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Why outsourcing can make all the difference when it comes to successful data and analytics transformation

What causes advanced analytics and AI initiatives to fail? Some of the main reasons include not having the right compute infrastructure, not having a foundation of trusted data, choosing the wrong solution or technology for the task at hand…

What to Consider When Building Your Data Democratization Strategy

Data democratization is the ability of an organization to provide information to end users in an easy and effective way. The goal is to provide self-service of information to end users with minimal IT support. There are many things that can…

Data Science

Five Traits of Highly Effective Data Science Teams

2019 is the year that data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence for business will become ubiquitous. Most organizations large and small, across all industries, have recognized the benefits and competitive advantage that these…

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Introducing 5 Key Principles for a Modern Office of Finance

From time to time every professional should take a step back and assess where they have been, where they are today and where they want to go. The Office of Finance is no exception. As we begin to plan for next year, we spent some time reflecting…

Business Analytics, Data Management, Data Science, Featured

Having Trouble With Your Data Strategy? Then Map It.

When asked “What’s your data strategy?” do you reply “We’re getting Hadoop…” or “We just hired a data scientist…” or “If we only had a data lake, all our problems would be solved…”? Plotting a good data strategy requires…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Enable Bimodal Analytics with Cognos Analytics: Part 2

In the first installment of our series on bimodal analytics, we talked about the origins of Mode 2 analytics. We looked at some of the challenges around implementing true bimodal analytics within IBM Cognos Analytics 11 and touched on some…

Business Analytics, Data Science, Technology Spotlight

New Capabilities Announced for AWS QuickSight

Earlier today the AWS team unveiled two new capabilities for QuickSight, Amazon’s signature Business Intelligence tool. Speaking live from the AWS re:Invent conference at the Venetian in Las Vegas, the four hosts announced the ability for…

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3 Key Functions of a Modern CPM Solution

Outcomes are important for any Finance organization. There are many means to the end in working within the Office of Finance. Working with the right people to implement the plan and monitor the plan is one method. Building up processes to keep…

Data Management

An Introduction to Master Data Management

Is your company suffering from a case of “Bad Data”? Everyone is following the process and doing their job correctly but you still face issues with accurate reporting, operational errors, audit anxiety about your data, etc. Good data should…

Business Analytics

What Does Self-Service Analytics Actually Look Like?

You’ve undoubtedly heard the term "Self-Service Analytics" thrown around, but what does self-service analytics actually look like in practice? What does a self-service user look like? And what prep work is needed to enable these people to…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

First Look: Top New Features of Cognos Analytics v11.1

Last week at Analytics University, IBM formally announced the release of the next major version of Cognos Analytics, v11.1. IBM has hinted at the inclusion of “smarts” for “augmented analytics” and improvements in the usability of…

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Why outsourcing can make all the difference when it comes to successful data and analytics transformation

What to Consider When Building Your Data Democratization Strategy

Five Traits of Highly Effective Data Science Teams

Introducing 5 Key Principles for a Modern Office of Finance

Having Trouble With Your Data Strategy? Then Map It.

Enable Bimodal Analytics with Cognos Analytics: Part 2

New Capabilities Announced for AWS QuickSight

3 Key Functions of a Modern CPM Solution

An Introduction to Master Data Management

What Does Self-Service Analytics Actually Look Like?

First Look: Top New Features of Cognos Analytics v11.1

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