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Business Intelligence (BI) - BI Acronym Definition and Related White Papers ( Pages)
by TEC Staff
Jun 13, 2009 Abstract : Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of application programs and technologies that allow organizations to gather, consolidate, store, and analyze organizational data to help users make better business decisions.
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Marquee Vendors Partner for Deepening Inherent CRM and BI Links (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 17, 2005 Abstract : Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation of marketing automation (MA) has been stunted by slow markets, and pessimistic investors. Vendors in CRM and BI are building alliances in order to gain market share and illustrate the value of MA.
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Why Manufacturers Should Cash In On the Promise of Business Intelligence (1 Page)
by Lyndsay Wise
Jul 11, 2007 Abstract : More manufacturers would implement a business intelligence (BI) solution if they understood the true value BI brings to the organization. In this podcast, TEC analyst Lyndsay Wise sits down with Robert Abate, RCG IT?s principal consultant, to discuss why manufacturers should turn to BI to boost efficiencies and return on investment (ROI), and how to optimize a BI implementation.
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Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success (2 Pages)
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Jun 18, 2007 Abstract : Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark other organizations' successes, BI implementations may fail to provide desired results. This article identifies five steps that organizations should take when implementing BI solutions.
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A Demand-driven Approach to BI (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 20, 2005 Abstract : The core concept behind the Vanguard solution is that business intelligence (BI) must be demand-driven, which means that the business needs of the user dictate the technical solution, not the other way around. In other words, it should let the business users drive the process, and remove the problems of content relevance and software complexity.
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Has the Mid-market Found Vanguard BI Solutions? (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 19, 2005 Abstract : Enterprise performance management (EPM) and business intelligence (BI) supplier, Vanguard Solutions Group's business strategy focuses on selling with and through enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other enterprise application vendors. Over the last few years, the strategy has proven to be successful; however, the ongoing industry consolidation continues to shrink the prospective partner list—is this an opportunity or a challenge to Vanguard and its partners?
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BI Approaches of Enterprise Software Vendors (6 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Mar 19, 2004 Abstract : The need for business intelligence (BI) is real for all enterprise software users. It is rare to find a user who feels they get the information they need from their enterprise software system and even those who do want more. The need is not just reporting; they need business monitoring, analysis, an understanding of why things are happening. They need diagnostic tools.
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FRx Poised to Permeate Many More General Ledgers Part Three: Market Impact continued (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 5, 2003 Abstract : While there is an opportunity for FRx to become a main pillar within the entire Microsoft BI product strategy, there is not yet an overall cohesive BI/CPM strategy or architecture to guide the product plans to an integrated BI solution set.
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Has The BI Market Consolidation Been Crystal-Clearly Actuated? Part Three: Competition and User Recommendations. (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 19, 2003 Abstract : Users choosing point planning or BI products should consider the integration infrastructure and effort needed to combine these products versus the cost and functionality issues of choosing an integrated CPM product suite (if still possible to find). Mission-critical issues like scalability, reliability, manageability and ease-of-use go without saying.
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