Welcome to the latest edition of the Business Intelligence Network UK newsletter!
In this issue, my article, Web 2.0 and Business Intelligence: How Do They Fit Together, Part 1, defines and discusses Web 2.0 technologies and looks at how these technologies have great potential for business intelligence and performance management implementations.
Also in this issue, Manufacturing Channel lead Gary Holden compares traditional business intelligence with proactive business intelligence, emphasizing the benefits that can accrue to organizations that implement near real-time business intelligence at an operational level.
I encourage you to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for business intelligence, performance management, information quality and data warehousing information. Please invite your peers to visit the site frequently and subscribe to our newsletter.
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Web 2.0 and Business Intelligence: How Do They Fit Together, Part 1
by Mike Ferguson
This is the first in a series of articles that will focus on how Web 2.0 technologies can be exploited in a business intelligence and performance management environment.
Reactive and Proactive Business Intelligence
by Gary Holden
This article is aimed at those people who want to understand how business intelligence can affect how we make decisions in the workplace and looks at how information can be used proactively throughout the manufacturing world.
Affordable BI is Not an Oxymoron
13 September at 5 p.m. GMT
Business intelligence (BI) systems enable organizations to become more competitive and respond more effectively. However, these systems often come at a high price. Join Claudia Imhoff to learn about a new hassle-free approach to resolving this issue.
Register today!
Converting your Annual Budget Models into Rolling Forecasts
20 September at 2 p.m. GMT
Move your enterprise forward by adopting a more modern management system. This free event features Howard Dresner and will highlight rolling forecasts in conjunction with enterprise performance management.
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MS Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 for REAL!
9 October at 2 p.m. BST (GMT + 1)
10 October at 11 a.m. BST (GMT + 1)
Until now, presentations have only covered the theory behind MS Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 (MOPPS). We’ve put the theory into practise. We will demonstrate how an ‘integrated forecasting, budgeting and reporting’ Pilot has been delivered to a UK customer using MOPPS.
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Don't Let the Cost of BI Scare You Away
On-Demand Event
Limited funding for business intelligence, limited IT resources and limited executive support – it's no wonder your head hurts. Join Claudia Imhoff to learn about the options available and how to make the best choice.
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Data Warehouse Appliances: Evolution or Revolution?
On-Demand Event
This web seminar provides a summary of the research recently conducted by Richard Hackathorn and Colin White for the Business Intelligence Network. Learn why the data warehouse appliance has been a revolution in the practice of data warehousing, enabling enterprises to conduct business in entirely new ways.
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Did you know that the wealth of content on the Business Intelligence Network is also presented in specific industry sectors, allowing you to navigate directly to the channel that represents your industry? Each channel features timely articles, news, events and other resources, and each channel leader is a seasoned practitioner, well-versed in the challenges and solutions for that industry. The featured channel this week is Manufacturing, led by Gary Holden. Gary is an enterprise architect working in the manufacturing business sector. His main area of expertise is business integration across analytical and operational systems. Gary has also worked as a consultant for IBM, specialising in enterprise application integration, particularly Siebel, Crossworlds and Websphere Business Integration. He has recently led a business process-driven project to implement a master data management (MDM) solution based on operational and analytical data. Gary is also involved in pushing proactive business intelligence (BI) as a strategic option, utilising event-triggered technologies and enterprise workflow capabilities.
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