I pointed out the other day, that we seem to be at a tipping point for BI. The quest for more seems to be loosing […]
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Is BI really the next big thing?
I think we’re at a tipping point with BI. Yes, it makes sense that BI should be the next big thing in the new year, […]
Continue readingWorking from the outside in
We’re drowning in a sea of data and ideas, with huge volumes of untapped information available both inside and outside our organization. There is so […]
Continue readingThe architecture of information
An architectural view weighs in over at Omitted for Clarity, starting a much needed discussion on what it means to realise some of the ideas […]
Continue readingTesco’s looking outside the building to predict customer needs
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has started using weather forecasts to help determine what to stock in its stores across the UK. Traditional approaches to […]
Continue readingInside vs. Outside
As Andy Mullholland pointed out in a recent post, all too often we manage our businesses by looking out the rear window to see where […]
Continue readingHave we really understood what Business Intelligence means?
Andy Mulholland has a nice build on my value of information bit over at Capgemini’s CTO blog, flipping the sense of the figure and showing […]
Continue readingThe value of information
We all know that data is valuable; without it it would be somewhat difficult to bill customers and stay in business. Some companies have accumulated masses of data in a data warehouse which they’ve used to drive organizational efficiencies or performance improvements. But do we ever ask ourselves when is the data most valuable?
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