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Weekly Recap: Cloud migration mistakes to avoid, BI predictions, and more…

EducationSummary: In this week’s article roundup, we learn where Gartner predicts BI is headed in the coming year, why development speed is so important to the modern business, mistakes to avoid when migrating to the cloud, and more.


Enterprise 2.0: Why it should never take 3 weeks to make a change to your web application
We see companies like Netflix roll out web app changes daily and in some cases, hourly. Yet for many enterprises, it can still take weeks to roll out a small new feature in their business apps. Learn why this is changing, and why speed is at the heart of Enterprise 2.0.

Gartners BI predictions
According to Garner, 2015 brings some big BI changes. Traditional business intelligence (BI) and analytics models are being disrupted as the balance of power shifts from IT to the business. Learn where BI is heading this year, and what you should do about it.

Big Data and mobile analytics: Ready to rule in 2015
The number of mobile users is expected to increase in the coming years, with a greater dependency on mobile in general. By 2016, 61 percent of web traffic will come from wireless devices as opposed to desktops. Learn how this impacts both mobile and big data in the business world.

10 cloud migration mistakes to avoid
According to a recent survey, 65% of today’s enterprises are using cloud computing. That figure is sure to rise as more businesses discover the benefits of moving to the cloud. But, cloud migration can be tricky. Learn why, and what you can do to avoid the risk.