Pan India scales with actionable information

Retail concept in hospitality started picking from 2006 which meant more consolidated data was required to derive for business needs.
Every day at Pan India Foods, data from various POS was being transferred to HO and updated the back office application. Getting updated data from around 250 outlets was always a challenge for Pan India IT [...]

BI for FMCG / CPG

Times are always challenging for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies. Not only the industry has to deal with a slow economic recovery, companies also find themselves dealing with long-running shifts in the dynamics of the industry – retail consolidation, increased private label competition, and reduced brand loyalty, just to [...]

MAIA Intelligence Achieves a Microsoft Gold ISV and BI Competency

MAIA Intelligence demonstrates best-in-class capability and BI market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — February, 22, 2012— MAIA Intelligence Pvt. Ltd., today announced it has attained a Gold Independent Software Vendor and Business Intelligence competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s [...]

Inviting BI Thought Leadership

Do you have an interesting article or news that you would like to contribute on Business Intelligence? Do you want to share your views on any of the Business Intelligence (BI) / Data Warehousing (DWH) / Analytics / BI 2.0 / XBRL / enterprise application technology / Corporate Performance management / Decision Support Systems, etc.?
We [...]

BI among top IT priorities in 2012

Till now 2012, the Year of Dragon as per Chinese calendar has seen many resolutions, predictions, trends, forecasts, reports, priorities for Business Intelligence (BI). But I think report of BI being at the top of IT agenda for 2012 is a big one.
BI and analytics have ousted several other much hyped technologies like cloud computing, [...]

Life after Business Intelligence

Business today moves at the speed of information. Getting right information into right hands at right time is essential. Business initiatives that have the biggest impact on company’s bottom-line get enabled after Business Intelligence (BI). BI soon becomes IT’s ‘must have’ application.
Single view representation and analysis of enterprise data adds an additional thrust to smart [...]

Democratisation of BI

Life saver in times information overload, believes experts
“Have I bit more than I could possibly chew?” was the thought that flashed across Suresh Shanmugham’s mind, as he got down to the deliverables that he had committed to. As the head of IT at Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (MMFSL), Suresh, in a board meeting, [...]

No Soft Option

Construction software has emerged as an essential investment for construction companies aiming for better and faster project outcomes, finds Charu Bahri.
To more hard sells required for software in the construction industry – the fast pace and competitive nature of today’s construction projects necessitate high-tech help in the form of software to take care of every [...]

Competing with Analytics

United Business Media (UBM) India organized Technology For Marketing & Advertising (TFM&A) India on 4-5 November 2011.  TFM&A India 2011 was an exhibition cum conference program of case study-led seminar sessions and high-level thought provoking Keynotes.
It is clear that in the current economic climate, marketing and advertising professionals in India are keener than ever to [...]

Effective BI Rollouts

A panel of CIOs shared their experiences and challenges in rolling out BI applications
MAIA Intelligence Pvt. Ltd. invited some of its customers on to the stage in order to share their experiences in rolling out BI tools and applications with the audience. The round table discussion organized at the 9th version of the Express group’s [...]