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A Visualization is Worth a Thousand Tables : How IBM Business Analytics Lets Users See Big Data
Jun 30, 2015
Too often, organizations must resort to presenting data in summary tables and generating graphs and charts with spreadsheet applications. As business data gives way to big data, these approaches are increasingly inadequate and fail to produce useful, accessible views of data. IBM has several solutions that le
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From Scorekeepers to Business Partners – the Evolving Role of Finance
Jun 30, 2015
Leading finance organizations have been expanding from traditional historical reporting and “scorekeeping” functions to a broader role that supports the enterprise with valuable business insights. From Scorekeepers to Business Partners-the Evolving Role of Finance
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ROI When Deploying Analytics : New Research Shows Analtyics Pays Back $13.01 on every dollar spent
Feb 19, 2015
Organizations are continuing to make investments in analytics to meet the growing demands of the user community for more robust and usable analytic solutions. In analyzing Nucleus ROI case studies on analytics, we found the average returns from analytics have been increasing, reaching $13.01 for every dollar spe
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IBM Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel : Explore and analyze data in a familiar spreadsheet format
Dec 4, 2014
IBM® Cognos® Analysis for Microsoft Excel brings the benefits of modern enterprise performance management to your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Cognos Analysis For Excel whitepaper
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Why Smarter Business Begins with Better Reporting Tools
Dec 1, 2014
This paper describes the current state of BI reporting, significant trends shaping the industry, and ways in which IBM Cognos Business Intelligence satisfies challenging requirements in demanding, heterogeneous environments.