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Oracle updates Primavera project portfolio management software

Posted April 8, 2013 - 3:41 pm

Oracle has rolled out a series of upgrades and new features for the PPM (project portfolio management) software suite it gained through the 2008 acquisition of Primavera.
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Does big data spell the end of business intelligence as we know it?

Posted April 2, 2013 - 1:54 pm

Traditional BI requires human input to decide what correlated factors to query. As predictive data analytics gets increasingly powerful, the algorithms do the deciding.
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Sprint Enables Intelligent Enterprise

Posted April 1, 2013 - 6:15 pm

A leader in the highly competitive mobile communications market, Sprint, needed to implement an end-to-end IT management solution to automate the handling of incidents and service desk processes.
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5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

Posted April 1, 2013 - 10:47 am

Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay
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On-Demand KPIs & Interactive Data Visualizations in 30 Days, Featuring Pareto

Posted March 30, 2013 - 12:15 pm

Join this webinar Thursday, April 11, 2:00PM EDT to learn how Pareto was able to provide on-demand KPIs and enable their mobile workforce in less than 30 days.
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Dell's Fluid Data Architecture vs NetApp's Scale Out Technology

Posted March 25, 2013 - 12:00 am

In storage, scale-out systems are becoming a popular option to deal with rapid data growth and file data is growing the fastest, making network-attached storage
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How smart crowds are solving big data problems

Posted March 22, 2013 - 3:33 pm

Businesses and government agencies are using data science crowdsourced sites, such as Kaggle, to solve real problems.
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A Perfect Storm of Change: What's Next for B2B Integration

Posted March 21, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Watch this webcast to get insights from IDC on how you can ensure a future-proof partner network through business-to-business integration (B2Bi) transformation, and more...
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Big Data: Not just for baseball anymore

Posted March 21, 2013 - 11:56 am

Basketball- and soccer and hockey and even mixed martial arts - are catching up to baseball in the use of Big Data and analytics
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Have No Fear of Consumerization of IT

Posted March 21, 2013 - 11:00 am

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Empowering Your Mobile Worker

Posted March 21, 2013 - 11:00 am

Today's most productive employees are mobile, and your company's IT strategy must be ready to support them with 24/7 access to the business information they need across a range of mobile devices.
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The Cloud: Reinventing Enterprise Collaboration

Posted March 21, 2013 - 11:00 am

Read how organizations are realizing massive productivity gains by transitioning their content management solutions to cloud-based models.
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Tableau applies business intelligence to cloud data

Posted March 21, 2013 - 9:02 am

Business intelligence software provider Tableau Software has updated its namesake software with additional tools for connecting to the sources of data in the cloud.
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Microsoft boosts Dynamics CRM with marketing, social media analysis

Posted March 19, 2013 - 12:13 pm

Microsoft is hoping to shove aside rivals such as Salesforce.com and Oracle in the CRM (customer relationship management) software market by linking its own Dynamics CRM application with new capabilities for marketing automation and social media analysis.
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Why your internet marketing team needs to move in with your IT team

Posted March 14, 2013 - 8:00 am

We have a running joke at the office that our marketing department and IT department are mortal enemies. We imagine that each is a fortified tower waging war on the other through long ranged ballistics and industrial espionage. In reality this couldn’t be further from the truth. For other companies, this is an under-exaggeration.
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IDC: Big data hype still here, but maturity beckons

Posted March 13, 2013 - 4:51 pm

Few tech industry buzzwords have gotten as vigorous a workout as "big data," but while the hype remains plentiful, it is starting to give way to real-life successes as well as formal ways companies can develop big data strategies, according to a number of IDC analysts.
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Six useful JavaScript libraries for maps, charts and other data visualizations

Posted March 6, 2013 - 8:17 am

These JavaScript libraries can help format your data for analysis or a compelling online presentation.
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Feds take (baby) steps to fight fraud with analytics

Posted March 5, 2013 - 12:37 pm

ID'ing fraud is a good first step, but the power of analytics won't be tapped until agencies can share data more freely.
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Oracle adds virtualization, faster performance to Database Appliance for SMBs

Posted March 5, 2013 - 11:25 am

Oracle has rolled out version X3-2 of its Database Appliance for small and medium-sized businesses that it says delivers up to twice the speed and more than four times as much storage as the first edition, which was launched in 2011.
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Software AG goes all-out for in-memory data processing

Posted March 4, 2013 - 7:57 pm

Software AG is adding in-memory capabilities to the Enterprise Service Bus with Version 9.0 of its sprawling webMethods software suite, while the new Terracotta In-Genius will use in-memory technology to speed the processing of business intelligence.
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Better Results With Analytics and Decision Management Systems

Posted March 4, 2013 - 11:30 am

See how predictive analytics and optimization can enable automated decision-making to better cope with new business conditions and learn what works best to continuously improve over time.
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Analytics boost social marketing efforts

Posted February 28, 2013 - 7:54 am

Big-name companies including General Electric and Best Western are maturing their social marketing programs and integrating social metrics with back-end systems.
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Social media marries big data at wedding retailer

Posted February 26, 2013 - 3:10 pm

David's Bridal uses data from its social shopping community, where the bride-to-be shares plans with the wedding party, to tie the knot with customers
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MicroStrategy sells off contact center software division

Posted February 26, 2013 - 11:55 am

BI (business intelligence) vendor MicroStrategy is getting out of the contact center software business, having sold off its Angel subsidiary to Genesys for roughly US$110 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in March.
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Startup Colabo gives marketers self-service analytics

Posted February 26, 2013 - 11:53 am

A startup called Colabo has developed a set of analytics tools that it says marketers can use to research trends, brand awareness and other subjects without the need to involve IT departments.
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