The IT-Finance Connection Newswire for Sept. 3
September 3, 2009
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…
Business is Not All About Measurement
August 31, 2009
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.
The IT-Finance Connection Newswire
August 27, 2009
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…
The Risk/Performance Equation
August 18, 2009
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.
Five Minutes of News: Sybase IQ 15.1
August 3, 2009
Last month, Sybase introduced version 15.1 of its IQ family. Lisa Hopkins, the Director of Product Marketing for Sybase IQ, tells the IT-Finance Connection that the new product operates in software and takes a column-based, in-line approach. She says that Sybase IQ 15.1 saves 75 percent of the time used by previous versions of the family. Those older versions, she says, speed applications by 10 to 100 times. (Podcast time: 12:08)
Podcast: Aligning IT Cost Optimization with Business Strategy
July 29, 2009
The communications gap between IT and business units persists. Frank Schiewer, alfabet’s CSO and a member of its board, tells The IT-Finance Connection that the challenge is creating a unified view of an organization that can be used both by strategic planners and those executing current programs. Business intelligence, he says, is a key tool in creating this agile and fluid common language. (Podcast time: 21:40)
Views on the News: More Reaction to LucidEra’s Demise
June 24, 2009
Many things can bring a company down. Perhaps it’s a fatal flaw in the business plan, segment consolidation, a bad economic climate or changes in what customers want. It could be a combination of these and other reasons–or just plain bad luck. Here are five takes on last week’s shuttering of LucidEra.
Archer’s Walter: Platforms Trump Point Products
June 22, 2009
In a podcast, David Walter–Archer Technologies’ Director of GRC Product Development–tells The IT-Finance Connection that CIOs and CFOs are more open than ever to the idea that a comprehensive framework instead of a set of discreet products will reduce costs and increase the value of the data an organization collects. (Podcast time: 22:28)
It’s Time to Tackle the Silo Challenge
June 10, 2009
Microgen Chief Operating Officer David Sherriff tells The IT-Finance Connection that transparent access to data–which now may be spread randomly across geographic, product and other boundaries–is a competitive, regulatory and legal necessity. BI, he says, plays an important role in efforts to end the era of siloed data. (Podcast time: 22.24)
Five Minutes of News: myDIALS 3.0
June 8, 2009
The newest release of the software-as-a-service operational performance 
management platform provides deep insight into the health the host system. CEO Wayne Morris tells The IT-Finance Connection that myDIALS 3.0 augments existing capabilities with monitoring, what-if scenario analysis and a couple of alerting functions. (Podcast time: 8:35)
Around the Net: October 5 to 9
Big IPOs Due this Week from Verisk and Santander: Read More at Market Watch…
Banks Building Business Intelligence: Read More at eFinancial Careers…
Heavy Lifting: Read More at Information Management…
Finding Your Niche in On-Demand BI: Read More at IT World Canada…
British Telecom Picks Jaspersoft for Analytics: Read More at CNET…
E-Medical Data valuable to Healthcare Industry: Read More at InformationWeek…
Pervasive Business Intelligence: Read More at PC Quest…
--Carl Weinschenk
