Podcast: ControlPanelGRC

October 6, 2009

SymSoft Corp. has introduced ControlPanelGRC, a second generation governance, risk and compliance platform. SymSoft CTO Scott Goolik tells The IT-Finance Connection that the new product goes beyond the initial tasks performed by GRC tools, which heavily focused on segregation of duties.

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Podcast: myDIALS 3.0 and NetSuite Integrate

September 24, 2009

On Sept. 22, an integration of myDIALS 3.0 and NetSuite’s cloud computing platform was announced. The IT-Finance Connection discussed the move with two NetSuite executives: Vice President for Developer Programs Guido Haarmans and Principal Product Manager Malin Huffman. The move, they said, was designed to help NetSuite dig deeper into the vertical market and to more efficiently serve larger companies. (Podcast length: 8:31)

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Check out the New IT-Finance Connection Newswire

September 22, 2009

newspaper icon The IT-Finance Connection Newswire has been improved. It is the best one-stop source of information about the quickly changing world of business intelligence. The newsletter still features a compilation of important news events. We’ve added podcasts and links to valuable information elsewhere on the Web. Please click on this link for subscription information.

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Podcast: BI and Nonprofits

September 22, 2009

hollyross Holly Ross, the Executive Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network, tells The IT-Finance Connection that non-profits labor under a number of misconceptions, including the ideas that BI is too expensive and complicated and that dashboards and BI are synonymous. Ross–who posted a blog on the topic last week–thinks that the theme is the difficulty of truly matching metrics to outcomes.

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Imhoff: Bad Economy Helps BI Prove its Value

September 14, 2009

imhoffii Consultant, analyst and expert Claudia Imhoff says that the financial crucible of the past year has helped the business intelligence platforms become a more central set of corporate tools. In a podcast, the President and Founder of Intelligent Solutions tells The IT-Finance Connection that SaaS and open source techniques have flourished and that the focus is not on trial and error – it’s on approaches that produce immediate results.

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The IT-Finance Connection Newswire for Sept. 3

September 3, 2009

newspaper icon In this issue: Attivio and Netezza Partner; Verint to Help First Responders; Jaros’ Dashboards and Reports; Talend and Tallan Make News; Oco Launches Supply Chain; Neolane, KXEN Cooperate, MicroStrategy Chosen by Societe Generale, GE Fanuc Launches Advanced Analytics and More…

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The IT-Finance Connection Newswire for Sept. 1

September 1, 2009

newspaper icon Star Analytics’ Patent, Aon’s on the defense industry, TRX’s hotel analytics intro, NICE gets Hexagon, Information Builders gets recognized, SPSS vote set, PeopleCube plays it big, Pentaho’s new release, Blackbaud goes to school, Dashboard Insights’ new report, Amway’s use of BI and more…

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Business is Not All About Measurement

August 31, 2009

berg In theory, IT consolidation is great. It can improve coordination and let the organization understand precisely what is going on in the field. IT consultant and IT-Finance Connection Advisory Board member Cliff Berg says that real world problems arise when the desire for control and measurement becomes an obstacle to the performance of the task at hand. This, he says, can lead staff to seek non-approved and hidden resources.

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The IT-Finance Connection Newswire

August 27, 2009

newspaper icon In the August 27 issue: Guess? tries on Vertica, CAP launches, MResult grows, TM Forum: CSPs, Sybase to serve Amazon’s cloud, HighJump’s new dashboard, Spectrum Bridge’s SmartWaves, Teradata gets a Chile reception and more…

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The Risk/Performance Equation

August 18, 2009

burnett The integration of risk and performance management is a goal that organizations should work toward, says Butler Group Senior Research Analyst Sarah Burnett. Burnett, who is a member of The IT-Finance Connection Advisory Board, says that the increasing complexity of software applications makes achieving this tight coupling a challenging task.