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Business Intelligence (BI) stories - Page 158

The prevalence of computers in business (and everywhere) generates enormous quantities of data. Business Intelligence seeks to extract further value from this data (after it has served its immediate purpose, and is shunted off to storage) through analysis and contextualization. If data is described as the ‘new oil’, BI is the derricks tapping the well. BI generally requires uniform data before analysis can take place, with data extracted from source systems and loaded into secondary structures such as ‘data warehouses/lakes’. The analysis outputs are typically sent to managers and executives within the business in the form of reports (or managers are equipped with the tools to create their own reports) assessing performance, providing insights or identifying opportunities.
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Want to keep up with the digital era? How you can 'activate your data'

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Here is an expert look into how data has evolved from being something that needed babysitting to a critical strategic asset for business growth.
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Key to inline security success: 'Traffic inspection and detection', exec says

Tue, 15th Nov 2016
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Balancing network performance and security is key, says Ixia. Successful security monitoring should enable traffic inspection without affecting availability.
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Photo gallery: Channel celebrates at NetApp ANZ Partner Awards

Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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NetApp honoured its Australian and New Zealand partners last week with the second annual ANZ Partner Awards. And the winners are...
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Ovum: Big questions for those looking for answers in big data

Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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Data scientists and vendors must acknowledge that the future remains unpredictable, despite advances in analytics and big data, claims analyst.
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Lessons from the U.S. election on big data and algorithms

Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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The failure to accurately predict the outcome of the elections has caused some backlash against big data and algorithms.
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Avnet teams with IBM to take data analytics to APAC partners

Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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Tech distributor Avnet is working with IBM business partners to further its data analytics solutions across the Asia Pacific region.
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Sink or swim: 5 tips to improving your Data Lake strategy

Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is coming, and there's no way for you to hit the pause button. Can your data strategy keep up with digitisation?.
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Digital society: Who owns the data, anyway?

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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In the digital blend of reality, who truly holds the keys to our data? Ownership in this new era demands fresh rules.
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Bigger is better: Symantec announces world's largest set of threat data

Wed, 2nd Nov 2016
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Following their acquisition of Blue Coat just three months ago, Symantec recently announced the first positive spin-off.
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Gartner: Use dashboards to move beyond messy data

Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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Can dashboard providers help marketers wrangle messy data? Check out our new Market Guide for answers. #marketingdata #datamanagement.
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ManageEngine survey reveals analytics tools 'critical' in IT services

Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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More than 85% of IT service management users believe increased analytics use would enhance service delivery, according to a survey from ManageEngine.
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The role of IBM's secret Salesforce business

Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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Exploring IBM's clandestine powerhouse, Bluewolf, the specialist shaping global Salesforce implementations with unmatched cloud expertise.
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Radical new features in the latest update to Salesforce

Fri, 21st Oct 2016
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With this new version, Salesforce is making artificial intelligence and machine learning accessible to all businesses of all sizes.
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IT's latest buzzword: Analytics of Things?

Thu, 20th Oct 2016
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Teradata says the Analytics of Things is key for IoT devices to generate value. Data must be analysed to be useful.
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How the University of Melbourne's data backup puts consolidation front and centre

Tue, 18th Oct 2016
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As a research institution that is ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the University of Melbourne takes data backup consolidation seriously.
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Fast data analytics requires even faster governance

Mon, 17th Oct 2016
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Data can be ingested, analysed, and visualised in near-real time – leaving little chance for compliance practitioners to interpret or react to trends.
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What to choose: Better data, or better algorithms?

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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In the digital arms race, is it better data or smarter algorithms that give the edge in detecting cyber threats? The debate continues.
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Salesforce's Microsoft Office killer explained

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Salesforce's Quip may just dethrone Microsoft Office as the go-to suite for business productivity and collaborative work.
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The secret sauce that makes Salesforce magic

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Salesforce reigns supreme in CRM by empowering non-developers with low-code tools, transforming how businesses customise their enterprise software.
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All-Flash storage gives partners a competitive edge

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Vendor partners must be innovative at every stage of the development process & be able to add a layer of value that's personalised for customers.