Information Management BlogsFor small businesses, agility is survival

newsEMA analyst: Hadoop connectivity choices provide “significant option” for data architects

newsForty-nine percent of U.S. enterprises surveyed will or have plans to offer mobile apps within year

Information Management BlogsWe may be less patient but we're still trying to make better decisions

reportBy 2016, Gartner forecasts executive struggles with business processes, as-a-service alternatives and gamification could boost success

case studyA bank's reputation is partly built on the company it keeps. At UBS, that's leading to a business intelligence-driven effort to ensure the ethical, environmental and legal integrity of its partners and clients

Information Management BlogsA bit of deliberate effort to strengthen the decision-process goes a long way towards minimizing or mitigating the impact of personal and group biases

case studyFor many financial institutions, the core-upgrade avoidance is over, as a growing number of financial institutions take on costly, year-long tech projects

Information Management BlogsMicroStrategy sets future on hot BI trends of cloud, mobile, social and big data

Information Management BlogsOracle Business Intelligence Mobile: Hands-On Review Finds Shortfalls

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newsNews about new and recently released products from Salesforce, CA, TIBCO and more

featureSet the example that you are going to be a strong leader when it comes to analytics in your organization and that you are also going to be a strong follower with the greater needs of the organization always in mind

Here are nine basic, enhanced and advanced recommendations for setting safe, secure enterprise use of mobile devices from members of the nonprofit information systems group, ISACA.

Information Management BlogsMany firms practice a style of strategic planning that might have worked in a different time and place