The Performance Decade
To be competitive, companies must adopt performance management.
by Mark Smith
January 1, 2004
The BI Consolidation Conundrum
Market cleansing is accelerating corporate product consolidation
by Mark Smith
October 30, 2003
Ventana Research Product Assessment Guide for Performance Management
More than 75 products scored for their ability to meet business requirements
by Mark Smith
October 1, 2002
Behind the BAM Hype
Why is managing operational performance so difficult?
by Mark Smith
September 1, 2003
A Market Evolves
Performance management is more than what it appears
by Mark Smith
June 30, 2003
A Chasm Must Be Crossed
How will your organization get from where it is now to where it needs to be: dynamic, agile, and moving in real time? The answer could be an emerging technology foundation that supports true business process management
by Howard Smith and Peter Fingar
June 17, 2003
Driving Operational Performance
Business activity monitoring and event management are key components in a successful operational performance strategy
by Mark Smith
May 13, 2003
SAS Strives for BI
Announcement provides little validation for future direction
by Mark Smith
April 24, 2003
Macro Strategy
MicroStrategy 7i Suite version 7.2.2
by Mark Smith
April 22, 2003
Informatica: A New Wildcard in the BI Market
New product release brings simplicity to BI Market
by Mark Smith
April 8, 2003
New Links in the Chain
As supply chain networks evolve and mature, managing their performance requires an increasing commitment to information and collaboration
by Mark Smith
March 20, 2003
Microsoft Reports Future Reporting Services
Microsoft enters BI market with reporting services
by Mark Smith
March 9, 2003
MicroStrategy Builds Momentum
MicroStrategy conference demonstrates a strong customer base and products
by Mark Smith
February 11, 2003
Oracle or Nothing Approach?
Oracle E-Business Suite's vision and direction provide little room for reality
by Mark Smith
January 29, 2003
SAP Weaving Your Business?
SAP NetWeaver opens up a new direction into integration technologies
by Mark Smith
January 23, 2003
Cognos Acquires Adaytum
Strategic move strengthens Cognos performance management
by Mark Smith
January 7, 2003
PeopleSoft Pitching Products
New products make new promises -- do you believe?
by Mark Smith
December 19, 2002
Business Process Intelligence
BI and business process management technologies are converging to create value beyond the sum of their parts
by Mark Smith
December 5, 2002
The BI Transformation
Innovation and evolution provide new value and opportunity
by Mark Smith
December 5, 2002
Who Will Build Intelligence into Your Business Processes?
Enterprise application providers are losing mind share to business process management market
by Mark Smith
December 4, 2002
SAP Talks and Oracle Delivers
The Oracle application server platform is solidly ahead of SAP future promises
by Mark Smith
November 20, 2002
Informatica Infiltrates Industry
Customers, products, and partnerships dominate user conference
by Mark Smith
November 12, 2002
Siebel Sidesteps Satisfaction
Integration and process focus miss key points
by Mark Smith
October 24, 2002
Business Objects Going Enterprise
Future products and customer issues highlight Conference
by Mark Smith
October 17, 2002
Infrastructure Going BAM
EAI is going bonkers with industry hype
by Mark Smith
October 9, 2002
Business Intelligence Tools - Costly To Manage?
Lack of TCO metrics can wreak havoc
by Mark Smith
October 3, 2002
Business Planning or Business Performance Management?
Market convergence creates confusion
by Mark Smith
September 24, 2002
Avoiding the Business of BI FUD
Don't be distracted by BI market weaknesses. Choose products that match your company's needs.
by Mark Smith
September 18, 2002
Winning the BI Race
BI software vendors are heading in interesting directions, but deployment problems are still the main barrier to growth
by Mark Smith
September 17, 2002
Leading by Example
TDWI Best Practices winners demonstrate performance management leadership
by Mark Smith
September 11, 2002
