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Lost in Translation

Strategy Driven

SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. They are tasked with mining through data to find answers to particular business problems. Treating analytical resources like marketing dollars will help ensure wise investment.

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The Danger of Turning Cynical About Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

By this logic, there’s no reason to applaud the growing number of graduates from top universities opting for jobs in startups and tech rather than finance. GDP, according to Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner , venture-backed companies made up more than 11% of public firms as of 2011, with a total market value of $25.9

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How Investors React When Companies Announce They’re Moving to a SaaS Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Adobe’s radical transformation from a product-based business model to a service-based one raised eyebrows in the industry, with many software vendors now wondering how radically they should approach the SaaS model.

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China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts

Harvard Business Review

By the end of October in 2010, the market value of the 100 constituent stocks reached 582 billion RMB, accounting for 31% of the total market value of the Shanghai Stock Exchange's A shares. His friend, Dr. Shiping Liu, founder and CEO of Global Business Intelligence Consulting Co., Stay tuned.

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End the Chaos: A Better Approach to Business Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

The good news is that as information usage increases business intelligence tools are building support for communities of users. When Bill in Finance generates his monthly Top Line report, Craig in Marketing can leave a comment on the "Revenue" column inquiring, "Is this billed revenue or booked revenue?" And in a Web 2.0