Embedding BI into Your Software Solution— Best Practices

More and more software companies are considering the addition of an analytics module to their product suite. This strategy has compelling business value— analytics can add 20% to 30% of top line revenue to your organization’s top line.But analytics provides critical value beyond just crossselling. You are likely under pressure from customers who want more powerful insight into the inner workings of your application. As business intelligence becomes more pervasive in the business environment, all types of employees are aware of the powerful capabilities that are generally available. They expect you to provide historical insight, drill down dashboards, and ad hoc reporting. Additionally, your most sophisticated and most valuable customers are the ones most likely to make the loudest demands.

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SPSS Inc

SPSS Inc. (SPSS) is a global provider of predictive analytics software and solutions. The Company provides two types of software and service offerings to two distinct audiences. For analysts proficient in the use of data analytic methods, it offers statistical and data mining software products to examine and predict from a range of enterprise data. For business people acquainted with, but not proficient in, data analysis techniques, SPSS delivers predictive analytic solutions that embed the power of predictive analytics directly into particular business processes. ..

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2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report® Data and Analytics Edition

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

With the 2022 data and analytics edition, we further expand our series of Horizon Reports to focus on an emerging area of practice that is driving institutional decision-making and strategic planning for the future—the trends, technologies, and practices that are shaping the world of postsecondary data and analytics. Based on a methodology that grounds the findings in the perspectives and expertise of a panel of leaders in higher education data and analytics, in this report we summarize the panel’s input on the major trends shaping higher education, including panelists’ reflections on the implications of this research for the future of higher education for particular institutional roles.

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Dell CloudIQ: A Detailed Review

whitePaper | December 30, 2022

This white paper details Dell CloudIQ, the cloud-based AIOps proactive monitoring and predictive analytics application for Dell systems. It describes how it uses machine learning and other algorithms, notifications, and recommendations to help you optimize compute, storage, hypercoverged infrastructure, data protection, and network health, performance, and capacity.

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Fault-Tolerant Components on AWS

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

Fault-tolerance is the ability for a system to remain in operation even if some of the components used to build the system fail. Even with very conservative assumptions, a busy e-commerce site may lose thousands of dollars for every minute it is unavailable. This is just one reason why businesses and organizations strive to develop software systems that can survive faults. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a platform that is ideally suited for building fault-tolerant software systems. The AWS platform enables you to build fault-tolerant systems that operate with a minimal amount of human interaction and up-front financial investment.

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GBM-Security

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

We are living in an era of digital disruption. Multiple industries are being disrupted, or fear being disrupted in the near future. Business models are evolving to cater to the dynamic markets and digital transformation that seems to be the answer to changing business models. Digital transformation is rapidly becoming a key priority in most industries, as organizations adapt to changing markets by leveraging technologies to build IT-centric business models. In general, organizations are using digital transformation to reach their goals of achieving greater agility, improving operational efficiency, improving customer experiences, and developing new revenue streams.

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5 Steps to Creating Business Value

whitePaper | October 21, 2022

Connecting high-quality data assets to the consumers who depend on them unleashes new possibilities for creating more business value.

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Draft Recommendations for The Development of the Net-Zero Data Public Utility

whitePaper | September 22, 2022

This report introduces the Climate Data Steering Committee (the Committee or CDSC)’s proposed recommendations for the development of an open data utility for climate transition-related data: the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (the Utility or NZDPU). The Utility is designed to be built as part of ongoing enhancements to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)'s Global Climate Action Portal and will therefore also support increased integration of private sector commitments and actions within the UNFCCC stocktaking and recognition processes.

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SPSS Inc

SPSS Inc. (SPSS) is a global provider of predictive analytics software and solutions. The Company provides two types of software and service offerings to two distinct audiences. For analysts proficient in the use of data analytic methods, it offers statistical and data mining software products to examine and predict from a range of enterprise data. For business people acquainted with, but not proficient in, data analysis techniques, SPSS delivers predictive analytic solutions that embed the power of predictive analytics directly into particular business processes. ..

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