Benchmark Your BI Environment for Continuous Improvement

In this essential playbook, Forrester analyst Boris Evelson explores the framework you should employ as you assess whether your BI environment is performing well or could use a strategy tune-up, resource injection, business and technology organization realignment, or even a complete reassessment.

The playbook will cover:

  • The components of a strong Business Intelligence assessment – including a checklist
  • How to determine if your BI investments support a clear business case
  • How to fine-tune your BI for maximum efficiency and effectiveness

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The True Value of Big Data Analytics

This article looks at 50 companies using big data analytics and how they are getting value. Many companies have begun to achieve real results with the approach, and are expanding their efforts to encompass more data and models. These companies and many more have already shown that they can analyze big data successfully to achieve cost reductions, faster and better decisions, and even new offerings for customers.

It’s clear that the big data era will be one of dramatic business opportunity – don’t wait too long to exploit its potential.

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Forrester Wave: Enterprise Mobile Management Q3 2014, IBM is a Leader

Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) professionals face a difficult mandate: Enable the workforce to navigate the ever-changing landscape of mobile scenarios while continually ensuring that their company’s compliance and security needs are met. Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions are effective tools to help deliver on this mandate and provide applications and resources to employee devices without sacrificing employee productivity. In Forrester’s 27-criteria evaluation of enterprise mobile management vendors, we identified the 15 most significant MDM providers — Absolute Software, AirWatch by VMware, BlackBerry, Citrix, Good Technology, IBM, Kaspersky Lab, LANDesk, McAfee, MobileIron, SAP, Sophos, Soti, Symantec, and Trend Micro — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report details our findings about how well each vendor fulfills our criteria and where they stand in relation to each other to help infrastructure and operations professionals select the right partner for their enterprise mobile management.

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Effective Management of Your Data Scientists

Based on a survey of more than 300 analytics professionals (of which about one-third were self-described data scientists) working in different types of US companies, this report describes:Why data scientists differ from other types of analysts.Seven st…

Effective Management of Your Data Scientists

Based on a survey of more than 300 analytics professionals (of which about one-third were self-described data scientists) working in different types of US companies, this report describes:Why data scientists differ from other types of analysts.Seven st…

Integration von Big Data in Geschftsprozesse und Unternehmenssysteme

Integrieren Sie Ihrer Big Data Initiativen in Ihre Unternehmensweiten Geschäftsprozesse. Gerne machen wir Sie damit vertraut, wie sie mit Control-M für Hadoop die Anwendungsentwicklung beschleunigen und die Unternehmensintegration vereinfachen können. Besprochene Themen schließen folgende Punkte ein:

  • Wie können Sie mit einem Enterprise Scheduler für Hadoop, weitere Automationsinseln vermeiden.
  • Wie kann sichergestellt werden, dass Sie aus ihren Big Data Initiativen den gewünschten Mehrwert erhalten.
  • Wie können Sie mit Ihren Big Data initiativen sich den administrativen Herausforderungen & Bedürfnissen stellen und mögliche Konfrontationen erfolgreich meistern.

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CIO eBook: Why Big Data is a Big Deal

This CIO eBook explores how to deploy Hadoop applications faster and easier with a workload automation solution that simplifies and automates Hadoop batch processing and connected enterprise workflows.

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  • The role—and challenges—of Hadoop in Big Data application development
  • Six considerations for a Hadoop proof-of-concept initiative
  • How to connect Hadoop to other enterprise data sources and applications

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