By Louis Columbus on August 22, 2018
71% of enterprises globally predict their investments in data and analytics will accelerate in the next three years and beyond. 57% of enterprises globally have a Chief Data Officer, a leadership role that is pivotal in helping to democratize data and analytics across any organization. 52% of enterprises are leveraging advanced and predictive analytics today […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Analytics and Big Data, Business Analytics, Cloud Computing, enterprise analytics, Louis Columbus, MIcroStrategy
By Louis Columbus on July 15, 2013
Comparing the latest Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) List Of Top 100 Global Software Leaders published in May of this year with current Glassdoor ratings based on employee feedback provides valuable insights into the best software companies to work for in 2013. The Glassdoor ratings of the percentage of employees who would recommend their employer to […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Aart J. de Geus, ACI Worldwide, Acision, adobe, ADP, Amdocs, Ansys, apple, Ariba (Acquired by SAP), Aspect Software, autodesk, Avaya, Bentley Systems, BMC Software, byline=Louis Columbus, CA Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, Cegedim, Cerner, Cisco, Citrix Systems, Cloud Computing, CommVault, Compuware, Concur Technologies, Dassault Systèmes, Data Driven, EMC (excluding Vmware), enterprise software, Epicor, Ericsson, ESRI, FICO (formerly Fair Isaac), Fidelity National Information Services, Fidessa, Fiserv, fujitsu, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Glassdoor, google, Greg Bentley, GXS, Hitachi, Hitachi Data Systems, hp, ibm, Infor, Informatica, intel, Intergraph, InterSystems, Intuit, invensys, JDA Software Group, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Kaspersky Lab, Kronos Inc., Louis Columbus' blog, McKesson, MEDITECH, Mentor Graphics, Micro Focus, Micros Systems, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, Misys, mobile, NEC Corporation of America, NetApp, Neusoft, NICE Systems, Northgate Information Solutions, Nuance Communications, OpenText, oracle, Pitney Bowes Software, PTC, Quest Software (Dell), Red Hat, Sage North America, salesforce.com, sap, SAS, Siemens Enterprise Communications, Software AG, Sophos, Sungard, SWIFT, Symantec, Synopsis, Synopsys, Tech, Teradata, Tibco, Trend Micro, unisys, Unit4, Verint Systems, VMware, Wincor Nixdorf, Wolters Kluwer
By Dennis Moore on February 7, 2011
Enterprise news and headlines, second half of January 2011 Salesforce.com takes it to a new level with Super Bowl ads, SAP and Microsoft reposition themselves for the cloud – while juggling execs and responsibilities, Microsoft sues former employees and their new employers, Oracle raises the ire of the open source community, Microsoft and SAP deliver […]
Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, android, applications, Big Data, Cloud, Database, databases, erp, google, hp, iaas, ibm, Informatica, Java, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, news, NoSQL, Open source, oracle, PaaS, SaaS, salesforce, salesforce.com, sap, SAP AG, SQL, Sun, Tibco, Venture Capital
By Merv Adrian on September 20, 2010
IBM’s bid to acquire Netezza makes it official; the insurgents are at the gates. A pioneering and leading ADBMS player, Netezza is in play for approximately $1.7 billion or 6 times earnings. When it entered the market in 2001, it catalyzed an economic and architectural shift with an appliance form factor at a dramatically different […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged ADBMS, analytics, BI, business intelligence, Business Objects, Cloudera, cognos, Data mining, Data warehouse, data warehouse appliance, Data Warehousing, Database, DatAllegro, DBMS, FPGA, GNU, hadoop, hp, ibm, IBM POWER, Industry Trends, Kalido, Kona, mainframe, mapreduce, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, NEC, Netezza, node, oracle, R, SAS, Skimmer, smart analytics system, spatial analysis, spss, statistical analysis, storage engine, Teradata, Tibco, TwinFin, UDF
By Merv Adrian on July 21, 2010
In a recent post I discussed Oracle’s market share in BI, based on a press-published chart taken from IDC data – showing Oracle coming in second. As often happens in such discussions, I got quite a few direct emails and twitter messages – some in no uncertain terms – about why the particular metric I […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged analyst relations, analytics, BI, business intelligence, data integration, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Dataquest, enterprise performance management, Explorer, gartner, hyperion, ibm, idc, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, OBIEE, OLAP, oracle, performance management, Research Industry, sap, SAS, technology research, Vendor image and communications |
