BI And The Future Looking Beyond The Trends
by Lyndsay Wise -
Monday, December 22, 2008
It's that time of the year - analyzing trends. While analyzing yearly trends in BI is certainly very valuable, the goal of this article is to go one step further and identify how some trends within BI will affect organizations, or alternatively how organizations can take advantage of shifts in vendor positioning and software offerings.
What Is The Best Organizational Chart For Performance Management?
by Gary Cokins -
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Economists have struggled to determine the appropriate organizational structure for implementing business strategy. Most firms or government agencies traditionally organize around a unit, sometimes a profit center concept, where managers have both authority and accountability for what they can locally control. But is this suboptimal?
To V or Not To VBusiness Intelligence Gets Virtual!
by Claudia Imhoff -
Monday, December 15, 2008
In today’s dynamic environment, organizations are faced with new and
increasingly critical decisions which can affect their very survival.
Open Source BI As Disruptive Technology
by Steve Miller -
Thursday, December 11, 2008
With unmet market needs, one or more underserved user communities and a more cost-effective approach to foster rapid technology innovation, chances are very high for a disruptive success. Commercial Open Source BI (COSBI) disrupts the mainstream BI software market by introducing a completely new customer value proposition and distribution model. Analysts have long noted that OS software has a commoditizing effect on proprietary vendor pricing.