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Launching a cloud-based analytics campaign: The peaks and pitfalls

While the trend towards large-scale adoption of business analytics is growing, there are still many problems to be faced. Chief among these, are the inability of organizations to gain actionable insights from their data, and issues regarding the security and privacy of cloud-based solutions.

In this expert e-guide, learn about some of the major issues facing modern analytics programs, as well as how new cloud technologies attempt to soothe these worries.

Read about the initial struggle of launching an operational analytics program, and how integration with cloud solutions can help alleviate these pains. In addition, read about a travel-booking company’s success story of BI cloud integration.

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