Decision Support Reports

Understanding the Components of Business Confidence
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: With over 60% of CEOs saying they need to do a better job of capturing and understanding information to make more effective and timely business decisions, it's clear that there's a gap between capability and need. It's similarly fair to say that this shortfall is a leading reason why businesses aren’t as competitive as they’d like to be.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Jul 2009

IBM

Information Agenda Assessment Tool
sponsored by IBM
ASSESSMENT TOOL: The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, plus the need to provide trusted information to all users, are driving CIOs to rethink approach to information delivery. This quick self-assessment is the first step to find out how IBM's Info Agenda approach can help your company unlock the business value of information.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009

IBM

JBoss Enterprise BRMS Overview: Business Rules and the Red Hat Open Source Way
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for an overview of JBoss Enterprise BRMS – an open source system that automates decisions by using simple rules development, access, and change management. Learn about the features and benefits of this system, as well as why BRMSs are important for the success of your business.
Posted: 07 May 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

Red Hat

Business Analytics and the Path to Better Decisions
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the use of of prebuilt analytic applications for achieving improved decision making across many functions in an organization.
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 19 Jul 2011

SAP America, Inc.

CW buyer's guide: The business advantages of big data
sponsored by TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Big data may appear to be just another bandwagon, but it is important, and needs to be addressed carefully and sensibly.
Posted: 16 Nov 2012 | Published: 16 Nov 2012

TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com

How Organizations Make Better Decisions
sponsored by SAS
ANALYST REPORT: This report describes how organizations are attempting to improve specific decisions. Most analyses of decision-making address single capabilities, such as technology, leadership, or group process. In this research, the topics addressed were more comprehensive - the idea being to understand which improvements were used most frequently.
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 | Published: 13 Apr 2010

SAS

Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Executives recognize that new analytics capabilities, coupled with advanced business process management, signal a major opportunity to create business advantage. Those who have the vision to apply new approaches are building intelligent enterprises positioned to thrive.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Apr 2009

IBM

The Performance Manager: Turning Information into Higher Business Performance
sponsored by IBM Cognos
BOOK: The Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, strengthens the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide the information that drives better decisions.
Posted: 26 Jan 2007 | Published: 26 Jan 2007

IBM Cognos

Got Bad Data? Part 2 - Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series
sponsored by SAS
WEBCAST: SAS presents part 2 of their webinar series “"Got Bad Data?”. In this latest installment, we'll be discussing the Business analytics framework, data quality as a process, data collection, following data flows and uses, data quality and metrics, and continuous learning and improvement.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Jun 25, 2009

SAS

Author and deploy rules using WebSphere Decision Management
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: Learn how the WebSphere ILOG Business Rules Management System (BRMS) can automate decision making for data validation, eligibility and pricing. This demo uses an insurance industry scenario to show how the WebSphere ILOG BRMS can be used by organizations.
Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Premiered: Jul 7, 2011

IBM