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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…

The Reinvention of BI Leadership in the AI Enterprise

At least weekly, I am granted the opportunity to meet and work alongside experienced professionals who serve in a corporate business intelligence (BI) leadership function. When they describe their role upon introduction, there is a common thread…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Enable Bimodal Analytics with Cognos Analytics: Part 1

Well in advance of the IBM acquisition of Cognos, the Cognos name was synonymous with powerful, trusted enterprise business intelligence and managed reporting. Between its ability to scale to meet the needs of the largest enterprises, its robust,…

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Solving for the Top 3 Financial Planning Challenges in Higher Education

The process of creating a new fiscal year budget or long range plan, especially for Higher Education, tends to be overly complex, fraught with strategy misalignment and riddled with errors. I know this all too well as a former Budget Manager…

Technology Spotlight

Ironside Tech Tip: Monitoring Your Cognos Analytics Environment

Maintaining system availability is an important aspect of every Cognos Analytics administrator's job. Monitoring your Cognos Analytics environment is a key part of maintaining this availability. You’re likely already monitoring the IBM Cognos…

Business Analytics

Fixing Requirements: It’s Not What You Build, It’s Why

We're often asked how "our methodology" helps drive better user adoption. The key to user adoption is satisfying users’ needs, within the context of their environment. This sounds obvious, but it’s surprisingly easy to miss the mark. And…

Data Management, Featured

Implementing a Successful Master Data Management Solution

Any discussion of Master Data Management automatically includes a discussion of Data Governance. The two go hand in hand. Successful MDM implementations require understanding data ownership, stewardship, and security, as well as determining…

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End the Fighting (Over Disconnected Planning Models)

I hope no fists are flying at your office over budgeting and forecasting, however conflict is likely to occur. In this case, opinions and facts from different stakeholders can help. At the same time, impactful decisions at organizations that…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

3 Ways to Modernize Your Cognos Environment

The last several years have represented an interesting journey for organizations and teams leveraging Cognos for analytics. During that time, visual data discovery tools have made a significant impact. However, as of late, we have seen the pendulum…

Data Management

Five Essential Capabilities: Elastic Data Processing & Storage

This is part five in our five part series on the essential capabilities of the competitive data-driven enterprise. Over the last 20 years of doing business we have seen a number of different analytical data storage and query concepts fall in…

Data Management

Five Essential Capabilities: Master Data Management

This is part four in our five part series on the essential capabilities of the competitive data-driven enterprise. Businesses have been deploying enterprise data governance (defining what the data should be) and master data management (ensuring…

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

The Reinvention of BI Leadership in the AI Enterprise

Enable Bimodal Analytics with Cognos Analytics: Part 1

Solving for the Top 3 Financial Planning Challenges in Higher Education

Ironside Tech Tip: Monitoring Your Cognos Analytics Environment

Fixing Requirements: It’s Not What You Build, It’s Why

Implementing a Successful Master Data Management Solution

End the Fighting (Over Disconnected Planning Models)

3 Ways to Modernize Your Cognos Environment

Five Essential Capabilities: Elastic Data Processing & Storage

Five Essential Capabilities: Master Data Management

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