BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
AMAZON: AWS Launches Enterprise Tier of its QuickSight Business Intelligence Tool. Public cloud infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the availability of an enterprise tier of its Amazon QuickSight cloud software for business intelligence (BI). AWS launched QuickSight out of preview last month after introducing it a year ago. The new Enterprise Edition stands out from the Standard Edition in a few important ways. First, organizations can connect it with Microsoft’s Active Directory identity management software, whether it’s running on AWS or in an on-premises data center.. Find out more
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LEADERSHIP: In Business Intelligence, Sound Governance Drives Adoption And Success Via Enablement. How are best-of-breed BI programs able to balance self-service against the need for data governance? In Forbes’ October 2016 report “Breakthrough Business Intelligence,” those companies achieving the greatest value from their BI programs were doing so through a nuanced and sophisticated blend of governance and distributed BI. Find out more
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Health Care Leaders About Their Industry, and They’re Worried. However the Trump administration and the Republican U.S. Congress replace or revamp the Affordable Care Act, it is unlikely to halt America’s ongoing move from the rightfully maligned fee-for-service payment system to one that pays for “value” – the quality of outcomes relative to the price. Despite the progress that’s been made, there is still a long way to go. What new investments will be required? What legacy costs will be incurred as providers strive to optimize their business processes to deliver comprehensive value-based health care? How will leadership teams and boards of directors orchestrate the strategic transformations of their currently successful businesses? Find out more
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READ: 12 Ways to Empower Government Users With the Microsoft Business Intelligence (MBI) Stack. Are your organization’s Federal IT resources under constant pressure, with no end in sight? Your agency is not alone. With limited access to dedicated information technology resources, non-technical end users often play the waiting game, relying on IT staff to do simple tasks like generating custom queries and embedding them within applications. Here are ways to empower your end users with the Microsoft Business Intelligence (MBI) Stack. Find out more
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