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How BI could have provided early warning to financial market meltdown
If financial services companies and banks had established business intelligence metrics as to the ratios of what kind of debt they were holding versus the cash reserves they held, their analytics systems might have driven alerts earlier in the process.

How do tech terms become legit?
New high-tech words are coined in the blogosphere every day, but they may not show up in the mainstream dictionaries for years - or not at all.

Fantasy football business losses: What a crock!
The basic premise that fantasy football costs U.S. businesses $435 million a week during the NFL season is more than a bit wacko. This should be clear to just about everyone, so why do these fantasy numbers get so widely reported?

Moo IT: Milking advanced tech to keep dairy cows fat and happy
As dairy farms continue to consolidate and expand, they're increasingly relying on a range of IT systems, biometric sensors and wireless technologies to support that growth.

Boyne Resorts
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Get Smashed, Not Mashed
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Harris Corp.
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Erlanger (Ky.) Police Department
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Shifting Sands of the Business Intelligence Landscape - Tech Briefing In uncertain economic times, the spate of acquisitions of major business intelligence vendors by mega-companies has only added to the anxiety of many BI decision makers. What are the motives of the acquiring companies? Is there any safe haven for IT managers seeking to advance their BI plans while reducing risk? SAS Insights and Innovators Podcast Series featuring Jim Davis, Information Revolution: Using the Information Evolution Model to Grow Your Business Hear Jim Davis, Chief Marketing Officer/Sr. VP of Marketing of SAS and co-author of the book entitled, Information Revolution: Using the Information Evolution Model to Grow Your Business. Davis describes and defines the Information Evolution Model and how to apply the concept to ultimately achieve true innovation within any organization. SAS® Business Intelligence Interactive Tour The SAS® Business Intelligence Interactive Tour includes: - Screen demos of key SAS Business Intelligence capabilities providing glimpses into our fully integrated and comprehensive suite of business intelligence software. - An overview of the SAS advantages in providing business intelligence for your organization. - Access to the multiple resources including white papers, webcasts and special reports about SAS Business Intelligence. Business Intelligence 2.0: The Core Elements of a Successful BICC As leading edge companies have learned, a Business Intelligence Competency Center or BICC can assure that money spent on business intelligence solutions will generate timely and accurate information for the employees who need it most, helping a business to better serve its customers and surpass its competitors. And success in the BICC comes down to three key requirements, namely getting executive sponsorship, combining the right skills, and working within the organizational culture. Visit the Business Intelligence and Analytics Zone

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