By Merv Adrian on July 14, 2010
Oracle’s newest BI release is massive, spans multiple product categories, and raises the bar for competitors in dramatic fashion. In my prior post I focused on its rollout and competitive posture. The market has waited a long time as the reconciliation of many moving parts was accomplished – most notably the convergence of the Hyperion […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, BAO, BI, business intelligence, Business Objects, Capgemini, cognos, csc, data integration, Essbase, Forrester, gartner, Goldengate, hyperion, HyperRoll, ibm, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, MOLAP, OBIEE, OLAP, oracle, predictive analytics, ROLAP, sap, SAS, Sybase, TimesTen, TM1, ULA
By Merv Adrian on July 13, 2010
Oracle is not first in BI, and wants to change that – that was the clear message of a well executed, multi-site “real plus virtual” event with top executives showing off the result of a multi-year effort to rationalize and integrate a set of leading but overlapping components into a seamless suite. Oracle Business Intelligence […]
Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, BAO, BI, business intelligence, Business Objects, data integration, Data Warehousing, Essbase, Forrester, gartner, Goldengate, HyperRoll, ibm, microsoft, MIcroStrategy, MOLAP, OBIEE, OLAP, oracle, predictive analytics, Research Industry, ROLAP, sap, SAS, Software infrastructure, software licensing, Sybase, TimesTen, TM1, ULA, Vendor image and communications
By R "Ray" Wang on July 11, 2010
It’s All About The Cloud At WPC10 Attendees at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, D.C. already expect Windows Azure development to be a key theme throughout this annual pilgrimage. Microsoft has made significant investments into the cloud. Many executives from the Redmond, WA, software giant have publicly stated that 90% […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Accenture, Activant, Actuate, Agilysis, agresso, Amdocs, AppFabric, apple, Ariba, AspenTech, Bearing Point, BIRST, BSD, Business Models, CA, Capgemini, Cincom, Cisco, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Columbus IT, Dell, Deloiitte, Deltek, development as a service, Diamond Technology Partners, EMC, Epicor, EscrowTech, Flavors Of Cloud Computing, fujitsu, GE Capital, Google Linux, Grant Thorton HCL, Hexaware, Hitachi, hp, ibm, IFS, Infor, Information Builders, Infosys, Infrastructure as a service, InnovaSafe, Intuit, IronMountain, JDA Software, Key Financial, KPIT, KPMG, L&T, Lawson, Manhattan Associates, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Partners, Microsoft SQL Azure, Microsoft Windows Azure, MIcroStrategy, Mincom, myDials, NCC Group, NetApp, NorthHighland, NoSQL Options, OpSource, oracle, Patni, pivotlink, Plan9, Platform as a service, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Proferi, QAD, QlikTech, Red Prairie, RedHat, Research Report, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, Sage, sap, SAS Institute, SatyamMahindra, siemens, SOA Software, Software AG, software as a service, Sungard, Sybase, Syntel, TCS, Tectura, Tibco, Unix, vendor strategy, wipro, Worldwide Partner Conference, wpc10, Xerox |
By R "Ray" Wang on June 28, 2010
BI Solutions Must Address The Information Management Matrix A confluence of changing business requirements and on-going vendor consolidation leads many organizations to rethink their business intelligence (BI) strategies. Many buyers face decisions to move beyond departmental solutions or to stay with an integrated apps based BI solution. Meanwhile, some buyers must decide whether or not […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Actuate, analytics, approaches and styles, apps strate, Apps Strategy, Aster Data, BI, BIRST, business intelligence, Capscan, data integration, data quality, Data warehouse, DataFlux, DataFlux (A SaaS Company), Datanomic, deployment options, DI, DW, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Epicor, Experian QAS, Greenplum, HP Neoview, ibm, IBM (including Initiate), Informatica, Informatica (previously Siperian), Information Builders, information management, information management matrix, initiate systems, Inquera, Kalido, Lawson, master data management, mdm, Melissa Data, Microsoft (DATAllegr0), MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, MIcroStrategy, myDials, Netezza, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen enterprise, Next generation apps, NextGen, Omikron, oracle, ParAccel, Pitney Bowes, pivotlink, Proferi, QlikTech, reporting, reporting paradigms, Research Report, SAP BusinessObjects (FirstLogic), SAP Sybase IQ, Satori, semi-structured data, Siperian, social enterprise apps, structured data, Talend, Terradata, Trillium, Uniserv, unstructured data, Vertica, visualization |
