used to get speedy insight, decisions and action at critical business moments.

Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 01 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines some of the most common questions regarding BI and analytics and provides recommendations and best practices for improving your strategy.

Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Planning, budgeting and forecasting always will be crucial components to your organization. But choosing the right performance management software can be a tough task. This paper from IBM outlines the business challenges and drivers, as well as organizational and technological best practices to follow, and includes a software selection matrix.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 06 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper and learn how IBM Cognos can lead finance teams into the next generation by offering driver-based budgeting with vastly shorter planning cycles, flexible rolling forecasts, faster and more reliable financial close and consolidation, tighter control over operational performance, swifter reporting capabilities and so much more.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 14 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper and learn why automating The Last Mile of Finance can enable your organization to meet evolving requirements and reduce risk without increasing your costs. Gain insight into why upgrading your Last Mile processes is essential to remaining in line with regulatory reporting and compliance initiatives.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WEBCAST: Operational dexterity is essential in today's globally competitive business environment. A predictive analytics solution can help you achieve this level of agility. This webcast from IBM outlines a predictive operational analytics option that enables you to capture and integrate data to determine future outcomes and make better decisions.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Premiered: May 9, 2012

WHITE PAPER: IT and finance may oftentimes be on separate pages, viewing each other as another facet of the business. In today's recovering economy, their dependence on each other can determine the success or failure of your company. This paper offers insight on how IT and finance can collaborate to help your organization succeed in the post-recession economy.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 10 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Once designated to the finance organization, functions such as forecasting and analysis have spread to other parts of the business. Performance management solutions are being deployed more broadly, migrating to everyday users. This paper explains why a Finance Center of Excellence can help ensure your performance management initiative succeeds.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 13 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Success depends on healthy and accurate forecasts. A rolling forecasting approach is typically helpful in developing or restoring your forecasting practices to full health. This paper from IBM offers up six principals that should be mainstays in your forecasting blueprint and also outlines an example of successful rolling forecasts in practice.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 16 Jun 2010

EBOOK: Are you able to effectively leverage and report on Oracle eBusiness Suite data? Read this expert e-book to find out the latest technology trends that may affect your BI and reporting strategy. Learn more about how to get the most out of included BI/reporting features, when to use OBIEE and when you may need to consider alternative tools.

Posted: 31 May 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases how Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) can utilize real-time analytics to improve performance and drive more informed decisions. Additionally, learn how your facility can apply these analytics to improve patient care.

Posted: 25 May 2012 | Published: 25 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Following nine other surveys, the BI Survey 10 analyzed the platforms of six of the largest BI vendors and asked 2,961 organizations across 80 countries many of the same questions as previous years. Read this now and learn how organizations view certain aspects of their BI tools, such as response time, performance, business benefits and more.

Posted: 24 May 2012 | Published: 24 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Application portfolio management (APM) can help your organization in its quest to trim unwanted applications and modernize its portfolio. Read this paper now and learn about the need for an APM solution, including examples on how it can help your business optimize its IT investments.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper presents the case for business analytics, outlining the trends that are redefining analytics and the weaknesses of decentralized analytics solutions. Gain additional insight into IBM Business Analytics solutions on System z, an end-to-end solution that includes BI, predictive analytics and data warehousing on a single platform.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 18 Aug 2010

CASE STUDY: This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Explore the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. This IDC white paper highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions.

Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

EZINE: A themed issue of the ezine looking at the opportunities for the channel in the business intelligence market

Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 21 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Financial institutions are under pressure to make better decisions. Real-time decisions depend on access to information and the technology available to analyze it. This paper outlines an option that aggregates all of the content from across the entire organization to enable a holistic view of each case, reduce risk and support accurate decisions.

Posted: 11 May 2012 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Your forecasting capabilities are likely lacking in some form or another. To fix this you must first recognize the problem and then implement a cure that leads to healthier predictions. This paper from IBM can help you zero in on the problem, offering up seven underlying symptoms of forecasting illness and remedies on how to overcome each one.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 13 Apr 2010