Mark Smith's Analyst Perspectives

Informatica Advances Business with Data Integration for Social Media

Posted by Mark Smith on Feb 22, 2012 11:12:49 AM

Even in this recessionary economy Informatica has been defying spending constraints. At its annual analyst summit (Twitter #INFAAnalyst) the company unveiled its growth strategies. Informatica has more than 4,500 customers for data integration and information management and now is turning its attention to the data in social media networks. Our firm has already identified social media as a key technology that businesses must embrace over the next decade to improve competitiveness or just keep up. Informatica already helps IT departments become better data stewards through a variety of methods and supports the executive mission of the CIO. My colleague David Menninger will comment on its vision and direction for its data integration portfolio; I will focus on its decision to use its technology for social media, which is part of a forthcoming product roadmap. Regarding the importance of embracing social media in this area, see David’s research and educational agenda in information management for 2011.

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Topics: Big Data, Social Media, Customer Analytics, Market Research, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Social Media Intelligence, Business Analytics, Business Collaboration, Business Mobility, Business Technology, Cloud Computing, Data Integration, Mobility, Business Performance Management (BPM), CMO, Customer Performance Management (CPM), Sales Performance Management (SPM)

MicroStrategy Infuses Social Media Intelligence into Marketing

Posted by Mark Smith on Jan 27, 2012 1:54:56 PM

I attended the annual MicroStrategy World in Miami to check on the progress this company known for business intelligence (BI) software has made in expanding into a mobile platform and tools company that also announced a new version of its products. While MicroStrategy’s efforts in mobile BI and cloud computing are ahead of its competitors in the BI industry, they’re not its only expansion points for enterprise software.

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Topics: Big Data, Social Media, Customer Analytics, Market Research, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Social Media Intelligence, Business Collaboration, Business Mobility, Business Technology, Cloud Computing, Mobility, Business Performance Management (BPM), CMO, Customer Performance Management (CPM), Sales Performance Management (SPM)