IMPERATIVE 2
Extend the power of your IT systems to all stakeholders, including external partners and customers, so they can make smarter decisions.
People Power
Organizations can only go so far to improve performance before they must address their most important asset: the workforce. Competitive forces are pushing managers to look beyond HR and ERP systems and embrace performance management.
by
Mark Smith
A Good Idea With Some Loose Ends
Nexaweb attacks Web app performance, but neglects data management.
by
Nelson King
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe: Selecting the Right Graph for Your Message
What's the right graph for your BI message? You can't make this an arbitrary decision; the success of your data presentation hangs in the balance. Here are practical ideas that will help you remove the guesswork.
by
Stephen Few
Data Presentation: Tapping the Power of Visual Perception
Why do we quickly comprehend some forms of data presentation, and not others? The answer is vital to designers of decision-support applications. This installment of our series connects insight into the process of vision with presentation best practices.
by
Stephen Few
Common Mistakes in Data Presentation
When it comes to data presentation, graphical glitz can confuse rather than clarify what's being communicated. Our practical series delves into common errors and how to correct them.
by
Stephen Few
The Information Cannot Speak for Itself
Massive IT investment won't matter if users are unable to make sense of the data. With businesses reliant on information, presentation can no longer be an afterthought. Here's how you can improve that first impression.
by
Stephen Few
The Reality of Real Time
Don't let the hype confuse you: Real-time enterprise technologies offer operational more than strategic benefits.
by
Ram Reddy
Contents Under Pressure
Terabytes of data, escalating workloads, and subsecond response to urgent requirements for business-critical information: Welcome to the realm of large database management. We analyze key trends in how organizations are meeting scalability challenges.
by
Richard Winter and Kathy Auerbach
The 2004 Editors' Choice Awards: The Intelligent Enterprise Dozen
Watch these important enablers of the intelligent enterprise.
by David Stodder
A Year in Perspective
A look back at the news of 2003 and a projection of trends in 2004
by Jeanette Burriesci & Michelle M. Young
The 2004 Editors' Choice Awards
Business intelligence, performance management, and all forms of integration are the dominant requirements addressed by the 12 IT solution providers that make up our supreme list for 2004.
by David Stodder, Jeanette Burriesci & Michelle M. Young
Companies to Watch 2004
Watch these important enablers of the intelligent enterprise.
by Michelle M. Young
2003 Readers' Choice Awards
The Readers Have Chosen: IBM, Microsoft, and SAS take the most laurels
by Editors
From Strategy To Execution
How can business intelligence improve the whole information value chain? The answer requires a network approach that integrates standalone applications and data resources to deliver timely intelligence across the enterprise
by Lelia Morrill & Hemant Warudkar
Analytics in Manufacturing: The Collaboration Enabler
The quest for profitability has businesses in manufacturing industries on the hunt for analytics that serve collaborative execution models. Will BI providers step up?Or will solutions come first from ERP?
by Naeem Hashmi
Virtual Scaffolding
Simultaneously building on and replacing legacy systems requires temporary support
by Ram Reddy
The Cost of Failure
Carefully formulating analytics and business practices can be the best way to avoid financial catastrophe
by Edward S. Robins
Collaborative Commerce: Not Dead Yet
E-business collaboration is still an imperative — and thanks to new standards, it's also easier and more affordable
by Michael Brown and Derek Sappenfield
