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This article is part of the February 2013 issue of Upward mobility? Today mobile business apps only go so far
The world has gone mad over mobile -- or that’s what the explosion of smartphones and tablets would have you believe. A recent Accenture white paper put it this way: "We believe that, within the next five years, mobile applications for business will completely transform the way companies operate, manage and monitor the workplace." I was skeptical, so I called Accenture’s David Axson, long known in the corporate finance community as a guru on enterprise performance management. “A large impact comes in terms of process efficiency," Axson said. "If you are a corporate finance planner and analyst, the true value you deliver is providing insight to non-finance managers about what’s behind the numbers." We’re not there yet, he said, because finance people still spend too much time and effort on spreadsheets and bar graphs. But finance managers generating meaningful conversations about the underlying drivers -- that’s the game-changing magic of mobility. Here’s why it works: The information delivery mechanisms of mobility—tablets and smartphones—help ensure ... Access >>>
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Business professionals, this one is for you
by Jason Sparapani, Managing Editor, E-Publications
The inaugural issue of Business Information magazine explores mobile business application use in business, a call for leadership on BI teams, Oracle’s new release and more.
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Security, data usage policies must-haves for mobile app management
by Jonathan Gourlay
Making corporate data available on mobile devices calls for careful management to keep business users from going down wrong paths in using the info.
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Hindsight: The case of the faulty data quality process
by Nicole Laskowski, Senior News Writer
The discovery of discrepancies in a telecom company's data led to a realization that more robust procedures for ensuring data quality were needed.
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Business professionals, this one is for you
by Jason Sparapani, Managing Editor, E-Publications
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Mobile business apps for real, but post-PC future likely a mirage
by Beth Stackpole
Although the use of mobile applications is growing rapidly in businesses, IT managers don't expect mobile devices to oust PCs from the workplace.
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In an information downpour, data virtualization products bloom
by Mark Brunelli, News Director
Data virtualization technology is playing a larger role in the data integration market, and it has the explosion of data types and sources to thank.
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The buzz: Social media analytics tools a must for many
by Nicole Laskowski, News Editor
No doubt you've heard the term social media analytics -- it's the gathering and exploring of social media data. Do you need to invest now? It depends.
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Mobile business apps for real, but post-PC future likely a mirage
by Beth Stackpole
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Introducing Pluggable Database, the star of Oracle Database 12c
by Mark Fontecchio, Editor
Meet Pluggable Database, the star of Oracle Database 12c—it may redefine database virtualization.
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Mobile business applications are knocking at finance’s door
by Mary Driscoll
Smartphones and tablets help organizations’ employees see the same version of the performance picture. Will finance embrace these mobile solutions?
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Introducing Pluggable Database, the star of Oracle Database 12c
by Mark Fontecchio, Editor
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BI leaders need more than just technology
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