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Embedding a Google Bullet Chart in a Cognos Report
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Synergy builds on 25-year partnership with IBM Cognos
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 Over the last 25 years, Synergy Business Intelligence has seen its partnership with IBM Cognos South Africa evolve from leading Business Intelligence (BI) solutions provider to today include the Financial Performance Management (FPM) discipline, allowing the company to realise its strategy of harnessing the value of data to its entrenched customer base. |
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BI can shine through in tough economic times
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When times are tough as they undoubtedly are with the first recession in South Africa in 17 years, businesses of all kinds must look for improved efficiency and new opportunities if they are to survive and prosper, according to Premesh Premji, Senior Consultant, Synergy BI
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SQL Server Data Warehousing Road Map: Build, Manage, Deliver and Grow |
What does enterprise-class data warehousing mean for your business? What can you do to scale up your existing data warehouse or data mart using Microsoft SQL Server 2008? Get answers to these questions and more in this web seminar. Also, get a brief peek at the next advancement in SQL Server 2008 data warehousing, Project codename 'Madison.'
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Why do Data Warehouse Projects Fail? |
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A large number of data warehouse projects don't live up to their potential. Data warehouse technology has been around for a long time. It is mature and founded on strong principles. The approaches are well-structured, cover a wide variety of situations and have worked well for a fairly large number of projects. Additionally, project management processes, tools and technologies are mature and well established. So the question arises, why do DW projects fail?
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Building Stronger Customer Relationships with Business Intelligence
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 Customers can make or break a business, especially in today's tumultuous economic times. They provide the main source of revenue. So, customer relationship management becomes the key to lowered customer acquisition costs and improved retention. It also drives increased profitability as loyal customers increase their spending. As such, most enterprises go to great lengths to acquire and retain their customers.
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Business Intelligence Results
Yield Business Wisdom
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 Results. You've heard that word over and over again if you are part of a business intelligence (BI) initiative. It's always been true, but especially in these economic times, business execs have little patience for spending discretionary money on anything - especially if it doesn't have a tangible result. In tight times, priorities must be crystal clear.
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Assessing your Business Intelligence Initiative |
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Between September and December of 2008, Gartner surveyed 1,527 CIOs worldwide. In their report, "Meeting the Challenge: The 2009 CIO Agenda," it is clear that information technology (IT) plays a critical role in the enterprise, especially in this uncertain economy. There are also some interesting implications to consider relative to business intelligence (BI) initiatives...
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4 Steps to Create an Effective IT and Business Partnership |
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A strong partnership between IT and business is the most important, and often overlooked, component to successfully managing critical business data. Undertaking business intelligence, data quality or an enterprise data management project without full cooperation and collaboration between IT and the business is a formula for frustration.
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