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Free Webinar: Kick Start Your Hadoop Journey

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EducationSummary: Hadoop is one of the fastest growing technologies in the enterprise IT space. It helps businesses store and process massive amounts of data without purchasing expensive hardware. But, many organizations lack the skills necessary to leverage the power of Hadoop. This joint webinar will help businesses understand how new technologies can help them move past this hurdle and build applications over Hadoop data—using the skills they already have in-house
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Webinar Replay: Essential elements of Good BI Software

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EducationSummary: Despite having more options than ever before, businesses face a growing problem: With an ever-increasing number of BI vendors touting their own solutions and terminology, choosing a BI solution is now a confusing process. If you’re struggling with this problem, here’s an on-demand webinar that will help.
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Weekly Recap: How self-service data changes BI, 10 ways mobility is revolutionizing manufacturing, and more…

EducationSummary: In this week’s article roundup, we learn how the demand for self-service data is changing Business Intelligence, why small businesses should care about the cloud, and more.

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The BI Roadmap (Part III): How to choose BI software

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EducationSummary: Despite the growing need for analytics, most BI projects still fail. Why? In the first two parts of our BI Roadmap Series, we learned a few reasons why BI projects fail, and a few steps you can take to limit your risk. In this article, you’ll take the next step–exploring the key features and capabilities you need in BI software.

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Webinar replay: Instant mobile solutions for existing systems

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EducationSummary: As mobile usage continues to explode, businesses face a growing problem: They’re tied to legacy systems that pre-date smartphones. How can these businesses take advantage of the growing mobile trend without replacing their whole system? If you’re struggling with this problem, check out our on-demand webinar and learn how to bring instant mobile solutions to your existing systems.
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7 tips for cost-effective web application development

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EducationSummary: Application development is becoming more and more important to the modern business. Your ability to create and deploy applications quickly directly impacts your competitive advantage. But, most businesses can’t afford a team of developers on staff. How can these businesses create the applications they need without breaking the bank?
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7 practical ways to improve BI user adoption

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EducationSummary: Businesses are purchasing Business Intelligence software at a record pace. Over a 5-year span, the BI market is expected to increase 10x. But, user adoption of these BI tools remains low. What practical steps can you take to improve BI user adoption, and make the most out of your investment?
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How to automate reporting (and say goodbye to Excel)

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EducationSummary: The process of taking data out of an enterprise system and turning it into meaningful management information is a challenge for many businesses. It usually requires Excel, and hours of manual work. Would you like to automate that process, and eliminate the clunky Excel reporting once and for all? Learn how one company fixed this very problem.
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5 smart ways to use dashboards

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EducationSummary: Many businesses treat dashboards as tools reserved for executives. They only give decision makers access to the dashboards they need to monitor the business. While dashboards certainly help business leaders run the company, they are so much more than that. In this article, you’ll learn a few ways companies can use dashboards to improve other aspects of the business.
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Here are some on-demand webinars you don’t want to miss

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EducationSummary: Would you like a simple way to keep up with modern technology, without leaving your office? We’ve opened up a free, On-Demand Webinar portal. This growing collection of free educational events is open to all, with each one only requiring 15-30 minutes of your time.
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7 ways small IT departments can accomplish big things

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EducationSummary: IT department size is a perpetual problem for many companies, and it seems to be getting worse. More and more companies point to limited staff as the reason they can’t accomplish what they want to accomplish. If your company deals with this problem, this article outlines a few tips for improving IT productivity.
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