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The keys to a successful business intelligence strategy

Business intelligence (BI) is essential for business growth and competitive advantage, yet reaping benefits from BI requires more than implementing the technology that enables it. In fact, deploying the technology is the easiest part of any BI initiative, according to Boris Evelson, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. Getting the personnel and processes portions right are much more challenging, he says. As such, organisations must addresses personnel and processes as key facets of their  BI strategy  if they want to be successful. Moreover, BI strategies should be broken down even further to address ownership and continual improvement as well. These are the seven essential components of any successful BI strategy, according to BI experts. Give business ownership over BI Organisations that place BI in the hands of business users have greater success rates than those who confine BI within IT, Evelson says. This may mean embedding BI within line...

The keys to a successful business intelligence strategy

Business intelligence (BI) is essential for business growth and competitive advantage, yet reaping benefits from BI requires more than implementing the technology that enables it. In fact, deploying the technology is the easiest part of any BI initiative, according to Boris Evelson, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. Getting the personnel and processes portions right are much more challenging, he says. As such, organisations must addresses personnel and processes as key facets of their  BI strategy  if they want to be successful. Moreover, BI strategies should be broken down even further to address ownership and continual improvement as well. These are the seven essential components of any successful BI strategy, according to BI experts. Give business ownership over BI Organisations that place BI in the hands of business users have greater success rates than those who confine BI within IT, Evelson says. This may mean embedding BI within line...

What is Microsoft Dynamics 365

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a cloud-based business applications platform that combines components of customer relationship management ( CRM ) and enterprise resource planning ( ERP ), along with productivity applications and  artificial intelligence  tools. Dynamics 365 launched in 2016, when Microsoft combined Dynamics AX -- its ERP application -- with its Dynamics CRM application. Microsoft was one of the first major vendors to combine the capabilities of ERP and CRM natively. Dynamics 365 apps and features The Dynamics 365 suite is available in two editions, Business or Enterprise, each with different levels of features and applications. Companies can choose from the following Microsoft Dynamics 365 applications and features: Customer Insights  -- Combines customer data from Dynamics 365, Office 365 and third-party data sources, and helps users find actionable insights from that data. Includes Power BI   for analytics and visualization, and artif...

Seven buying factors to compare mobile app dev platforms

Many vendors now offer mobile app development platforms to streamline app building and deployment across multiple device types. Since there are so many mobile app dev platforms, it's not always clear how products differ and which products might be the best fit for an organization. This article explores seven important criteria to consider when reviewing MADPs and how these leading products compare against one another in each category. #1: App types One of the first steps buyers must take is to determine which device types each MADP supports. All seven vendors profiled here let users build native or hybrid apps (or both) that target Android and iOS devices, including smartphones and tablets. Platforms start to diverge when it comes to the additional devices they can support. For example, the Kony platform also supports the Windows and BlackBerry OSes, as well as wearable device types. Plus, the platform lets users build native, hybrid and  web apps . On the other hand, the...

Top mobile app development platforms

1. Adobe Experience Manager Mobile AEM Mobile users can create apps that incorporate customer and product information and integrate with third-party business systems.                              Accelerate your career with  Salesforce Developer Training 2. Salesforce App Cloud Mobile Salesforce App Cloud Mobile provides a combination of metadata and code-driven tools for building mobile apps on Salesforce Platform. As part of that platform, App Cloud Mobile is backed by a wide range of technologies that provide organizations with a flexible environment for creating and deploying their mobile apps. 3.Kony AppPlatform Kony AppPlatform provides an enterprise-grade environment for designing, building and deploying mobile apps, with a focus on rapid, low-code development that appeals to small businesses and enterprises alike. The platform can be deployed on premises or to pri...