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700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline News | 05 Dec 2013
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SAP: UK, US companies hit automation barrier with predictive analytics
Companies are hitting a wall in the use of predictive analytics, with lack of time and resource cited as their biggest problem Data analytics | 04 Dec 2013
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SAP user group: Innovation agenda clear but for long haul
Philip Adams, of the UK & Ireland SAP user group, speaks to Computer Weekly about SAP’s promotion of Hana, cloud and mobile Interview | 03 Dec 2013
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Where is Satyam now? Well, it’s not Satyam for a start
Satyam, which was rescued from collapse in 2009, has plans for restoring its position as a top-tier Indian IT services provider analysis | 03 Dec 2013
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Mobile business intelligence adoption slows, BARC BI survey finds
Mobile BI adoption is slowing and much vaunted social media analytics are little deployed, according to the latest BARC BI global survey News | 29 Nov 2013
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Study shows IT department losing control of technology innovation
With innovative technology increasingly developed outside the IT department, CIOs need to start working with other departments News | 29 Nov 2013
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SAP to announce simplification drive in January, says Hagemann Snabe
SAP will, in January 2014, announce a new simplification initiative, co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe told the UK and Ireland SAP user group conference yesterday News | 26 Nov 2013
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Jaguar Land Rover builds data sharing infrastructure
Jaguar Landrover (JLR) has used a proposed data sharing standard to improve car development within its product lifecycle management (PLM) system. News | 22 Nov 2013
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Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler plans his next move for the $500m software company
Alan Trefler discusses his plans for Pegasystems, the BPM and CRM specialist that has grown into a $500m a year company Interview | 21 Nov 2013
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Human Capital Management
Computer Weekly looks at the steps companies have taken to improve talent management; bridging the gap between the cost savings promised by cloud technologies and the value they deliver. News | 19 Nov 2013
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Realising the benefits of a totally connected world
The internet of things will transform everyday life, from managing airports’ passenger flow to heating buildings and caring for the elderly. Feature
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Heavy ERP customization no longer in vogue, experts and customers agree
ROI concerns and new tools aimed at helping users manage ERP customizations are changing the ERP development equation. Feature
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Procter & Gamble uses Teradata cloud analytics for global marketing
Procter & Gamble has 15,000 websites, but sells almost exclusively through retailers. This makes gathering intelligence on customers tough Case study
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Failure to invest in sentiment analytics could lead to brand damage
Early adopter companies in retail and investment banking are exploring social media sentiment analytics Analysis
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Tryg and Scottish Widows improve customer response with analytics
Tryg Insurance uses Portrait, and Scottish Widows Oracle CRM on-demand to better analyse customer behaviour, reduce churn, and increase revenue Feature
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BAE builds the business into ERP team for Infor implementation
BAE Systems Military Air and Information is upgrading and unifying seven ERP systems, with a project team mostly from the business Feature
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Skillpages develops DataStax Cassandra to rank trades with NoSQL
How do you find a good tree surgeon you can trust because he or she has been recommended by someone in your social circle? Case study
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Data discovery tools open up new vistas for healthcare informatics
The newer generation of BI tools, often called ‘data discovery’ software, is opening up new vistas in healthcare informatics. Orlando Agrippa, QlikView enthusiast and NHS health BI leader proselytises Interview
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Virgin Media uses ETAdirect to manage engineers more predictively
Virgin Media is using predictive analytics to get the right engineer out to the right problem. It believes its use of TOA Technologies cloud-based ETAdirect system gives it a competitive advantage Case study
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Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers
How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy Feature
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An internet of things vision
What does a world of connected machines look like? Connecting machines will lead to changed behaviours that then change the applications. Opinion
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Internet of things: Low-cost trade-off
The office at DoES Liverpool has a DoorBot, which works as a kiosk device, showing webcam views of the office and a list of upcoming events. Opinion
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Take an issues-driven approach to business intelligence
Accenture advises CIOs to put business issues ahead of data, know the users, look beyond ERP data, and embed analytics in BI Opinion
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Design applications to get the right data
The right data helps enterprises make better decisions. Getting it, however, requires a fundamental shift in how applications are built Opinion
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BI: From specialist capability to mass-market availability
Pringle & Company analyst advocates business-led business intelligence (BI). Three barriers must go: complexity, excessive cost, undue duration Opinion
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Whiteboard it – the power of graph databases
Graph databases map relationships between entities in a network. They won’t replace conventional relational databases, but for harnessing the value of interconnectedness they mark a breakthrough Tip
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Making sense of SAP HANA and in-memory computing – a user view
For SAP users, in-memory computing tools such as SAP HANA promise to deliver a step change when it comes to data processing and analysis Opinion
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How to create business value from social intelligence
Social media gives access to huge amounts of data about markets, customers and competitors. The challenge is to turn this into intelligence Opinion
