6/16/2017 7:22:43 AM BI- Embedded or not? By Mike Daly Many BI vendors claim embedding capability; most do not live up to the promise. Interesting review by Mike Marriage on the benefits of...
4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM CEOs have a problem with the truth! By Mike Daly Either the truth is massaged by layers of staff delivering a sanitised pictures of customers, operations and the enterprise or too little...
3/7/2017 12:00:00 AM BI Vendors Measure up against Gartner 2017 BI MQ & Critical Capabilities Reports By Mike Daly That time of year when BI vendors see how they are positioned against competitors and marketing departments weave their magic to patch...
3/3/2017 12:20:23 PM Would you buy a Magic Quadrant Report from a second hand auto salesperson? By Mike Daly "The "Magic Quadrant" is a Classic Corporate Shakedown" Source: Charles Kulig LinkedIn Feb 25, 2017 The value of the MQ reports lie in...
2/3/2017 12:05:13 PM ISV/SaaS Vendors- to OEM analytics or not? By Mike Daly ISV/SaaS vendors typically face a dilemma and if they don't make the right decision they may decline or die. Should they continue to...
1/25/2017 3:54:28 PM Business Intelligence, context & desired outcomes By Mike Daly How often does a business user see new insights but not be able to apply these in the context of the outcomes they wish to achieve?...
12/16/2016 2:49:20 PM Dresner 2016 Technology Innovation Awards By Mike Daly Dresner Advisory Services 2016 Technology Innovation Award Recipients. The 2016 Wisdom of Crowds thematic research covered topics...
12/8/2016 2:02:37 PM Purpose built analytics v general purpose analytics By Mike Daly Godd IDC paper sponsored by Board International that makes the case for an integrated enterprise apps and analytics solution over "Best...
12/1/2016 2:16:41 PM Stickier apps with embedded analytics By Mike Daly "The Wisdom of Crowds" generally yields better forecasts, conclusions and ideas. So wise to heed advice from major analysts and industry...
11/16/2016 12:54:18 PM Self-service Analytics in decline? By Mike Daly A major report states that a majority of IT respondents ( and a decent sized survey) have or will deploy data discovery and self-service...
11/15/2016 12:00:00 AM Insurtech analytics & Client Self-Service By Mike Daly When a major insurance company takes this approach and Net Promoter Score (NPS) rises from OK to 76 you know this is customer service...
10/31/2016 4:13:14 PM Embed analytics in apps to create aha moments By Mike Daly " A well-conceived addition of BI capabilities makes an ERP solution more attractive and "stickier". A stickier solution drives greater...
9/13/2016 12:25:44 PM Analytics & the art & science of decision making By Mike Daly Many organisations ask for predictive analysis and forecasting tools. Co-incidentally I have just read"Super-Forecasting The art &...
9/7/2016 12:00:00 AM Without action, data is just - well data. By Mike Daly Reminder here that unless you plan the action you are going to take why manage, ingest and analyse data? That's why so many BI and...
7/8/2016 2:08:29 PM Analytics- deep dive or dip toe in water? By Mike Daly I have lost count of the number of ISVs that decide to embed analytics into their enterprise apps and make a hash of it. Usually as a...