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Business Intelligence (BI) stories - Page 164

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.
Focus

APAC focus with new hire for Unisys

Mon, 2nd May 2016
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Belinda Hilberts appointed director of field marketing for Unisys Asia Pacific, tasked with driving growth in the region.
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Downtime and delays cost Aussie businesses up to $825M a year

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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Australian companies could be losing up to $825m a year due to delays and downtime, according to a report by Nimble Storage and Oxford Economics.
Analytics

Aussie Govt makes sought after datasets available for free

Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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The Australian Government has made spatial data free through a dedicated website, benefiting various industries.
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Big data creates need for data scientists, according to expert

Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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Organisations should consider creating roles for data scientists as big data continues to provide valuable insights, says Teradata.
Canberra

Cirrus Networks eyes $5b govt ICT spend with Canberra move

Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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IT provider Cirrus Networks is spreading its wings and opening a Canberra office as it seeks to garner an increased share of the $5b govt ICT spend.
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Carrier cloud providers reassessing public cloud strategies

Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Carrier cloud providers are reassessing their public cloud strategies due to competition from incumbents like AWS.
Business analytics

Software AG rolls out NextGen business analytics offering

Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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The ability to collect, monitor, analyse and understand a fast-moving stream of data is crucial for any digital enterprise, Software AG says.
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Big data and analytics driving service provider opportunities

Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Big data and analytics hold high potential for local service providers as companies across APAC seek to harness massive amounts of data.
Business demand

Digital transformation drives demand for big data services

Fri, 22nd Apr 2016
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A multitude of industry verticals generate large volumes of data for record keeping and database admin, and this is driving the uptake of BDaaS.
Ideas

Big data and workforce analytics: Powerful and underutilised

Wed, 20th Apr 2016
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Workforce data analytics can drive business performance and give companies a competitive advantage, says WFS Australia.
On the charge

Microsoft on charge in SaaS market with 70% revenue growth

Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Microsoft is on the charge in the SaaS market and is now challenging for leadership in the growth market with Oracle and IBM also making a big play.
Future past

Big players losing as they fail to capitalise on booming PaaS market

Mon, 18th Apr 2016
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IBM and Oracle are losing out as they fail to capitalise on the booming PaaS market and concede share to specialists, open source and cloud providers.
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Brocade shares channel trends: IoT, Big Data 'significant'

Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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Brocade's annual survey reveals opportunities for channel partners in hybrid cloud networks and data center bandwidth management.
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Robotics, broadband, 3D printing: NZPI looks at how tech is changing our cities

Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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The benefits of technology and major planning issues are under discussion at the NZPI annual conference in Dunedin this week. #NewZealand.
How an aussie tech company helped with the panama papers investigation

How an Aussie tech company helped with the Panama Papers investigation

Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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Australian tech firm Nuix played a crucial role in the Panama Papers investigation, providing essential document processing technology to journalists worldwide.
Will you ride the tide of data or drown in protection gaps

Will you ride the tide of data, or drown in protection gaps?

Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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A lack of robust backup and recovery tech is hindering adoption of distributed, scale-out databases and cloud databases, a new survey has found.
Analytics screens

The hype and misunderstanding surrounding analytics

Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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The hype related to analytic technologies and vendors continues unabated. It seems that investors are still pushing up prices of analytic vendors.
New research reveals australian ceos top concerns

New research reveals Australian CEOs top concerns

Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Aussie CEOs' top 2016 woes: Talented staff retention, tech disruption, and economic uncertainty, a Pronto-CEO Institute study reveals.
Partner

IBM acquires Bluewolf, looks to lead Salesforce partner ecosystem

Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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IBM has announced it plans to acquire Bluewolf, with the aim of accelerating cloud-based customer experiences for Salesforce users.
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GS1 welcomes DSI into Australian Alliance Partner Program

Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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Data Systems International joins GS1 Alliance Partner Program to optimize the digital supply chain and leverage GS1 standards.