Cloudera provides database and enabling technology for the big data market and overall for data and information management. As my colleague David Menninger has written, the big data and information management technology markets are changing rapidly and require vendors to adapt to them. Cloudera has grown significantly over the last decade and now has approximately 1,000 customers and provides support and services in countries around the world. Its product and technology strategy is to provide a...
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Topics:
Big Data,
Data Science,
Machine Learning,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Cloud Computing,
Data Governance,
Data Integration,
Data Preparation,
Internet of Things,
Cognitive Computing,
Information Optimization,
Digital Technology,
Cybersecurity
I am happy to provide my personal perspective on the potential of sales organizations, processes and technology to supercharge business activity in 2017. The sales processes of organizations – whether they involve digital commerce or direct or indirect physical selling – should be part of continuous optimization efforts to reach maximum results. To do this, the people leading and running sales processes must be able to use technology that supports their responsibilities and analyzes the crucial...
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Topics:
Big Data,
Sales,
Machine Learning,
Mobile Technology,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Cloud Computing,
Collaboration,
Product Information Management,
Sales Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Operations & Supply Chain,
Sales and Operations Planning,
Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing,
Sales Enablement and Execution
Workforce management is a key topic of expertise for Ventana Research. We define workforce management as the set of activities and processes organizations use to manage their hourly and salaried workforce for maximum productivity. It involves not only scheduling, tracking and paying for time worked but also aligning that work to the tasks and objectives of the organization. Workforce management is a critical component of every company’s operations, human resources and overall human capital...
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Topics:
Human Capital Management,
Office of Finance,
Learning Management,
HRMS,
Workforce Management,
Work and Resource Management,
ERP and Continuous Accounting,
Payroll Optimization
Human capital management (HCM) offers a prime opportunity for organizations and their human resource professionals to make employee-related processes effective in engaging and retaining the workforce. Manual administrative processes often hampered HR in focusing on the workplace experience and employee satisfaction. Modern HCM applications can help them manage members of the workforce as critical assets and make continuous investment in people-related processes, deriving insights on issue such...
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Topics:
Human Capital Management,
Office of Finance,
Learning Management,
HRMS,
Workforce Management,
Work and Resource Management,
ERP and Continuous Accounting,
Payroll Optimization