Ben Worthen, reporting for the WSJ: “The three things that are certain in life are death, taxes, and Oracle’s fourth quarter,” says Peter Goldmacher, an analyst at Cowen and Co. This year was no exception. For the period ended May 31, Oracle said total revenue rose 39% from the year-earlier period to $9.51 billion. Software
Read More...In the middle of doing some heavy RFP work right now, so I won’t tell you the story about the time some guy lost his mind in a volleyball tournament and flipped a picnic table over onto the referee who was reffing his match. This was his way of disputing an out of bounds call.
Read More...We have discussed previously the importance of data quality to business intelligence. I’d like to go a bit deeper on that topic here in this post. It is plainly obvious that your business intelligence will only be as good as the quality of your data; this, in turn, means the quality of business answers derived
Read More...Today’s trawl from the depths of the Internet will be light, basically because I’ve been watching too much World Cup (how do you miss that direct kick, Germany?) and I really can’t think quite right (does Ronaldo hit the pitch anytime another molecule touches him?) and my attention to Internet nonsense is dwarfed by World
Read More...Today, we’ll get into some PeopleSoft Benefits Administration nerdery. Frequently, the delivered functionality of the PeopleSoft setup tables and the Benefits Administration process (don’t you just love COBOL?) can’t handle every aspect of the new-hire processing requirements. One common issue is that employees are given 30 days to enroll, while all the benefits become effective
Read More...If our server logs are credible, Business Intelligence requirements gathering continues to be one of the most highly searched terms and asked-about BI subjects that we encounter. We have authored several posts on this subject, including outlining at a high level the MIPRO approach to ensure business intelligence requirements are gathered and assessed appropriately. This
Read More...Before I get to the links, let me be very clear about one thing. Today marks the beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2010, an event spanning 30 days that nearly no Americans care about that is simultaneously celebrated by the rest of the world with a nationalistic vigor that makes the Olympic spirit look
Read More...An Asker won’t think it’s rude to request two weeks in your spare room, but a Guess culture person will hear it as presumptuous and resent the agony involved in saying no. Your boss, asking for a project to be finished early, may be an overdemanding boor — or just an Asker, who’s assuming you
Read More...Using extremely sophisticated technology (eyeballs) mated to a complex algorithm (time) with intelligent data filters (subjectivity), I have trawled every square inch of the internet to bring you the absolute finest HTTP products from this past week. Enjoy. I’ve said before that Apple needs to deflect the discussion away from Flash (what it can’t do)
Read More...CIO Zone has a very good list of what they consider to be 12 of the hottest emerging tech trends for the enterprise. One in particular — Asset Intelligence — caught my eye. Here’s their synopsis: Today, with advances in auto-ID, sensors, remotes and wireless devices, it’s now possible for any and all business assets
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