Tableau published a set of articles on 2019 Business Intelligence Trends. Many are obvious. All are relevant. The rise of explainable AI: Think beyond using AI to using and trusting it Natural language humanizes data: natural conversations will make it easier to gain insights in context Actionable analytics put data in context Data collaboratives amplify […]
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Rebooting Analytics and CAO
I really like a recent article by McKinsey about Rebooting Analytics Leadership and Moving Beyond the Math. Like many, I see a lot of opportunity with data and analytics. I believe insights in context will bring more value to business than any previous iteration of report, self-service reporting, visualization, etc. The combination of AI, API’s, […]
Refine Your Enterprise’s Approach to AI in 2019
2019 is the year to stop letting obstacles get in the way of enterprise AI adoption. Of course implementing AI tech comes with its challenges, but addressing two big obstacles may be the key to success. According to our AI expert, practice director and chief strategist Christine Livingston, these obstacles are perception and data. And […]
AllianceBernstein’s Mobile App Empowers Sales Teams in Real Time
How to Best Enable On-the-Go Sellers What if you could improve the customer engagement experience and provide your sales team with a customer-facing toolkit? And what if it gave real-time insights? And what if it was mobile? Do you need proven effectiveness, because it’s got that, too. Meet SIMON (Sales Intelligence Mobile Optimized Network). Perficient’s MicroStrategy […]
Governance in Healthcare: Information, Content and Knowledge
The trend of treating information, content, and knowledge as assets means that ultimately these things need to be addressed and accounted for just like all other assets in a business. This means making it a part of the organization’s balance sheet – if not formally, as accounting principles do not yet support this capitalization concept […]
Oracle Autonomous Analytics BI Admin Tool – Essbase Error 1040048
Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud BI Admin Tool is similar to the BI Admin tool. You can download the tool from the following link: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/oac/downloads/oac-tools-4392272.html When you try to establish the connection to Essbase Cube for import using this tool, you might get the following error: Essbase Error 1040048: HTTP communication failed with error [Failed to […]
Security in the Age of Cloud Computing
As a former CIO, I believe the most important aspect of an IT organization’s job is to protect their IT infrastructure and data that resides within it through advanced security. While it is obviously important to implement new technologies and applications, if the environment is not safe then nothing else matters. Part of this responsibility […]
With RPA, You’re One Step Closer to AI
Recent research from the Digital Banking Report found that only 13% of financial organizations globally have deployed at least one artificial intelligence (AI) solution. 27% believe they will have an AI solution in place in the next 18 months. 37% say they will consider an AI solution within the next 18 months, and close to a […]
Getting Started with California Consumer Privacy Act Compliance
Compliance with the CCPA requires robust processes for identifying, governing, distributing, and securing consumer personal information. The first steps are to document the current usage of this information: Data inventory: Generate lists of personal data related to clients, investors, employees, counter parties, prospects and other entities. Data recipients: Compile a list of entities, such as […]
Data Lake and Information Governance – The Key Takeaways
A Data Lake can be a highly valuable asset to any enterprise, and there is a myriad of technology solutions available for leveraging the processes to feed, maintain and retrieve information from the Lake. But all this technology is, if not worthless, significantly less valuable, if the environment is not well governed and managed. This […]
How to Get Context-Sensitive Help in Siebel Tools
There is a better way to get help in Siebel Tools! Suppose you are trying to get help about a business component field property (for example, force active): You could navigate to the help menu and choose Contents: Siebel Tools will return a list of all places in which “Force Active” is referenced. […]
Connecting Customer Data: Prioritize For a 360° View
It’s no secret that understanding exactly who your customers are, including how and when they interact with your brand, is the most critical aspect of your business. Being present during the crucial touchpoints of a customer experience is rapidly becoming table stakes to acquiring and engaging your target market. Having the necessary data at your […]