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Enterprise Decision Management White Papers

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Evolving from Departmental Islands of BI to a Cohesive Enterprise BI Environment

Evolving from Departmental Islands of BI to a Cohesive Enterprise BI Environment

01/06/10

Enterprise BI environments help ensure a single version of the truth and a low long-term cost of ownership, while providing high performance, scalability, and rapid application development. However, achieving enterprise BI can take several months or years, and in the meantime, departments need access to fast, reliable BI. As a result, small departmental "islands" of BI surface throughout an organization, designed to satisfy immediate business needs. Although convenient, these applications lead to multiple versions of the truth and incur high costs of ownership. The solution, therefore, is to gradually consolidate departmental BI applications into a cohesive enterprise BI environment.


Why On-Demand BI?

Why On-Demand BI?

08/31/09

Learn how on-demand business intelligence is different from traditional BI. This paper discusses the business benefits of on-demand BI, as well as factors to consider when choosing the right BI vendor for your business.


QlikView for Business Answers

08/18/09

QlikView makes the powerful simple and enables users to slice and dice their data without limits. With QlikView, there’s no more waiting for outdated reports or lengthy deployment hassles. For the first time, the power of real-time business answers is in the hands of all users – so they can make better decisions and take action now.


Technology for Operational Decision Making Whitepaper

Technology for Operational Decision Making

08/01/09

This white paper, by James Taylor and Neil Raden, discusses the need for companies to become decision centric by adopting enterprise decision management techniques and technology. It also outlines the benefits of adopting EDM, as well as the risks and issues with adopting EDM and applying technology to automating and improving operational decision making.


In Search of Clarity: Unraveling the Complexities of Executive Decision-Making

In Search of Clarity: Unraveling the Complexities of Executive Decision-Making

07/09/09

Decision making is at the core of all business activity, as executives set strategy and manage operations by weighing a vast array of factors to arrive at the desired balance of risk and reward. The enormous growth of companies’ size and operations in recent years—particularly across borders—is making this process increasingly complex. It is cause for alarm, then, that executives themselves perceive the quality of decision-making at their companies as mixed at best.