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Tag Archives: enterprise analytics

03/11
2010

Do “Big” Business Intelligence Companies Understand Analytics?

Steve Few photo (business analytics)Do “big” business intelligence companies understand analytics?  Blogger Stephen Few wonders that in a recent posting, “Big BI (Business Intelligence) is Stuck:  Illustrated by SAP BusinessObjects Explorer.”

Few makes the case that the larger, older business intelligence vendors haven’t made the transition from building data warehousing solutions to building systems that address “data sense-making.”  He argues “data sense-making (also known as analytics) requires … an approach that leads with design, not engineering, and focuses on people, their needs and abilities, not technology.”  In essence business intelligence is no longer about serving up (or providing access to) data, but about proving a complete solution (people, process and technology) for analytics-based decision-making.

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09/23
2009

Business Intelligence & Analytics: The Potential to Drive Twitter’s Revenue

dollars 150x150 photo (business intelligence overview)Business intelligence can sometimes be viewed as a solution for large companies.  The truth is, business intelligence can and does help companies of all sizes.  And as analyst firms such as Aberdeen Group point out,  small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) are embracing business intelligence and analytics as a way to better understand and better manage their organization.

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09/08
2009

Welcome to Spotfire’s Blog on Business Intelligence Software

welcome matWelcome!  Before we describe what you can get from reading our new blog on business intelligence software, we want to introduce ourselves to anyone new to this space.  TIBCO Spotfire is a leading provider of enterprise analytics software.  Our mission is to help companies improve decision-making across the enterprise, through the use of user-driven business intelligence solutions, analytics and more.

Between mergers and acquisitions, innovation, economic pressures and more, the business intelligence market is fast-moving and (it feels like) constantly changing.  With this blog, we aspire to inform you, maybe provoke you, and possibly even entertain you.

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