IoT growth set to come from managed data analytics
It forecast internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) as the biggest areas of growth for the IT industry, as IT decision-makers in organisations expand the use of these emerging technologies deeper into their businesses. Full Story: ComputerWeekly.com
Spend analytics solutions vs P2P: What to look for when your company needs insights
If you’re at a company that’s looking for more insight into its spend, you may be considering a procure-to-pay solution or you may just need to go with a spend analytics tool. In your search, you’ll see terms like “end-to-end” or “suite solution” referring to P2P or source-to-pay systems — those solutions that, in general, give you purchasing ability via catalogs as well as offer invoice lifecycle management, spend insights and other capabilities that come together with their own benefits and costs. Full Story: Spend Matters
How to Develop Emotional Intelligence in Your Business
Emotional intelligence is a key trait employers should be looking for in employees. According the World Economic Forum, emotional intelligence is one of the top 10 skills needed for workers at all levels of organizations in 2020 and beyond. McKinsey Group predicts that the need for EI skills will outpace cognitive skills by 2030. Yet in a recent article by the Harvard Business Review, only 18% of companies report that they have emotional intelligence ingrained in their culture. Full Story: Business.com
The survey, conducted by industry analyst firm BARC and one of the largest of its kind, continued to show top rankings and leading positions of SAP Analytics Cloud across four peer groups, including large international business intelligence (BI) vendors, integrated performance management products and data discovery–focused products. Full Story: MarTech Series
15 WAYS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MAKES COMPANIES MORE EFFICIENT AND CUSTOMER-FOCUSED
In 2019, data drives everything — so much so that a Google search for “data drives everything” yields 169 million results. (“Data drives nothing” turns up only 107 million, in case you were wondering.) Full Story: Built In
Beyond Business Intelligence – Using AI to Gain Sharper Insights From Your Loss Prevention Data
We’ve got lots of data in Loss Prevention (LP): months of video stored somewhere in our infrastructure and multiple systems that house financial data. For years, we’ve described the need for a data pipeline to consolidate all that data into one place to better understand our business. Full Story: Security Magazine
6 Marketing Analytics Tools You Need to Know and Use
Marketing tactics help you get your products and services in front of your target audience. But without measuring your activities, you might be running blind. Fortunately, analytics tools provide details about your current marketing performance and the channels responsible for the results. They help you understand what is working – and what it isn’t. They help shape your marketing strategies so that you can achieve better results in the future. Full Story: Business 2 Community
How business intelligence helps streamline your company’s operations
Today’s businesses, no matter how big or small, operate significantly differently from their predecessors of decades past. Mobility technology, the emergence of big data, and overall advances in cloud technology mean that no matter the industry, organizations require a much more comprehensive approach to management. Full Story: Wire19
How to add predictive economic intelligence to budget planning
NEW YORK, N.Y. — CFOs were encouraged to add external economic analysis to their business intelligence planning during the CFO Live conference yesterday. External factors influence 85% of business, yet almost 70% of executives make their decisions only using internal business intelligence data, Richard Wagner, CEO of Prevedere, told the audience. Full Story: CFO Dive
How Data Can Take Your Promo Business to the Next Level (and 4 Metrics to Monitor)
Simply put, data leads to more informed decisions. The ability to capture information such as sales trends, profit margins and purchasing habits provides you with a powerful tool to forecast, plan and implement thoughtful strategies backed by data. Full Story: Promo Marketing
