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Does anyone use Kaseya.com or GFI.com? How do they compare to these guys I found recently: [url\u003dhttp://www.n-able.com] N-able N-central network monitoring\u003cbr /\u003e [/url] ? What is your best take in cost vs performance among those three? I need a good advice please... 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Thanks for it. I like such themes and anything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more on that blog soon."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/3342604019735595678"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/3342604019735595678"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html?showComment\u003d1258663344350#c3342604019735595678","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-823867834046243257","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/823867834046243257","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4654001586793984931"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-07T02:38:19.379-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-07T02:38:19.379-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I found this site using [url\u003dhttp://google.com]goo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I found this site using [url\u003dhttp://google.com]google.com[/url] And i want to thank you for your work. You have done really very good site. Great work, great site! Thank you!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSorry for offtopic"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/9185757510468834262/comments/default/4654001586793984931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/9185757510468834262/comments/default/4654001586793984931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/11/worst-practices-whos-got-them.html?showComment\u003d1257590299379#c4654001586793984931","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/11/worst-practices-whos-got-them.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-9185757510468834262","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/9185757510468834262","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-6872899644252692722"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-06T21:49:42.162-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-06T21:49:42.162-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Business intelligence helps you to be the winner i..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Business intelligence helps you to be the winner in the global talent contest. It is something that works with data privacy and validity. With the concept of providing BI as a service, data quality, validity and privacy becomes a very big issue. I have updated my knowledge about Business intelligence with the help of a wonderful website – www.fintel.us This is really a good for all those who are looking forward for business \u0026amp; financial information."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/6872899644252692722"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/6872899644252692722"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html?showComment\u003d1257572982162#c6872899644252692722","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jayshree Mathur"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15480151326871654150"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-823867834046243257","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/823867834046243257","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-5363901731025859965"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-03T03:54:58.557-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-03T03:54:58.557-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes I agree too. The data warehouse is very risky ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yes I agree too. The data warehouse is very risky (I think more than 50% of projetcs fail).\u003cbr /\u003eProbaly local data marts are better option. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://businessintelligencecpm.com/bintelog/business-intelligence/business_intelligence_software_systems_introduction/\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eHere are some more my oppinions.\u003c/a\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3337367435590192977/comments/default/5363901731025859965"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3337367435590192977/comments/default/5363901731025859965"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/04/bi-eclipsed-by-another-technology.html?showComment\u003d1257249298557#c5363901731025859965","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Miro Kosecek"},"uri":{"$t":"http://businessintelligencecpm.com/bintelog/"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/04/bi-eclipsed-by-another-technology.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-3337367435590192977","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/3337367435590192977","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-1606229514537214325"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-27T22:24:36.822-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-27T22:24:36.822-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tom, it's not a rumour, LucidEra shuttered in June..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Tom, it\u0026#39;s not a rumour, LucidEra shuttered in June. Also, they were never multitenant, they never tried to be. It certainly wasn\u0026#39;t Mondrian\u0026#39;s problem. Check out Pentaho 3.5 support for cloud computing. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSpeaking of Pentaho, they bought LucidEra\u0026#39;s OLAP front end (Clearview). Also, Nick Goodman just announced that he has purchased the commercial distribution rights to LucidDB (née Broadbase) and has started Dynamo Business Intelligence, Inc. to provide support and, eventually, a commercially licensed version, DynamoDB. LucidEra had bought the rights to Broadbase\u0026#39;s column-store DBMS and released it under GPLv2 to the Eigenbase organization as LucidDB."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/1606229514537214325"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/823867834046243257/comments/default/1606229514537214325"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html?showComment\u003d1256707476822#c1606229514537214325","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joseph A di Paolantonio"},"uri":{"$t":"http://press.teleinteractive.net/oss"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/10/lucidera-casualty-of-poor-design.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-823867834046243257","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/823867834046243257","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-8244629200021240636"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-24T14:44:46.665-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-24T14:44:46.665-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's just a matter of time.  When analytics are as..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It\u0026#39;s just a matter of time.  When analytics are as ubiquitous (for executives and business analysts) as google searching, the users will be driving the complexity of the tools/applications back up to get more use out of BI.  But right now, many business folks are still intimidated by the complexity and many are not embracing it.  I don\u0026#39;t blame them.  But, more and more will, because they\u0026#39;ll experience the results.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the meantime, though, we practitioners need to simplify the delivery/use and deal with some of the very legitimate concerns May offered, or we won\u0026#39;t be around to see BI become ubiquitous.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePersonally, I see more and more concern about security, privacy, and misinterpretation/misuse, everywhere I go."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/8244629200021240636"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/8244629200021240636"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html?showComment\u003d1253828686665#c8244629200021240636","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eraethil"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13120926323060174661"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7491898436027498480","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/7491898436027498480","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-8105762693734847891"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-11T02:38:03.465-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-11T02:38:03.465-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I would say that the first step to the answer is t..