Splunk continues to enhance its flagship machine data search engine so it can be used by business analysts and managers, in addition to its typical audience of system and network administrators. The newly released Splunks Enterprise 6 includes new capabilities to easily visualize data, as well as a framework to build Web applications based on […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2013 by admin
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SAP is expanding its arsenal of data-analysis software with the acquisition of predictive analytics vendor KXEN, announced Tuesday. Predictive analytics has a different goal than traditional BI (business intelligence) software. Rather than generating reports and dashboards off stores of business data, predictive analytics uses statistical models to search for correlations and patterns that might offer […]
Posted on September 11th, 2013 by admin
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Datapipe, a managed services provider, has acquired Newvem, a company that provides heat maps and other forms of analytics for AWS customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Newvem provides services that simplifies the use of AWS and other cloud services by providing customers with a platform for managing their workloads on the cloud […]
Posted on September 10th, 2013 by admin
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Long-time partners SAP and Accenture are deepening their relationship with a new offering that calls for Accenture to serve as a single point of contact on projects involving SAP’s HANA in-memory database platform and Accenture’s own intellectual property. Accenture will handle all contracts for software and services, which is a “a true differentiator that allows […]
Posted on September 6th, 2013 by admin
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Big Data does not necessarily mean Good Data. And that, as an increasing number of experts are saying more insistently, means Big Data does not automatically yield good analytics. If the data is incomplete, out of context or otherwise contaminated, it can lead to decisions that could undermine the competitiveness of an enterprise or damage […]
Posted on August 27th, 2013 by admin
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SalesPredict has raised $1 million in seed funding for its predictive analytics platform designed specifically for sales and marketing staff. The investment was equally led by Pitango Venture Capital, AfterDox and RSL Venture Partners with participation from angel investors. “We are not trying to resolve a generic problem,” said Co-Founder Yaron Zakai-Or. “We are taking generic algorithms to […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2013 by admin
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Software AG is adding mashup and real-time analytic capabilities to its lineup with the acquisition of JackBe. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, were not disclosed. JackBe is best known for its Presto mashup software, which allows users to bring together and visualize data from multiple sources. It has also offered a real-time […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2013 by admin
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SAP’s Business Objects BI (business intelligence) product line may soon begin receiving a visual overhaul based on a new “design language” or methodology called LAVA (Lightweight Applied Visual Analytics). There are six design principles within LAVA, according to a recent post on an SAP blog. Tweet This Post
Posted on August 17th, 2013 by admin
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Oracle is introducing a new generation of its Exalytics appliance for high-speed data analysis that comes with a slightly higher price tag but major increases in memory and storage capacity. Tweet This Post
Posted on August 13th, 2013 by admin
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Simply put, data is the lifeblood at Express Scripts, a $44 billion pharmacy benefits management company based in St. Louis. The Fortune 100 company processes close to 1.5 billion prescriptions for some 300 million consumers per year, all the while analyzing the wealth of information that accompanies each order. Tweet This Post
Posted on August 12th, 2013 by admin
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