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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.

11.27.09

IBM launches cloud-based business analytics service

IBM has announced a cloud-basedbusiness analytics service to challenge more established cloud computing players such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

10.29.09

MSc in Business Intelligence

Very few of us in the Business Intelligence world have any formal qualifications in the subject, mainly because when we started our careers such courses simply didn’t exist.

10.26.09

EU to Oracle: MySQL is sore point in Sun deal

Europe's head of competition has criticized Oracle for what she characterised as a lack of cooperation over the investigation of Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, a spokesman for the European Commission said.

10.22.09

Oracle Applications Virtual Event

New Times Demand a New Strategy

In the wake of the financial crisis, businesses around the globe are being called upon to redefine their role in society, rebuilding trust and restructuring operations from the ground up to meet our planet's most pressing problems.
Join Oracle and Partners for our Virtual Trade show to understand why corporate excellence is redefining competitiveness.

10.14.09

BI consolidation proves as much a political as technological process

SAP BusinessObjects' BI suite, BusinessObjects XI, for example, offers query, reporting, dashboarding and search capabilities, among others, in one package. The same goes for BI suites from IBM Cognos, Oracle and Information Builders.

09.29.09

Is Oracle repeating SAP's mistakes?

Oracle’s stealthy move to raise the price of some of its database management modules could be as damaging to its relationship with its customers as SAP’s decision to raise the cost of its enterprise support prices.

09.29.09

Social CRM at Whole Foods

Social CRM is just what it sounds like. Rather than relying on software to track customer histories and then put that data in the hands of people who need it, social CRM is about the relationship itself. It's about using the plethora of social media tools to maintain an actual conversation with customers. Twitter is the tool that's most obviously suited for this function.

09.28.09

Timo Elliott speaks on Business Intelligence

In this one to one interview with Ajay Ohri of DecisionStats.com, Timo Elliott passes on his thoughts such as covering trends in predictive analytics, cloud computing and social network analysis.

07.19.09

Lithium Reinvents Itself as a Social CRM

Lithium has changed its game. Once limited to customer communities, the company has moved to become a complete social CRM for the enterprise.