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Information Management Special Reports, June 23, 2009, Don Campbell

As I look into the analytics crystal technology ball for 2009 and beyond, BI continues to make businesses smarter, especially during these difficult economic times. IT and finance departments will continue to partner with the business on analytics initiatives to address the growing demand for more personalized, relevant information and streamlined decision-making. Through BI, they can capitalize on current and growing industry trends like green computing, social networking, data visualization, mobile, predictive analytics, composite applications, cloud computing and multitouch. Users can glean business insights that enable their organizations to leverage collective intelligence for sustainable competitive advantage for many years to come.

Let�s examine a few of these current trends and their relationship to BI and organizational decision-making to improve business performance.

Green Computing

Social Networking

Data Visualization

Mobile

Predictive Analytics

Composite Applications

Cloud Computing

Multitouch

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