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CIO Decisions - May 2012 Volume 13

This issue of Enterprise CIO Decisions E-zine highlights several success stories showcasing how today's IT leaders are finding enough success to increase business intelligence (BI) investments and, ultimately, putting their data growth management concerns to rest. Read a case study about OFS Brands Application Manager Tim Hopper and learn why the national furniture supplier pursued a mobile BI strategy and the ways it's paying off. Get the latest expert insights on bringing business intelligence into your organization, best practices and more in this issue. Access >>>

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- BI projects require open mind, deft touch by Niel Nickolaisen
  Most organizations sit on a gold mine of business intelligence. Extracting it requires knowing how analytics projects differ from day-to-day IT work.

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- Forging a BI strategy in a user-centric, tablet-crazed, big data world by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
  Driven by business pressures and user demand for BI and mobility, many companies are developing their BI strategy at what seems like warp speed.
- Mobile BI strategy showcases ways IT can benefit the business by Karen Goulart, Features Writer
  OFS Brands Application Manager Tim Hopper explains why the national furniture supplier pursued a mobile BI strategy and the ways it's paying off.
- Data silos in big data analytics: Now you see them, now you don't? by Linda Tucci, Executive Editor
  Big data makes the problem of data silos even bigger. Or does it? Either way, CIOs must make big changes to get the most out of big data analytics.

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