FEATURES Special Report: Big Data In 2012, researchers from Oracle and the Economist Intelligence Unit interviewed 373 senior executives on the subject of business analytics, exploring the traits of leaders who have successfully leveraged big data. What did the report reveal?       ARTICLES Energy Efficiency To design, build, and deploy the world's most-efficient solar energy systems, managers at Amonix must maintain a streamlined global supply chain. Dashboard View As Fiat maneuvers beyond Italy, new analytics help steer managers in the right direction. The Seven Key Steps of Data Analysis While each company creates data products specific to its own requirements and goals, some of steps in the value chain are consistent across organizations. Predictive Analytics: Four Strategies Recent growth in available data and statistical analysis tools has improved the role of predictive analytics.With four steps, managers can position themselves to reap the benefits. Miles Ahead Southwest Airlines reaps big rewards, transforming a successful frequent flyer program into a superior customer experience. It Takes More Strategic Leadership to Build an Analytics-Driven Organization Executive sponsors of any analytics project must have a vision for how they want to evolve their organizations—and ask questions that will help them create business value Five Ideas: Growth In April, Oracle announced the new release of the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System. Here, read about this latest release, plus hear from Oracle experts about solutions that can help executives plan for growth, report with confidence and accelerate time to value. SPECIAL REPORTS Project Management On June 13, Oracle executives will host the fourth annual Primavera Virtual Summit. Register for the summit, plus, read about Oracle's latest enhancements to its Enterprise Project Portfolio Management solutions and more. Customer Experience According to the results of a recent Oracle survey, 62 percent of B2B e-commerce professionals said that they have a customer experience program in place, and 25 percent plan to implement one in 2013. Social Business Learn more about Oracle Social Relationship Management, plus get more expert advice for keeping up with social business without burning out. Collaborate Find out what happened at this year's Collaborate 2013 conference, held in Denver, Colorado from April 7 to 11. Innovation In Oracle's second installment of its new Innovator's Playbook series, Oracle Senior Vice President Bob Evans talks with British Telecom's Jean-Marc Frangos. User Experience Creating an experience that makes it easier for employees to work together.