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The Source Top 5 – January 2014 You’ll notice something different this month – we are sending you just 5 top notch Business Intelligence items you should check out, rather than 10. We found 10 was a bit overwhelming for even our staff who live and breathe this every day. Enjoy. Learn. Be Informed. (1) Data-Driven Organizations and Marketing Analytics The folks over at Data Informed churn out some excellent BI and analytics info. You get a three-in-one here: Guide to Leading Data-Driven Organizations, Guide to Marketing Analytics, and Guide to Sentiment Analysis. Read it (2) Predictive Analytics in Financial Services: See the Future, Make it Brighter Count the ways […]

Invest wisely and strategically in Business Intelligence this year With cloud-based business intelligence platforms hitting their stride, more companies are jumping on the bandwagon, but are unsure how to approach their data analytics efforts. Certainly it can be a daunting project when one considers implementing a platform across the organization. But it does not have to be. Sometimes the most effective approach is to take implementation incrementally – begin with one area of your company and expand from there. Typically it starts where you, blog reader, sit in your organization. Look around you, think about your daily tasks and imagine how a business intelligence tool could make your position more […]

Industry News: CorSource BI Partner Birst heads out of the gate in a gallop So far, 2014 has been a great year for CorSource partner Birst, who has been called out by the tech media this month as an “enterprise company to watch“, and a “stand out” platform and “rising above the crowd”. They were just awarded and Info World Technology of The Year Award. What does this mean for the area Business Intelligence? 2014 is going to be a doozy. More companies are going to realize it’s potential (and leverage their Big Data, big time) by implementing a flexible, scalable, ad-hoc data analytics solution.

CorSource partner Logi Analytics recently launched a new data discovery tool that gives users guided data profiling, analysis and visualization. They have built in the science so “regular people” can analyze data too. In addition to the data visualization creation they have also built in a social component so colleagues can share, comment and follow charts, graphs and data. This is a great step forward to making data analysis more accessible. CorSource strongly believes that a tool like this coupled with a strategic plan for how a company will leverage the data makes for the best success. We are excited to see what their customers (and ours) accomplish with Logi […]

The Source Top 10: Predictions, Hopes & Dreams for 2014 In the coming year, CorSource is pretty excited about the possibility of Business Intelligence being infused into thousands of more companies. Here’s a few things we predict (and hope for) coming in 2014. (1) More effective BI We hope more than the measly 4% of companies will begin using Business Intelligence effectively because they understand how to tame their Big Data and how to successfully implement a BI system into their company culture. (2) BI is here to stay We predict more companies will jump on the BI bandwagon. It’s not a fad. Nor is Big Data. They are here to stay (and growing exponentially), and it’s how to […]

It’s Database time! As we prepare to tick the clock into next year and develop News Year’s resolutions, it’s time to think about your databases. After all, without a solid database system your data analytics efforts are for naught. At the heart of Business Intelligence and Big Data analytics is a database or, more likely a number of databases. The tools that BI uses to present a dashboard of information rely on stable and accurate systems. Many companies, especially companies that have been around more than about 5 years, rely on legacy systems. How do you deal with legacy and non-legacy systems in concert? Thankfully in 2005, a cutely named […]

The Source Top 10 What you need to know about the world of Business Intelligence December 2013 [divider style=”default” color=”#E7E7E7″] Need to subscribe to The Source? Sign up here [divider style=”default” color=”#E7E7E7″]  Infographic: The Who, Why and How of Big Data Riffed from the Bain report on the effectiveness of Big Data it’s a nice snapshot for your boss. bain.com White Paper: The Big Potential of Big Data: A Field Guide for CMOs Dig into how companies can use Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to become marketing powerhouses. forbes.com Analyst Report: Visualization, Set Your Analytics Users Free Everyone loves a pretty picture, but most importantly your brain can process the […]

Mobile marketing: data informed, data driven As marketers begin to really understand the consumer mobile landscape, the power of data analytics is coming more into play as they discover new ways to collect and leverage the data that their companies collect. Mobile marketing is still in its infancy, and in this new frontier companies from Facebook to Molsen and numerous retail stores are finding novel ways to reach buyers. Facebook struggled with revenue a year ago, but by leveraging Big Data their revenue surged 66% in the third quarter of 2013. Mobile advertising is now a key driver of profits as three-quarters of their users access the service on their […]

Giving thanks for technology Technology is so prevalent in our lives that we often take it for granted. It runs our cars, our washing machines, our computers and any number of gadgets. For CorSource Technology Group it’s at the heart of why we exist. Not only is technology the avenue through which we get to work with some awesome companies, but it also gives us the tools we need to do our work. For our Business Intelligence & Analytics team, today’s flexible and easily deployable tools offer our clients an amazing opportunity to make the most accurate data-driven business decisions. The new strategies and tactics these businesses develop inevitably launch […]