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What CIOs Need to Know About HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy

Here's why you should be paying attention: it's a big analytics play that could help lead the way to making sense of all the unstructured data that's overwhelming enterprises of all sizes, says analyst Charles King.

24 Aug 2011 4 mins

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How Predictive Analytics Will Improve CRM

By infusing CRM apps with new predictive analytics tools companies will be able to learn much more about their customers' buying habits and desires. And that, says Forrester analyst James Kobielus, will be a worthwhile bonus for your business.

17 Aug 2011 5 mins

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Enterprise BI Made Simple

Will a simplified version of enterprise business intelligence software spur user adoption? Gartner analyst James Richardson thinks so.

15 Aug 2011 4 mins

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Data Center Spending Shake-Up

Survey shows private clouds and server virtualization are driving a shift toward data centers as an operating expenseu2002

29 Jul 2011 2 mins

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Cloud CRM: The Politics of Data Ownership and Control

In CRM systems, you've got to be really sensitive to the politics of ownership and control. The cloud doesn't change that any. Here's a look at some general rules that apply to nearly any B2B marketing & sales company.

28 Jul 2011 6 mins

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SAP and Google Maps Team Up to Visualize Corporate Data

SAP and Google have announced a new partnership intended to help enterprises use Google Maps to better visualize their data. Here's how this partnership can help your business use its data even more effectively.

28 Jul 2011 4 mins

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News flash! IT does its best to circumvent capitalism!

Do you have a 21st century workforce? Or is yours mired in 20th century habits?

27 Jul 2011 4 mins

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If Disaster Strikes Will Your Critical Enterprise Apps Be Ready To Get You Back in Business?

You certainly have a disaster recovery plan for your company's IT systems and applications, right? But are you testing it to be sure it will work as planned in an emergency? If not, trouble could be lurking.

5 Jul 2011 7 mins

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