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Apollo Tyres SA (Dunlop Tyres) - Budgeting for Competitive Advantage
9 Ways to Sharpen Your Business Intelligence
Who in the World Uses Only Words and Numbers in Reports?
Free Your data:...Five steps to make the case for a data quality program
BLOG:The Split Personality CIO
Social Business Intelligence???
IBM Cognos Customer Case Studies

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Greetings!

 

Welcome to the April Edition of Synergise.   

 

In this newsletter I am going to take the liberty of pointing out the events Synergy will be hosting in Durban (15th April) and Cape Town (26th May).  The event will include a presentation giving insights into how Apollo Tyres SA (Dunlop), uses the latest budgeting technology to gain competitive advantage.

 

Happy Reading!

 

Kind regards,

Priscilla and the Team at Synergy BI

Apollo Tyres SA (Dunlop Tyres) - Budgeting for Competitive Advantage
Apollo Tyres: Budgeting for Competitive Advantage
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9 Ways to Sharpen Your Business Intelligence
In a time of economic turmoil, business intelligence (BI) initiatives stand out for their potential to improve corporate performance through better use of data gathering by disparate systems. Compared with many enterprise IT projects ...
Who in the World Uses Only Words and Numbers in Reports?
In today's business world, data and data-driven decision-making are more important than ever. With the information provided in this column, you should have the necessary tips to implement an effective dashboard that will launch your organization into making better decisions to reach its strategic goals. I can confidently say that a dashboard is the new face of BI.

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Free Your data:  Five steps to make the case for a data quality program

Whether you sell cars or cookies, access to quality data is the backbone of business.

Access to quality data can be the difference between moving ahead and being stuck. Here's how to get started.

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BLOG:The Split Personality CIO
...an interesting look in the mirror or a way to define your own CIO.

 

Social Business Intelligence???   

 
Social Business Intelligence - What Is It, and Do You Need It ...
Social business intelligence combines social media and analytics to give you important business insights .   

 

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IBM Cognos Customer Case Studies  

 
BMR Tones Up Its Sales Performance with Advanced Analytics
Learn how BMR toned up its sales peformance with advanced analytics.   

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Bharti Infratel selects IBM for 'smarter' cell towers   

 

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