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Business Intelligence (BI) stories - Page 15

The prevalence of computers in business (and everywhere) generates enormous quantities of data. Business Intelligence seeks to extract further value from this data (after it has served its immediate purpose, and is shunted off to storage) through analysis and contextualization. If data is described as the ‘new oil’, BI is the derricks tapping the well. BI generally requires uniform data before analysis can take place, with data extracted from source systems and loaded into secondary structures such as ‘data warehouses/lakes’. The analysis outputs are typically sent to managers and executives within the business in the form of reports (or managers are equipped with the tools to create their own reports) assessing performance, providing insights or identifying opportunities.
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Managing and optimising soaring levels of smart label data

Tue, 13th May 2025
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Smart label adoption is soaring, generating vast data that firms must analyse with AI and BI tools to boost operations and enable ecosystem-wide sharing.
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EY & SAP launch integrated finance service to drive growth

Mon, 12th May 2025
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EY and SAP have launched an Integrated Finance Managed Service using SAP's cloud to help businesses boost growth and streamline core finance functions.
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AI trends in video surveillance focus on ethics, hybrid models

Sat, 10th May 2025
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Axis Communications reveals AI's growing role in video surveillance, stressing ethical use, data privacy, and hybrid cloud-edge systems in industry report.
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Extend launches open-source AI toolkit for smarter financial data

Sat, 10th May 2025
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Extend launches open-source AI toolkit enabling businesses to enhance spend analysis and automate workflows via API integration with major AI frameworks.
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N-able wins Gold at Stevie Awards for AI-powered customer support

Thu, 8th May 2025
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N-able won a Gold Award at the Stevie Awards for its AI-driven customer support, enhancing engagement and service for partners globally.
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SAS Viya launches agentic AI framework for ethical decisions

Thu, 8th May 2025
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SAS unveils a new AI framework on its Viya platform, enabling businesses to deploy ethical, transparent, and governed AI agents for smarter decision-making.
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Safe Software unveils FME updates for secure API & AR digital twins

Wed, 7th May 2025
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Safe Software unveils FME Data Virtualization and FME Realize, enhancing data integration and digital twin access for real-time decision-making on iOS devices.
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BillingPlatform launches BP Copilot, an AI assistant for billing

Wed, 7th May 2025
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BillingPlatform launches BP Copilot, an AI assistant that simplifies cloud billing management by enabling natural language queries and real-time reporting for enterprises.
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ServiceNow unveils agentic AI platform built for trust and scale

Wed, 7th May 2025
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ServiceNow launches AI Control Tower and next-gen CRM, aiming to transform enterprise operations with advanced AI and unified management.
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Blue Yonder unveils AI agents to transform supply chain speed

Tue, 6th May 2025
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Blue Yonder launches AI agents to boost supply chain speed and accuracy, aiming to reduce costs and enhance decision-making with real-time insights.
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Kilcoy Global Foods expands partnership for AI decision-making

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Kilcoy Global Foods has expanded its partnership with DecisionNext to enhance AI-driven pricing and forecasting, boosting agility in volatile global markets.
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What businesses can learn from 15 years of data growth

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Businesses face growing challenges as unstructured data surges, demanding smarter management to turn vast volumes into valuable insights by 2038.
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Lionfish launches Aquarium AI for instant market insights

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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Lionfish launches Aquarium, an AI-driven platform delivering real-time competitive intelligence to boost business insights globally and speed up market analysis.
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Denodo updates platform with new data marketplace & GenAI tools

Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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Denodo releases Platform 9.2, featuring a new data marketplace and enhanced generative AI tools, to simplify data access and boost enterprise innovation.
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Calabrio boosts contact centres with over 70 new AI features

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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Calabrio unveils 70+ new AI-driven features in Calabrio ONE, boosting efficiency and customer service in contact centres, available within six months.
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OVHcloud launches all-in-one data platform for analytics & AI

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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OVHcloud launches its Data Platform, a cloud service enabling organisations to analyse data with AI while ensuring compliance, cost control, and data sovereignty.
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Veeam enables AI-powered business insights from backup data

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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Veeam Software now allows customers to use backup data with AI tools via Anthropic's MCP, enabling natural language searches and AI-driven business insights.
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IDeaS unveils Spotlight to boost hotel marketing with AI insights

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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IDeaS has launched Spotlight, a new AI-driven hotel demand tool to help marketers target campaigns and optimise budgets amid rising costs.
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Veeam unveils secure AI access to backups with Anthropic MCP

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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Veeam unveils AI-ready features with Model Context Protocol support, enabling secure, context-aware access to backup data for smarter enterprise solutions.
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Salesforce launches Tableau Next to automate data analysis

Thu, 17th Apr 2025
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Salesforce launches Tableau Next, an AI-driven analytics platform integrating with Agentforce to automate data tasks and enhance business intelligence insights.