{"id":9644,"date":"2015-10-30T14:43:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=9644"},"modified":"2015-11-02T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T21:15:08","slug":"weekly-recap-how-contextual-awareness-redefines-bi-mobile-app-development-tips-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/weekly-recap-how-contextual-awareness-redefines-bi-mobile-app-development-tips-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: How contextual awareness redefines BI, mobile app development tips, 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 Walgreens uses interactive maps to improve business, why HTML5 is so popular now, and more. <br \/><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"20151027\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20151030_ContextualBI_Walgreens']); \" href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/10\/22\/why-walgreens-uses-interactive-maps-plus-analytics-to-evaluate-store-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Why Walgreens uses interactive maps plus analytics to evaluate store locations<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWalgreens is taking its geographic information systems mobile, helping employees answer questions in near real time. Learn how their geospatial analytical applications help them stop problems before they happen. If you&#8217;d like to see a live demo of a mapping application that lets you analyze real-time data, <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Mapping']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/mrcjava\/servlet\/BISALES.R00010s\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20151030_ContextualBI_BI']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/big-data\/big-data-analytics\/how-contextual-awareness-is-redefining-business-intelligence\/d\/d-id\/1322862\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">How contextual awareness is redefining BI<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nOrganizations commonly use enterprise BI solutions and analytics to answer important &#8220;what&#8221; questions, such as what&#8217;s happened, what&#8217;s happening now, and what&#8217;s likely to happen in the future. But the critical missing piece is often why. With the help of mobile devices, contextual analysis helps answer the &#8220;why&#8221; questions. <\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20151030_ContextualBI_MobileApps']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.business2community.com\/mobile-apps\/10-great-mobile-app-development-tips-small-businesses-01362354#xBQb1vw6PI6TsCLs.97\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">10 great mobile app development tips for businesses<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAs mobile adoption gains ground in the enterprise, mobile apps are quickly becoming a necessity. But, be careful: Developing a mobile application isn\u2019t as simple as shrinking your existing apps. Learn what steps to take before <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Mobile app']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/mobile-app-roadmap-part-1-5-first-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">building your mobile app<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20151030_ContextualBI_HTML5']); \" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/10\/28\/html5-on-the-rise-no-longer-ahead-of-its-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">HTML5 on the rise: No longer ahead of its time<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIn this past year, HTML5 adoption has gone into overdrive, with more and more companies moving to HTML5 to deliver rich cross-platform web applications. How can your company build cross-platform HTML5 applications, <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'ComPair']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/how-to-turn-your-employees-into-web-app-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">even if you lack the skills<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: In this week&#8217;s article roundup, we learn why Walgreens uses interactive maps to improve business, why HTML5 is so popular now, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Weekly Recap: How contextual awareness redefines BI, mobile app development tips, and more... - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"Summary: In this week's article roundup, we learn why Walgreens uses interactive maps to improve business, why HTML5 is so popular now, and more. 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