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I would say that the first step to the answer is to realize that IT is just 20% of the BI solution. The rest are processes,  competencies and motivations of potential users etc. see more e.g. at http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_7S.html. Therefore nothing what IT can affected directly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eQuestions to think about:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1.) Does it make sense to e.g. predict a churn if the main reason why customers leave is that the company doesn\u0026#39;t keep promises and doesn\u0026#39;t want to change it?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2.)How many BI specialists do REALLY use the BI solution to manage their activities, professional or personal?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRoman R.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eP.S. It doesn\u0026#39;t say that CIO cannot drive successful BI project. It say that only CIO having the facts above in mind can  successful BI project."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2909532556027882352/comments/default/8105762693734847891"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2909532556027882352/comments/default/8105762693734847891"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/whos-better-business-or-it.html?showComment\u003d1252661883465#c8105762693734847891","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Roman R."},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/whos-better-business-or-it.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-2909532556027882352","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/2909532556027882352","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-6763092900347626700"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-08T02:16:48.262-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-08T02:16:48.262-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Exactly Tom\n\nAnd considering most business intelli..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Exactly Tom\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd considering most business intelligence reports would be considered confidential within an organisation, that makes it even more pointless :-)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2007331700330752982/comments/default/6763092900347626700"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2007331700330752982/comments/default/6763092900347626700"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/10/bi-in-year-2020.html?showComment\u003d1252401408262#c6763092900347626700","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Business Intelligence Guy"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.coasolutions.com/business-intelligence-software.php"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/10/bi-in-year-2020.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-2007331700330752982","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/2007331700330752982","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4789125611322303878"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-01T07:25:12.349-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-01T07:25:12.349-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Still some organization get to know about the impo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Still some organization get to know about the importance of business intelligence application only after they get bad on paper statistics. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.aegisisc.com\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eBusiness intelligence software\u003c/a\u003e are then become necessary for them to become careful for future planning and decision making"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/4789125611322303878"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/4789125611322303878"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html?showComment\u003d1251815112349#c4789125611322303878","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Purohit D"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07259067305769918232"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7491898436027498480","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/7491898436027498480","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-9060113189023708968"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-21T09:39:56.829-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-21T09:39:56.829-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"May,\nGood point about misinterpreting the informat..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"May,\u003cbr /\u003eGood point about misinterpreting the information. The business rules under the covers used to implement the report are not seen or easily explained to the business user.  So BI projects rely on more \u0026quot;training\u0026quot; in the hopes to educate their users.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust another piece of the complexity puzzle for BI.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTom"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/9060113189023708968"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/9060113189023708968"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html?showComment\u003d1250872796829#c9060113189023708968","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tom Hudock"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11917518437792605456"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13954580793140269339"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7491898436027498480","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/7491898436027498480","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-5002863217408365048"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-21T06:52:27.761-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-21T06:52:27.761-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I think it is amazing to see that a lot of compani..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I think it is amazing to see that a lot of companies that have BI technology, but have concerns:\u003cbr /\u003e-feeling comfortable sharing it throughout the organization, because they are afraid that people misinterpret it.\u003cbr /\u003e-training is very expensive and might not have the budget for that.\u003cbr /\u003e-security of data is a priority,  they need to be aware of the options that are out there to keep information safe.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eif these crossroads are met, they will be more willing to implement BI tools more freely in companies."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/5002863217408365048"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/7491898436027498480/comments/default/5002863217408365048"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html?showComment\u003d1250862747761#c5002863217408365048","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"May"},"uri":{"$t":"http://businesssprouts.wordpress.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/bi-only-used-by-8-what-is-point.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7491898436027498480","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/7491898436027498480","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-5593243172437111517"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-21T11:19:05.550-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T11:19:05.550-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Interesting article... my company uses a lot of th..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Interesting article... my company uses a lot of the same IT systems as Kickfire. Something new to consider I\u0026#39;ve been reading about is how \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.itstrategists.com/social-networks.aspx\" title\u003d\"Social networks\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003esocial networks\u003c/a\u003e can help your BI too. And I thought it was just for my kids."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3233151159545237009/comments/default/5593243172437111517"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3233151159545237009/comments/default/5593243172437111517"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/06/10-questions-with-bruce-armstrong-ceo.html?showComment\u003d1248200345550#c5593243172437111517","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Allan"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/06/10-questions-with-bruce-armstrong-ceo.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-3233151159545237009","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/3233151159545237009","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-8464349405506923159"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-18T03:12:51.635-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-18T03:12:51.635-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Business Intelligence Tools are Paving Paths for B..