Smarter computing

Align

Align your business around information

With all the data sources and applications in a business, it is easy to get multiple versions of the same information (such as customer profiles) with conflicting data and mismatched formats. That’s why creating a single source of trusted, governed information is a critical success factor for adopting analytics. Analytics maturity requires the ability to:

• Manage and store large, complex data sets more cost effectively
• Integrate and govern data throughout its lifecycle
• Deliver a single, trusted source of information

Case study

HealthNow New York Inc. (US)

$5 Million annual savings

• A leading health insurance provider realised $5 million annual savings after it successfully captured, cleansed and integrated data from 60+ sources—delivering a single, trusted source of information to stakeholders.

Anticipate

Predict and drive business outcomes

Analytics leaders anticipate behavior by seeing, predicting, and shaping business outcomes. With predictive analytics, you can find patterns of behavior hidden in the data you already have, and use that knowledge to influence top-line business results. These specialised capabilities allow you to:

• Measure and monitor business performance
• Model business trends and simulate scenarios
• Predict potential threats and opportunities

Case study

SunWorld (US)

50% increase in yield

• Learn how SunWorld, an agricultural grower, marketer and breeder of grapes and other agricultural products, leverages analytics to predict and drive business outcomes across its product lifecycle, from planting and harvest to storage and distribution.

Act

Take action with confidence in real-time

Business leaders are infusing the value of analytics across business processes in real time. By embedding analytics into organisational processes, you can optimise day-to-day operations and guide future strategies. You’ll to unlock the insight required to transform interactions with customers, suppliers and business partners as you learn to:

• Embed analytics within core business processes
• Leverage real-time decision making
• Employ systems that reason and learn

Case study

Marriott (48.3KB)

18% growth in customer bookings traffic

• A global hospitality leader, Marriott leverages advanced analytics to dynamically match room prices to availability and customer type. Delivering the best price, best yield for Marrriott—in less than one second—has enabled the hospitality powerhouse to realise an 18% growth in customer bookings traffic.