OPINION

Jayawardhane

Predictive Analytics

Suneth Jayawardhane, senior director of insight and customer strategy at Oracle

“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.”

 
 

OPINION

Miranda

Unique Blend

Steve Miranda, executive vice president of application development at Oracle

“The acquisitions have really bolstered our development efforts. When you bring in talented people through acquisitions, you get good ideas from a lot of places. And these ideas have affected our cloud technologies as well as our on-premises solutions.”

Shapira

The Seven Key Steps of Data Analysis

Gwen Shapira, solutions architect at Cloudera and an Oracle ACE Director

“While each company creates data products specific to its own requirements and goals, some of steps in the value chain are consistent across organizations.”

Chaturvedi

Effective Social Media Strategies

Madhur Chaturvedi, director of Insight and Customer Strategy at Oracle

“In new product development and launch, companies are using a mix of internal and external social media tools for idea generation, idea evaluation, and fast new product launch.”

Kim

Impacting the Bottom Line with Social Integration

Paul Kim, senior director of Insight and Customer Strategy at Oracle

“An integrated social media platform can enhance marketing campaign effectiveness, help improve brand building across the enterprise, and make a real impact on sales and the bottom line.”

Lillie

Three Real-World Strategies for Adopting Oracle Fusion Applications

Debra Lilley, Oracle Alliance Director for Fujitsu UK

“An effective organization has a constantly evolving IT strategy that supports the business.”

Chhabra

The Future of Financial Management

Maneesh Chhabra, director of Insight and Customer Strategy at Oracle

“The Oracle Fusion platform's co-existence capability and modular functionality make it easier for financial institutions to achieve the target state in a phased manner, all the while reducing the risk and costs associated with this transition.”

 

BLOGS

Lazenby

Front of the House: Lessons from ABC Bakery's Battle With the Internet
Profit Editor in Chief Aaron Lazenby
“It was as true in 1997 as it is in 2013: be present, be persistent, and take your social media seriously.”

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TOOLKITS

Fung

Beyond Big Data
Kaiser Fung, statistician, blogger and Numbersense author
“Executives are one of the biggest consumers of big data...They need to actually understand what their people are showing them and make smarter decisions about what data analysis can be trusted.”

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FIVE IDEAS

growth

What experts are saying about:
Growth
In April, Oracle announced the new release of the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System. Read about this release, plus expert advice for planning for growth, reporting with confidence and accelerating time to value.

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