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Business Intelligence Tools are Paving Paths for Businesses at the time of Recession. Visit fintel.us at http://www.fintel.us/blog/"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4788339437804331473/comments/default/8464349405506923159"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4788339437804331473/comments/default/8464349405506923159"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-bi-be-recession-proof.html?showComment\u003d1247911971635#c8464349405506923159","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Robert"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07666135927883727247"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-bi-be-recession-proof.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4788339437804331473","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/4788339437804331473","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-2823139392102491698"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-18T13:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-18T13:55:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"We should be able to do this fast and correctly, s..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"We should be able to do this fast and correctly, specialists in verticals in BI are becoming commonplace and they know the business and technology, hence no need for a lot of consultants but a few that can get the job done and get it done quickly before the need for the information wears off. Nice rant, good to see its on target."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/2823139392102491698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/2823139392102491698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-tired-of-reading-posts-about.html?showComment\u003d1242680100000#c2823139392102491698","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"asim razvi"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.businessintelligenceagility.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-tired-of-reading-posts-about.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4605837134084094735","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/4605837134084094735","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-8313947312535388616"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-13T05:19:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-13T05:19:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I have built a successful career in the BI industr..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I have built a successful career in the BI industry with the simple understanding that technology is serving buisness not the other way around.  A possible exception might be buisnesses specific to IT.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCIO's should be involved into how a BI fits into an organization.  Their involvement depends on the size and structure of the buisness.  \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor example it does not make sense to for a CIO of a large organization to lead a BI project for human resources, although they should have some involvement providing overall corporate IT direction.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIs the buisness interested in BI relating human recourses and revenue?  A CIO is not in the correct position to be able to answer that question unless they are leading the organization."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2909532556027882352/comments/default/8313947312535388616"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/2909532556027882352/comments/default/8313947312535388616"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/whos-better-business-or-it.html?showComment\u003d1242217140000#c8313947312535388616","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Glen"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/whos-better-business-or-it.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-2909532556027882352","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/2909532556027882352","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-6890973860798098479"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-04T02:21:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-04T02:21:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nice posting. I have been using various Business I..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Nice posting. I have been using various \u003cA HREF\u003d\"http://www.lucidera.com\" REL\u003d\"nofollow\"\u003eBusiness Intelligence Software\u003c/A\u003e for the past few year. But the best I have come so far is the one from Lucidera."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4003197977500312429/comments/default/6890973860798098479"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4003197977500312429/comments/default/6890973860798098479"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-business-objects-losing-ground.html?showComment\u003d1241428860000#c6890973860798098479","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-business-objects-losing-ground.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4003197977500312429","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/4003197977500312429","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4826067938823427372"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-03T10:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-03T10:43:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This is a great post.  It is high time for some di..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is a great post.  It is high time for some disruption in BI.  Take it out of the hands of an elite few and give everyone the ability to see the information they need, perform analytics on relevant metrics to make informed decisions, do it quickly, do it cost-effectively and embrace collaboration as a means of sharing best practices, insight etc.  It works for social networks and it can work in the BI world."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/4826067938823427372"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/4826067938823427372"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-tired-of-reading-posts-about.html?showComment\u003d1241372580000#c4826067938823427372","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wayne Morris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.mydials.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-tired-of-reading-posts-about.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-4605837134084094735","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/4605837134084094735","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7466256560309377481"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-20T11:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-20T11:33:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You may also recognize Ben Stein as the moronic an..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You may also recognize Ben Stein as the moronic anti-intellectual, anti-science, anti-reality front man of the Christian creationist \"documentary\" film EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE REQUIRED. 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now?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3750423283117754477/comments/default/6098949493597639912"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/3750423283117754477/comments/default/6098949493597639912"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/reality-check-search-is-lacking.html?showComment\u003d1239207300000#c6098949493597639912","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/reality-check-search-is-lacking.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-3750423283117754477","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/posts/default/3750423283117754477","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449272.post-7322781541056152679"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-06T09:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-06T09:28:00.000-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank you for that!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thank you for that!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/7322781541056152679"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23449272/4605837134084094735/comments/default/7322781541056152679"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://biforbusinesspeople.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-tired-of-reading-posts-about.html?showComment\u003d1239035280000#c7322781541056152679","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Business 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Thank you. We keep working!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Great post. Thank you. 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