Business Intelligence News Boil Down: November 24 – 28, 2014
The business intelligence space is moving literally in real time and the latest news in BI can be hard to find as it is distributed across many news sites just as data can be distributed across many sources. As in data, the news and information can fall through the cracks, get lost, and go stale and because of this; we at Solutions Review make it a point to highlight the most important industry news and updates that impacts today’s end-users and buyers. Below is a boil down of last week’s most important news topics in the Business Intelligence space. + Check Out a Free 2015 Business Intelligence Tools Buyers Guide
1) How data scientists are changing the face of business intelligence – The Next Web
I spoke to a number of data professionals across multiple industries and found some of my own trends in the reasons why their profession is in such high demand.
- Accessibility to data is greater than ever before
- Data is now crucial to product development
- We live in a balancing act of privacy
- A more complex role than you think
LONDON & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OpenLink, the global leader in Energy, Commodities and Treasury trading systems, and Tableau Software, a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software, today announced a partnership to bring data analytics to the Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM/CTRM) market.
Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has been named as a ‘Leader’ in Nucleus Research’s latest Technology Value Matrix for Business Intelligence and Analytics (Second Half 2014).
4) Using Video Security Data For Truly Intelligent Business Intelligence – Business Solutions
Using the data from video surveillance systems can provide your merchant clients with a wealth of information about your sales, workforce and even the efficacy of marketing strategies. Understanding how to transform this data and use it intelligently, however, can be a challenge. Here are four important features/applications to consider when trying to make sense of business’ Big Data:
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Doug Atkinson
An entrepreneur and executive with a passion for enterprise technology, Doug founded Solutions Review in 2012. He has previously served as a newspaper boy, a McDonald's grill cook, a bartender, a political consultant, a web developer, the VP of Sales for e-Dialog - a digital marketing agency - and as Special Assistant to Governor William Weld of Massachusetts.
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