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Yearly Archives: 2011

Business Intelligence: Business Analytics Provides the Edge for Successful Companies

By Dick Weisinger

Companies that effectively use business analytics are stronger performers.  Companies that are using business analytics for  “data-driven decision making” have been shown to be 5 to 6 percent more productive than those companies that don’t.  That’s the results of a…

Digital Signatures: Cloud + Digital Signatures == Reduced Costs

By Dick Weisinger

A cloud-based pilot that managed documents related to a clinical trial for drug approval resulted in significantly reduced costs.   The trial was part of the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (NCI/CTEP) and much of the work was…

Cloud Computing: Despite Obstacles, Rapid Growth

By Dick Weisinger

It may be tinged with a bit of irrational exuberance, but cloud computing seems to be on an unstoppable upward projectile.  Forrester Research is predicting that the market size of Cloud Computing is expected to grow by a factor of…

Compliance: Organizations Worry About Compliance and Risk Management for the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

While Cloud Computing continues to grow in hype and number of deployments, seemingly out of step of the trends, many IT departments remain unconvinced that cloud computing is ready for prime time.  A survey by ISACA found that 45 percent…

Business Intelligence: Surge in Investments in Analytics

By Dick Weisinger

Sales of Business Intelligence software surged in 2010, passing the $10 billion mark, an increase of 13.4 percent over the previous year, according to a report by Gartner.  The growth in 2010 was much stronger than 2009 when frozen budgets…