{"id":8563,"date":"2014-10-31T14:09:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2014-11-03T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T21:41:40","slug":"weekly-recap-why-bi-projects-fail-hidden-costs-of-the-cloud-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/weekly-recap-why-bi-projects-fail-hidden-costs-of-the-cloud-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: Why BI projects fail, hidden costs of the cloud, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Summary: In this week&#8217;s article roundup, we learn why BI projects fail, why mobile apps (in their current form) are short for this earth, a few key areas that businesses don&#8217;t understand about the cloud, and more.<br \/><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"20141028\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20141031_WhyBIProjectsFail_Mobile']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/business_insider\/2014\/10\/24\/the_future_of_mobile_apps_looks_bad.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Don\u2019t get used to mobile apps&#8211;their days are numbered<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMobile apps in their current form aren\u2019t sustainable. Learn why not, where they\u2019re going, and how <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'Mobile', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/whitepapers\/NativeAppsWrongChoice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">businesses should be adopting mobile<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20141031_WhyBIProjectsFail_BI']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/2836782\/application-development\/why-bi-projects-fail-and-how-to-fix-that.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Why BI projects fail &#8212; and how to succeed instead<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSome businesses think of BI as a tool choice&#8211;not a strategic undertaking. Learn why this approach is wrong, and how to avoid <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'BI Failure']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/7-reasons-why-business-intelligence-projects-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">BI failure<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20141031_WhyBIProjectsFail_Cloud']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudcomputing-news.net\/news\/2014\/oct\/27\/hidden-costs-and-locations-solving-mystery-cloud-solutions-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Hidden costs and locations: Solving the cloud mystery for business<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThe cloud holds great value for many businesses, but it\u2019s also surrounded with misconceptions. Learn 5 key things that most businesses don\u2019t understand about the cloud.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20141031_WhyBIProjectsFail_Security']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/strategic-cio\/digital-business\/3-enterprise-security-tenets-to-take-personally\/a\/d-id\/1316914\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">3 enterprise security tenets to take personally<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWith web application development, security is becoming a huge topic. 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