The 2010 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

Written by Denisa Călin on February 8, 2010. Posted in Articles, Operational performance

A useful resource for assessing the market of Business Intelligence (BI) Platforms is The 2010 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, released on 29 January 2010, by Gartner. The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the main software vendors for the BI platforms, as well as defining the BI market and its trends. An eagerly expected publication in BI circles, this year’s report was authored by four Gartner analysts: Rita L. Sallam (ex Oracle), Bill Hostmann (ex IBM – Informix), James Richardson (ex Hyperion, now Oracle) and Andreas Bitterer (ex IBM).

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Marketing program performance appraisal: from baseline to incremental sales

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on February 2, 2010. Posted in Articles, Operational performance

When assessing the outcomes of various marketing promotional initiatives, careful attention should be paid to the very “law” of sales, that is: total sales equals baseline sales plus incremental sales from marketing.

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The case for using a Performance Management Glossary

Written by Aurel Brudan on January 29, 2010. Posted in Editorials, Operational performance

smartKPIs.com Performance Architect update 4/2010

Some of the most asked questions in performance management discussions, either online or during conversations are:

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2010 Australian Open Grand Slam in Melbourne: Tennis Metrics and beyond

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on January 25, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Operational performance

In two previous posts we have presented how information technology solutions can shape the world of sport. By gathering and analyzing the most important bits of data, the Castrol Index and Ranking system presents both specialists and fans of football and cricket with a unique dataset and user experience. Hundreds of statistics and rankings about players and teams performance during games or even entire competitions are now available at a “touch of a button”.