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08.23.10

The 6th Obis Omni Forum 2010

Obis Omni confirms date for the 6th Obis Omni Forum:
Driving the Full Value Out of Your Business Intelligence and Performance Management Investment in a New Economy

08.02.10

New Maxima Competency Centres confirm focus on areas of core technology competency

New Maxima Competency Centres confirm focus on areas of core technology competency 1 July 2010 MAXIMA RNS RELEASE: (“Maxima” or “the company”) Maxima Holdings plc (AIM: MXM), the IT business systems and managed services company, has announced that it has opened the first two in a series of specialist Maxima Competency Centres to be launched this year, aimed at differentiating the company and demonstrating its ability to deliver cloud-enabled solutions for customers.

07.20.10

The 2nd Cloud Circle Forum – 8 July 2010 is met with high praise!

We are absolutely thrilled by the phenomenal response we have received from The Cloud Circle members following The 2nd Cloud Circle Forum – 8 July 2010. Since last Thursday, we have been inundated with fantastic feedback and we would like to share some of the best with you.

02.25.10

Moore Stephens Marathon Man

As if working in the city isn’t challenge enough, John Stanford , Director of insurance specialist Moore Stephens Consulting (MSC), has set himself the challenge of running 12 marathons in one year to raise money for Brain Tumour UK.

01.20.10

SaaS Please

Cloud computing - for long a technology that seemed to be the preserve of “bleeding edge” organisations and those with deep pockets. Cloud has now become mainstream to the extent that not evaluating how cloud computing can help, could be detrimental to your business.

01.18.10

Business Intelligence and Performance Management: A Necessity in Tough Economic Times

Graham Spicer, CEO of SolStonePlus shares his thoughts on why organisations must implement new performance management systems and establish capable business intelligence (BI) programmes to ensure financial stability in the current economic climate. Graham offers his view on how organisations can emerge from today's economic challenges in a more favourable and competitive position. Graham also discusses how BI solutions can provide that all-important competitive edge and deliver an immediate return.

12.17.09

The launch of The Cloud Circle

In response to significant demand from our Obis Omni members and the Business and IT community, we have launched The Cloud Circle, the UK’s first independent Business and IT focused Cloud Computing Community.

Following extensive research over 75% of our members were interested in immediately joining a free, independent, end user led, on and offline member networking Community. In the last three days over 110 members have signed up to The Cloud Circle.
REGISTER HERE or find out more

12.07.09

UK businesses plan IT spending increases next year

A majority of companies in the UK and Ireland are likely to increase their IT budgets next year, according to survey of executives by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

12.07.09

Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea merger means IT change

An IT integration challenge is looming at Yorkshire Building Society, following its takeover of rival Chelsea Building Society.

Events

2010-09-16

The Day When SAP Starts Working Harder For You

Join Oracle & Concentric Solutions at this Half-Day Workshop on the 16th September.

The Day When SAP Starts Working Harder For You. REGISTER TODAY

2010-09-24

Sustainable Customer Insight with SAP Business Objects Webinar, Friday 24th September 2010 at 10am

Attend the first of three webinars looking at the delivery of sustainable Business Intelligence on Friday 24th September 2010

Maxima present an overview of the opportunities that exist for delivering effective Customer Insight using SAP Business Objects as well as highlighting the challenges any business will face in implementation.

REGISTER TODAY

2010-10-14

The Day When Your SAP Investment Is Unleashed

Join Oracle & Altius Consulting at this Half-Fay Workshop on 14th October.

The Day When Your SAP Investment Is Unleashed. REGISTER TODAY

2010-11-09

SAP Business Objects – Accelerating the ROI of BI Seminar, Tuesday 9th November 2010 at 9am

Join SAP BusinessObjects & Maxima at this half day seminar on 9 November 2010

Hear three case studies where Maxima has helped clients achieve rapid ROI value within their existing SAP Business Objects environments. Each will demonstrate how a single adaptation can quickly realize business benefit.
The seminar will also highlight other, frequently overlooked, Business Intelligence design issues where considered attention can optimize the potential of your investment.
Don't miss out on this opportunity and REGISTER TODAY

2010-11-25

6th Annual Obis Omni Forum 2010

The Obis Omni team is delighted to announce the confirmed date for the 6th Annual Obis Omni Forum 2010. We would like to invite you to join expert practitioners from across the UK and Jaspersoft - our first sponsor to sign up for the event!

Blogs

10.28.09

Business intelligence Consultancy: Business Blue Prints

Business intelligence refers to skills, applications, practices, and technologies used to help a business better understand its nature. This provides views of business operations, not just current and predictive, but also historical. The bottom line is, business intelligence aims to support better decision making.

10.28.09

Controlling Informational Chaos. A Closer Look at Business Intelligence Systems

Data collection is nowadays an indispensable part of business in every industry. Virtually all companies, including the smallest ones, have their own data collection systems. An extensive set of platforms and solutions is used – from the simplest records in spreadsheets up to advanced ERP systems. Progressing globalization, increasing unpredictability of markets as well as numerous and complex relations between enterprises dramatically increased the volume of the data collected. However, its efficient and rapid acquisition also does not ensure a success.

10.22.09

The importance of feasibility studies in business intelligence

In a previous article, A more appropriate metaphor for business intelligence projects, I explained one complication of business intelligence projects. This is that the frequently applied IT metaphor of building is not very applicable to BI. Instead I suggested that BI projects had more in common with archaeological digs. I’m not going to revisit the reasons for the suitability of looking at BI this way here, take a look at the earlier piece if you need convincing, instead I’ll focus on what this means for project estimation.

Multimedia

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Plenary Case Study - Obis Omni Forum 10th November - The Application of BI to Social Data

Dr Mark Whitehorn, Senior lecturer in BI at the University of Dundee dicusses the application of BI to social data, what it is, why it is important and examples of where companies are already finding it invaluable.

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Plenary Case Study - Obis Omni Forum 10th November - The Importance of BI, CPM and performance optimisation

James Morgan from O2 on why BI, CPM and performance optimisation are key to surviving and thriving in this volatile and uncertain economy.

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Stream One - Obis Omni Forum November 10th - Pervasive BI

Graham Cobb from IBM Business Intelligence and Performance Management emphasises the need to ensure pervasive BI among your end-users; developing a BI and performance management culture that ensures your BI and CPM initiatives achieve expected outcomes.

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Stream Two - Obis Omni Forum 10th November - Streamlining your Data Warehouse

This powerpoint presentation by Jefferson Lynch at TAH aims to ensure that your data warehouse is fit for purpose in today's agile organisation; from data to information warehouse.

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MicroStrategy Reporting Suite Overview

MicroStrategy’s award-winning business intelligence software is now available in a convenient reporting suite, designed for departments to start building and using reports quickly and easily... and at no charge.

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Business Intelligence - Real World Perspective

Shabab Choudry V.P. of Strategic Services at Collabera gives a thorough analysis of BI through a critique of a number perspectives in these two informative parts