Predictive Analytics Research
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Anatomy of the New Decision: Five Hot Trends Shaping Business Analytics
Sponsored by: Information BuildersBusinesses have been using data to improve decision-making for decades, but practicing legacy business intelligence strategies today can put you at a disadvantage. Read on to learn how the 5 hottest IT trends help you extract more sophisticated intelligence from your data, including: mobile computing, social media, cloud services, and more.
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Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing
Sponsored by: Information BuildersToday's businesses rely on their sales and marketing (S&M) departments to drive business growth through effective customer relationship management (CRM) strategies – but most S&M pros lack the insights needed to optimize their strategies. Read on to find out how predictive analytics can improve your CRM strategies.
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Seven Symptoms of Forecasting Illness
Sponsored by: IBMYour financial forecasting techniques and tools may be antiquated, which can plague accuracy and quality, causing your organization to suffer profit losses. Fending off "forecasting illness" requires identifying and resolving common issues quickly. Read this paper now and learn to identify and address seven of the most common forecasting symptoms.
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Worst Practices in Predictive Analytics
Sponsored by: Information BuildersAccording to IDC, predictive analytics has the potential to generate an average ROI of 145% -- but most companies today have implemented it incorrectly, thus preventing them from seeing any benefit. This paper explores the 5 common worst predictive analytics practices and provides you with 6 key steps to ensure a successful implementation.
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Driving operational excellence with predictive analytics
Sponsored by: IBMThis paper discusses the key benefits and outlines several use cases for leveraging predictive analytics to enhance operational efficiency. Discover how leading organizations are improving business visibility through fact-based decision making across core operational processes.
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Data Quality Management: The Key to Successful Predictive Analytics
Sponsored by: Information BuildersAs more and more companies begin to leverage predictive analytics to improve their business intelligence strategies, it's becoming evident that effective predictive models begin with data quality management. Read on to learn more about the impact data quality has on predictive analytics and how to easily improve your data quality.
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Nine data prep lessons for advanced analytics
Sponsored by: SAS Institute Inc.Read this white paper to learn more about the data requirements for advanced analytics. Find out how advanced analytics differs from basic reporting and discover a checklist of nine preparatory data management actions that will help you get most out of advanced analytics.
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Government analytics: Set goals, drive accountability and improve outcomes
Sponsored by: IBMGovernment agencies face more pressure than ever to find new ways of improving and reporting on their performance and outcomes. Analytics solutions can help, letting staff understand the results of spending, track progress against goals and share info with citizens. This paper outlines the many applications of analytics for public organizations.
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Drive Your Business With Predictive Analytics
Sponsored by: SAS Institute Inc.This paper outlines what predictive analytics is and how it can benefit your organization. Read this invaluable resource now to learn about predictive modeling techniques, predictive analytics applications in marketing, the effect it can have on customer relationship management (CRM), customer loyalty and retention, and so much more.
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Predictive Analytics Q&A
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comIn this Q&A interview by TDWI, analyst Fern Halper from Hurwitz & Associates discusses the major trends in predictive analytics.
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IBM SPSS Predictive Operational Analytics
Sponsored by: IBMOperational dexterity is essential in today's globally competitive business environment. A predictive analytics solution can help you achieve this level of agility. This webcast from IBM outlines a predictive operational analytics option that enables you to capture and integrate data to determine future outcomes and make better decisions.
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Predictive Maintenance for Manufacturing - How to improve productivity, minimize downtime and reduce costs
Sponsored by: IBMAvoiding unscheduled downtime and equipment failure while trying to maintain quality standards is paramount. Producing high-quality goods and optimizing resources is the ultimate goal of any manufacturing organization. Predictive maintenance, fueled by predictive analytics, helps minimize downtime and saves money. Read this paper to learn more.
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Elevating Your Procurement Organization from Knee Jerk Reactions to Predictive Analytics
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under management. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards.
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Enhancing Decision-Making, Cost-Efficiency, and Profitability With Predictive Analytics
Sponsored by: Information BuildersBusiness and IT leaders are under pressure to make more intelligent decision and more accurate estimates – making effective predictive analytics a top priority in today's business world. Read this paper to learn about a next-generation unified decision-support environment that can simplify the analysis of past, present, and future data.
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From Big Data to Better Insights
Sponsored by: Oversight SystemsThis white paper provides insights on how you can enjoy the benefits of Big Data without having to pay high costs. Discover an approach that can speed return on investment and shorten deployment times so you can make better decisions for your business.
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A Beautiful, Cloudy Forecast: Research shows business potential in cloud-based predictive analytic solutions
Sponsored by: TeradataPredictive analytics and cloud solutions are changing the way organizations do business. But what about predictive analytics in the cloud? Check out this article by industry expert James Taylor on the concerns and benefits regarding cloud-based predictive analytics and learn about companies that have experienced the impressive results.
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Advancing Healthcare through the Application of Predictive Knowledge Management
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc.This white paper examines how the health care industry can proactively support patient-focused care through the use of technology services that enable predictive analysis.
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How to Master Business Forecasting
Sponsored by: CentageThis e-book aims to provide you with a better understanding of the nature and the source of the problems of forecasting in business. Learn how to identify and fix issues quickly, as well as the benefits you can achieve by forecasting accurately.
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Active Analytics: Driving Informed Decisions Leading to Better Clinical and Financial Outcomes
Sponsored by: InterSystems CorporationThis white paper showcases how Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) can utilize real-time analytics to improve performance and drive more informed decisions. Additionally, learn how your facility can apply these analytics to improve patient care.
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IBM Business Analytics for Linux on System z
Sponsored by: IBMThis paper presents the case for business analytics, outlining the trends that are redefining analytics and the weaknesses of decentralized analytics solutions. Gain additional insight into IBM Business Analytics solutions on System z, an end-to-end solution that includes BI, predictive analytics and data warehousing on a single platform.
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Improving Organizational Performance Through Pervasive Business
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.Explore the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. This IDC white paper highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions.
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Advanced case management solutions for smarter decision making in banking
Sponsored by: IBMFinancial institutions are under pressure to make better decisions. Real-time decisions depend on access to information and the technology available to analyze it. This paper outlines an option that aggregates all of the content from across the entire organization to enable a holistic view of each case, reduce risk and support accurate decisions.
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Seven Symptoms of Forecasting Illness
Sponsored by: IBMYour forecasting capabilities are likely lacking in some form or another. To fix this you must first recognize the problem and then implement a cure that leads to healthier predictions. This paper from IBM can help you zero in on the problem, offering up seven underlying symptoms of forecasting illness and remedies on how to overcome each one.
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Prepare for the Quantum Leap in Real-Time Analytics: How In-Memory Analytics is going to change everything about your enterprise
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.This paper describes how the game-changing increases in computing speed provided by in-memory analytics allows organizations to analyze massive data sets in real-time, fundamentally changing how business leaders will view their processes, decisions, and business models.
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PMML: Accelerating the Time to Value for Predictive Analytics in the Big Data Era
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyThis resource examines how predictive model markup language (PMML) helps accelerate the time-to-value for predictive analytics platforms.
