DSS News D. J. Power, Editor January 30, 2011 -- Vol. 12, No. 3 A Free Bi-Weekly Publication of DSSResources.COM approximately 2,100 subscribers Deadline extended! ICDSS 2011 - International Conference on DSS, June 6-7, 2011, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, abstracts due March 1, 2011. Check http://www.icdss2011.org/ . In this issue: 1) What questions are important for evaluating a BI proposal? 2) DSS Conferences/Call for Papers 3) Recent DSS News Headlines ****************************************************************** 1) What questions are important for evaluating a BI proposal? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Introducing a major project to provide enterprise-wide business intelligence is much more than just another technology project. Often the culture and decision making processes must changed to reward and reinforce fact-based decision making. Gartner, IBM Cognos and many others have discussed questions to ask to help insure "flawless business intelligence" or "avoid fatal flaws". Asking the right questions is important and perhaps a checklist will help improve system implementation and your discussions with vendors. Continue reading at http://dssresources.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&id=221 *********** Support DSS News! Advertise here! ************** 2) DSS Conferences/Call for Papers 1. Call for papers: ICDSS 2011 - International Conference on DSS, June 6-7, 2011, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, due February 1, 2011. Check http://www.icdss2011.org/ . 2. Call for papers: AMCIS Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management track in Detroit August 4-7, 2011. Check http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/. ************************************************************ Purchase Dan Power's Decision Support Basics http://businessexpertpress.com/books/decision-support-basics ************************************************************ 3) Recent DSS News Headlines 01/27/2011 Teradata earns three industry awards. 01/26/2011 Korea's top bank selects Teradata to expand system for active enterprise data warehousing 01/26/2011 Value-based Pricing Analyzerâ„¢ automates price modeling to help Hospitals evaluate and adapt to evolving Healthcare market. 01/26/2011 New independent research report documents 127% ROI for customers adopting Tableau's rapid-fire business intelligence software. 01/21/2011 Gartner says treat business intelligence programmes as cultural transformation, not just another IT project. 01/20/2011 Simplify complex rating with DecisionMakerâ„¢ Rating Optimizer. 01/20/2011 Email evolution: Web-based email shows signs of decline in the U.S. while mobile email usage on the rise. 01/20/2011 Deloitte analysis of top technology trends for 2011. Read the news at DSSResources.COM ****** Please tell your DSS friends about DSSResources.COM ***** DSS News is copyrighted (c) 2011 by D. J. Power. Please send your questions to daniel.power@dssresources.com. Connect with Dan Power at http://www.linkedin.com/in/danpower This list is hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in the spirit of cooperation with the network community. The opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the University or its employees. The University shall not be liable for any damages which may result directly or indirectly from errors or omissions in or application of information distributed via this group. You may leave this list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: UNSUB dssnews Please tell your friends they may join the list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: SUB dssnews Thanks for reading and for supporting DSS News. |