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Analytics for all
Prescriptive analytics 101: What should be done about it?
In this series of posts, guest author Dan Vesset addresses each of the five data analytics capabilities. This fifth and final post focuses on prescriptive analytics.
Analytics for all
Predictive analytics 101: What will happen next?
In this series of posts, guest author Dan Vesset addresses each of the five data analytics capabilities. This fourth post focuses on predictive analytics.
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Diagnostic analytics 101: Why did it happen?
In this series of posts, guest author Dan Vesset addresses each of the five data analytics capabilities. This third post focuses on diagnostic analytics.
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Descriptive analytics 101: What happened?
In this series of posts, guest author Dan Vesset addresses each of the five data analytics capabilities. This second post focuses on descriptive analytics.
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Planning analytics 101: What is our plan?
In this series of posts, guest author Dan Vesset addresses each of the five data analytics capabilities. This first post focuses on planning analytics.
Cognos Analytics
What is Business Intelligence?
Data is everywhere. In your phone, your TV, your car, your house, your company’s ledgers and supply chain . . . we’re living in a world awash with...
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Do You Trust Your Data to Drive Better Decisions? Two New Resources Help You Learn How.
Why read this: To understand the quality of your data and drive better decision making. The payoff: Two new expert resources from IBM Business Analyt...
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You can’t see what’s coming if you’re always “heads down.” Look up—it's Think 2018!
Are you “heads down” busy at work pretty much all the time? Most of us are. Well, it’s time to lift your head up and see what’s happening and ...
Analytics for all
You can’t build AI without an analytics foundation
When you’re building a house, you always start with the foundation. It is the most important part of your house, and deserves your highest amount ...
Planning Analytics
End-of-year finance headaches—and how to avoid them next year
The end of one year and the beginning of another is a happy time for most of us. But for those of you who work in finance, the cheer is dampened by so...