Tag Archives: Business Intelligence

So I am at the British Airways Executive lounge at London Heathrow waiting for my flight and watching England play Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals. England are leading 1-0 going into the second half and then Dele Alli scores a second goal for England. I jump out of ...

An early notification would provide enough time for senior management to ensure the right team and support was in place to win the deal. There was only one caveat…

We live in a world where we do not just have easy access to more information than ever before, but where we are also bombarded with more information than we can possibly absorb. The combination of social media, the internet and smart mobile devices have provided the means for us ...

It is agreed that mindset is the #1 indicator and predictor of success in entrepreneurship and in my opinion it is one of the most difficult things to measure.

The messaging from SAP at this year’s Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference was remarkable, radical and actually quite refreshing. If we are to take Bill McDermott (CEO) at his word, organizations (including SAP) need to eliminate layers of management, stop attending meetings and simplify business processes. The mantra of the ...

Recently, Gartner’s Magic Quadrant recognized Geospatial and Location Intelligence as an emphasis for Business Intelligence and Analytical Platforms. The 2014 emphasis, according to Gartner, includes geospatial and location intelligence as key BI features as part of the “tool requirements” for businesses today. ARI®, the largest privately held vehicle fleet management ...

Yellowfin announced the new release date of their enhancements to the integrated BI solution that will reflect in Yellowfin 7; GA is set for December 20th 2013. There are many anticipated enhancements coming in this release due to the feedback Yellowfin customers have given since the changes in 6.3.  I will ...

Exhibiting at the 2013 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) for the first time was a truly interesting experience...

As business analysts, we use a lot of really great and powerful tools to visualize our valuable information.  The only problem is that the world as a whole is moving towards a more mobile environment.  And that leaves me with the question of what is going to happen to our ...

Growing up, I used to watch the animated version of Superman on TV in black-and-white and I can still remember that introduction of : “Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, ...