Category Archives: Data 2.0

Automated Wellness Engine

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

New England automates student support The engine will identify struggling students or those not engaging with their program of study and enables UNE to provide early intervention. by Chloe Herrick The University of New England (UNE) has launched an “automated … Continue reading →

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Business Intelligence on the iPad

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

Updated: 28th Jan 2011 Having had the pleasure of using an iPad over the Xmas/New Year break, I thought it would be of interest to review what ‘apps’ are available to enable Business Intelligence on the iPad. Vendor Software Demo … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a smart city – Data Tsunami

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

By Heather Clancy A comprehensive analysis from Forrester Research explores the role the information and communications technology (ICT) will play in creating the foundation for smart cities — whether those cities are newer communities being built from scratch or centuries-old … Continue reading →

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Surprise: 44% Of Business IT Pros Never Heard Of NoSQL

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

They should. It’s fast, resilient, and often cheaper than conventional databases. Plus, it’s the backbone of many Web 2.0 sites By Charles Babcock, InformationWeek NoSQL systems are still in an early phase, but already they’ve played a key role in … Continue reading →

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Software-as-a-Service Business Intelligence

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Delivering Agility, Finding New User Populations BOSTON, MA, Sep 07, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — In recent research on the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business intelligence published by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company, organizations using Software-as-a-Service business intelligence are 50% … Continue reading →

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Alterian acquires Intrepid

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Acquisition reinforces Social Media Engagement Solution  In acquiring Intrepid, we have considerably strengthened our social media engagement solution, and demonstrated our commitment to providing best-in-class packaged solutions as part of a wider integrated marketing strategy    The escalating demand for … Continue reading →

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Open data hard to understand, says data.gov.uk chief

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

  Users are not drawing “sensible conclusions” from public sector data sets admits UK open data chief, but visualisation could provide the answer The cabinet official behind the government’s open data initiative has conceded that users are struggling to make … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Data Management and the lifecycle of information

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

By Satyen Vyas, Director Advanced Systems Group, Small & Medium Business (SMB) Dell India We are living in the age of ‘information overload’. Companies are relying heavily on enterprise planning systems like ERP, SCM and CRM to automate and manage … Continue reading →

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More BI Trends for 2010

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

  1. Increased data and business intelligence program governance – BI is becoming more pervasive as organizations move to a culture of more fact-based decision making, and BI expands to include operational decisions. In addition, regulatory requirements dictate the need … Continue reading →

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SAS Seeks to Improve Data Mining of Social Media

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

By STEVE LOHR No one doubts that social media – all the stuff on Facebook, Twitter and other online forums – provides a rich lode of user sentiment that companies ought to be able to exploit. And not just to … Continue reading →

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