Business Intelligence

Operating your business intelligence software in the cloud means you can gather real-time data analytics.  SaaS BI applications are becoming particularly popular with small to medium-sized enterprises and commonly include data loading, collaborative features, analysis and reporting capabilities. It is also popular with businesses which have seasonal swings in demand because being in the cloud means they have some genuine scalability when it comes to handling traffic peaks.

Moving to the cloud delivers a variety of benefits - and they're easily measurable if you look at what it costs not to move
The cloud has introduced flexibility in marketing but what has it done for improving market intelligence?
Community clouds are often forgotten but clouds for users with shared interests make a lot of sense
If cloud is the next big thing, then SOA was the last next big thing - but they're not just compatible, they complement each other too
NetSuite has shaken off some support issues that have dogged it and is looking to the future with confidence
Companies will work together to offer organisations integrated, secure call recording service in the cloud.
Open Data Center Alliance creates Data Services Workgroup to set big data standards
Amazon Web Services has launched a new cloud-based search offering to help companies handle ever-expanding datasets
Gartner predicts all business intelligence firms will have cloud computing models, but they won’t bring in big bucks.
Salesforce launches Radian6 Social Marketing Cloud for better customer engagement

NetSuite’s SuiteFlow provides workflow and approval management for critical processes such as lead follow-ups, receivables management and sales...