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Ordnance Survey gets to grips with geospatial big data
Ordnance Survey has pulled 17 databases into one Oracle geospatial database management platform Opinion
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Getting the right processes in place to benefit from big data
Most executives recognise that the vast amounts of data coming into their organisation can be used to make the business better, but few are taking full advantage Opinion
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SAP provides Extreme Sailing Series analytics platform
Since 2007, the Extreme Sailing Series has brought together 40-foot multihulls designed especially for match racing. SAP provides a dedicated application to manage the Extreme Sailing race start. Photo Story
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Big trends from Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Big data and cloud
Oracle tackled issues of big data and cloud head on at its annual OpenWorld 2013 user conference in San Francisco Photo Story
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Podcast: Key steps to big data security in higher education
Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, outlines the basics of big data security in the higher education sector, where secure access to data across multiple sources is key Podcast
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Video interview: Get ready to decentralise the CIO
As technology becomes more embedded in business the IT function could become decentralised Video
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Video: Håkan Borglund, CIO, Toyota Material Handling Europe
In this video, Computer Weekly’s Brian McKenna interviews Håkan Borglund, CIO, Toyota Materials Handling Europe Video
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Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software: Winners
The winners of the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software have been announced. See images of the winners. Photo Story
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Interview with Tibco CTO Matt Quinn on event stream analytics
Big data analysis concerns finding hidden unknowns in a large data set. Tibco is applies big data techniques to event processing Video
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Standard Bank uses SAP to bring mobile banking to communities
Many people in South Africa do not have a bank account. Standard Bank has used SAP to help people get started with banking. Photo Story
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Interview: Using IBM Watson for smart decisions
Dan Cerruti, Watson commercialisation, IBM, speaks to Computer Weekly about why Watson is more than a game show winner Video
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The human face of Big Data
Former Time, Life and national Geographic photographer Rick Smolan visualises and navigates the world of Big Data. Photo Story
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Coverage of Oracle Open World 2013
Computer Weekly’s Caroline Baldwin reports from San Francisco where Oracle Open World takes place 22-26 September. guide
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A guide to HR technology
This guide tells you everything you need to know about HR technology guide
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Supplier profile: SAP
In this SAP supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
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Supplier Profile: Oracle
In this Oracle supplier profile you will find news, tips and research on the vendor. guide
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A UK guide to government and public sector IT
A guide to support IT professionals in making well informed decisions about technologies used within public sector organisations. guide
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Reflections on 2011 and predictions for 2012
With 2011 now behind us we have taken a look back at technology trends throughout last year, in addition to looking ahead to what 2012 may hold. In this guide you will find 2011 roundups on virtualisation, cloud computing, outsourcing, storage, data ... guide
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Data analysis and business intelligence tutorial
Everything you need to know about business intelligence and data management, in the UK. This guide includes information on business data usage, data quality and business analytics. guide
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An internet of things vision
What does a world of connected machines look like? Connecting machines will lead to changed behaviours that then change the applications. Opinion
-
Realising the benefits of a totally connected world
The internet of things will transform everyday life, from managing airports’ passenger flow to heating buildings and caring for the elderly. Feature
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Internet of things: Low-cost trade-off
The office at DoES Liverpool has a DoorBot, which works as a kiosk device, showing webcam views of the office and a list of upcoming events. Opinion
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700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline News
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SAP: UK, US companies hit automation barrier with predictive analytics
Companies are hitting a wall in the use of predictive analytics, with lack of time and resource cited as their biggest problem Data analytics
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SAP user group: Innovation agenda clear but for long haul
Philip Adams, of the UK & Ireland SAP user group, speaks to Computer Weekly about SAP’s promotion of Hana, cloud and mobile Interview
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Where is Satyam now? Well, it’s not Satyam for a start
Satyam, which was rescued from collapse in 2009, has plans for restoring its position as a top-tier Indian IT services provider analysis
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Heavy ERP customization no longer in vogue, experts and customers agree
ROI concerns and new tools aimed at helping users manage ERP customizations are changing the ERP development equation. Feature
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Mobile business intelligence adoption slows, BARC BI survey finds
Mobile BI adoption is slowing and much vaunted social media analytics are little deployed, according to the latest BARC BI global survey News
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Study shows IT department losing control of technology innovation
With innovative technology increasingly developed outside the IT department, CIOs need to start working with other departments News
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About Business intelligence software
Business intelligence (BI) is regularly rated as a top investment priority by CIOs. Smart use of business intelligence software, analytics and datawarehousing make sure that the right information is delivered to the right people, helping them to make better and more timely decisions. In this section, we analyse the latest trends and technologies for successful BI.
