Retail
Analyzing Big Data: General Purpose Tool or Domain-Specific App?
January 15, 2015Will a general purpose data analytics tool or a domain-specific app help you get maximum value from Big Data? You may well need both.
10 CRM Predictions for 2015
January 12, 2015Cloud, integration and analytics are still among the top CRM trends in 2015, experts say.
Enterprises Are Leading the Way in Wearable Technology
December 12, 2014Wearable technology is catching on more quickly in the enterprise than with consumers, largely because of the compelling business use cases.
The Down Low on Data Lakes
December 9, 2014While data lakes can help democratize data, many experts feel they are not yet ready for prime time.
Business Intelligence Getting More Pervasive: BARC
December 4, 2014New research from BARC shows that 55 percent of business intelligence users say they engage in self-service business intelligence tasks.
Loyalty Program Leaders Leverage Data Analytics
November 20, 2014A reliance on data analytics informs the best practices of loyalty program leaders, shows research from the International Institute for Analytics.
Consumers Love Mobile Marketing, Location-based Services
November 11, 2014Mobile marketing, particularly location-based mobile marketing, provides big opportunities for businesses and benefits for consumers.
9 Tips for Building Terrific Mobile Retail Apps
November 5, 2014Creating mobile retail apps that engage consumers and increase sales can be tricky. From creating a strategy to getting the right features, these tips can help.
Self-service BI Initiatives Fall Short
October 30, 2014Why do so few business people use self-service business intelligence? A lack of training is one problem.
Savi's Sensor Analytics Software Gets Predictive Capabilities
October 29, 2014Savi uses predictive and prescriptive analytics to help companies transform their operational data into actionable information that can improve their supply chains.
Analytics Playing Greater Role in ERP
October 28, 2014More ERP vendors are including analytics as a standard feature so companies are less inclined to use third-party business intelligence tools.
Cloud Analytics a Winner for SAS
October 24, 2014Its cloud analytics business is booming, revealed SAS this week, also announcing increased support for Hadoop and strategies for addressing the data science skills gap.
Cloud ERP Acceptance on Upswing
October 21, 2014While ERP has been moving more slowly to the cloud than other enterprise apps, recent research shows a growing number of companies plan to use cloud for future ERP deployments.
Big Data Analytics Needs a Code of Ethics
October 8, 2014With Big Data analytics offering the ability to create highly detailed consumer profiles, experts say companies must consider the ethical ramifications of how they use data.
Salesforce Revamps Sales, Service Apps
October 7, 2014Salesforce is rebranding its Sales and Service Clouds and adding a slew of new features to both to align them more closely with its Salesforce1 development platform.
Data Visualization: Old Practice, New Value
September 23, 2014While visualization tools can help organizations get new value from their data, there are some caveats.
App Integration Underpins Customer Engagement
September 16, 2014CRM tools won't improve customer engagement if they are not integrated with legacy systems like ERP. Fortunately, application integration is far easier than it used to be.
Forget Omni-channel; Retailers Move to Unified Commerce Model
September 9, 2014Retailers are tweaking their supply chains to deliver customer-based pricing, enhanced product availability and other features of a unified commerce strategy.
Chief Data Officers Put 'Strategy' in Data Strategy
August 19, 2014The chief data officer (CDO) is one of the hottest C-level roles out there, thanks to the growing awareness that data is an asset that can be used to gain competitive advantage.
8 Keys to Enterprise App Store Success
August 6, 2014Want to launch an enterprise app store, but not sure where to begin? Experts offer advice that will help.
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