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Over the past few years, Aberdeen has been following the
emergence of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) as a viable
platform for Business Intelligence (BI) deployments. In the
SaaS model, software itself is not licensed or owned by the
organization; it is provided as a service and rented. The
service is usually paid for on a subscription basis, and fees
may be assessed on enterprise-wide use, on a per user basis,
or based on other measures such as data volume. This report
is the second in a series exploring the growing adoption and
maturity of SaaS BI. Based on data drawn from Aberdeen's
agile BI research (Agile BI: Three Steps to Analytic Heaven),
this document highlights the economic benefits that can
accrue from the adoption and use of Software-as-a-Service in
comparison to traditional BI deployments. Request Free! |
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has long been a crucial
tool for manufacturers to discover potential efficiencies,
standardize processes, reduce costs, and provide visibility
for informed decision making. Since the widespread adoption
of ERP in manufacturing, other industries have followed suit
and are now using ERP to manage and improve their business
performance. For example, Aberdeen's 2011 ERP survey of 52
retail organizations, Aberdeen finds that 83% are currently
using ERP. Still, 51% of those ERP systems are less than five
years old. While 35% of ERP solutions in top performing
retail organizations are over seven years old, this is true
for only 23% of ERP implementations in all others. Evidence
of the fact that 93% of leading retail organizations is using
ERP compared to 73% of all others, shows that the benefits of
ERP have been taken advantage of in leading retail
organizations and those organizations that are lagging behind
could benefit from using ERP to catch up. Request Free! |
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Manufacturing companies that support Aerospace and Defense
(A&D) industries have always been a hybrid of driving IT
usage while still using very manual data collection and
reporting processes. Over 97% of A&D respondents to
Aberdeen's ERP survey that was conducted from June 2011 to
December 2011 use some form of ERP. That's as close to
universal as you get when you consider that the same survey
showed that overall manufacturing was around 85% ERP usage.
This sector insight takes the A&D respondents and
examines how A&D companies develop, implement, and
operate their ERP strategies. Request Free! |
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Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturers started out
slowly in adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in the
1980's and 1990's. But as of December 2011, Aberdeen's 2011
ERP survey of almost 700 companies in all industries shows
that F&B manufacturers have finally caught up with other
industries with over 95% using some form of ERP. The survey
captured the responses of over 70 F&B manufacturers
regarding the use and benefits of ERP. Request Free! |
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Process manufacturing requires some of the same basic
business processes and systems as any other type of
manufacturing. Some of the business processes that get
highlighted in the process industries are quality management,
process change management, and non-conformance tracking.
Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) systems are built
to handle those types of business processes. This report will
examine how process companies operate in their market
environment, as well as the impact of MOM systems on their
operations. Request Free! |
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Data collected by the Aberdeen group in August 2011
(Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing: Seeing Around
Corners) found that companies using predictive analytics
enjoyed both higher click through rates and higher sales lift
than companies that did not use this technology. However, new
research shows that even among users of predictive analytics
there are significant differences in the level of business
performance achieved. Request Free! |
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Easily compare ERP solutions for Mid-Market and Enterprise
sized businesses in this new Buyer's Guide. With the latest
improvements in ERP your financial, accounting, human
capital, and operations management becomes efficient and
streamlined. Vendors compared include SAP, Oracle, Microsoft,
Sage, Intacct, and more. Request Free! |
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Implementing an effective analytics strategy has never been
more important, yet remains a challenge as traditional BI
tools struggle to meet the demands of today's dynamic
environments. Agile Business Analytics offers an alternative
by enabling flexibility in the technical, operational and
economic aspects of BI. BI that is agile delivers actionable
content to its users and enables organizations to derive
maximum insight and benefit from its BI infrastructure and
data. Sponsored by: Gleanster Request Free! |
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Most companies have a well-defined strategy that is intended
to align the actions of all individuals, teams, and business
units to achieve corporate goals. But when it comes time to
execute, they can run into trouble. To close the gap between
strategy and execution, companies need to align business
strategy with actual initiatives, projects, and daily
activities across the organization. Best practices include:
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Traditional BI solutions face many obstacles and limitations.
However, the need for timely and succinct business
intelligence (BI) continues to grow. As a result, BI has
continued to evolve - creating a next generation of BI. Request Free! |