The role of CFO has been evolving into one that has the potential to act as an executive advisory hub for the entire enterprise. Most CFOs must now understand the entire business, both strategically and tactically. Functions such as IT frequently report into the CFO’s domain, and extensive cross-team collaboration occurs with sales, marketing, product [...]

Many have characterized the strategic ‘executive dashboard’ as the CEO’s killer app. The goal is to make intelligence and insight clear and accessible at a glance, in uncluttered layouts, where everything is highly relevant and distinct in purpose. Critical executive decisions are made partly based on the information that dashboards deliver. A strategic dashboard can [...]

Complex problems confront enterprises of all sizes — the successful resolution of those problems usually has significant impact no matter the size of the organization. The right-fit technology frequently matters to help solve complex problems. More and more companies are now considering the impact on business results when making technology investments. Very few enterprises can [...]

As more applications and services proliferate in the Cloud, it may well be that this overall Cloud tech arena will be instrumental in demonstrating the increasingly important role of data integration for meaningful and timely business processes and operations. Enterprises have already made a start with using Cloud services for on demand BI and analytics, [...]

Oracle has completed its acquisition of RightNow and RightNow is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle. The combination of Oracle’s leading marketing, sales, ecommerce, search and business intelligence software with RightNow’s leading service capabilities, helps companies power great customer experiences in a seamless, personalized way across all channels and customer touchpoints: including on the [...]