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• Splunk to buy cloud software firm SignalFx in US$1 billion deal

  "The acquisition of SignalFx squarely puts Splunk in position as a leader in monitoring and observability at massive scale," said Splunk's Chief Executive Officer Doug Merrit

• Tesla says robotaxis coming next year, touts self-driving microchip

  Announcement comes two days before Tesla is expected to announce a quarterly loss on fewer deliveries of its Model 3 sedan, which represents Tesla's attempt to become a volume car maker.

• AI oversight not optional: study

  Those that have been more successful with the technology recognise AI oversight is not optional

• VMware expands platform for modern management in the digital workspace

  'Workspace ONE empowers IT organisations with the ability to provide a highly-automated, on-demand workspace platform that delivers valuable insights, greater employee experiences, dramatic cost savings, and increased security,' says Noah Wasmer, GM end user computing, VMware.

• Massey University expands master of analytics programme with SAS

  'The world is facing a serious shortage of qualified data scientists and New Zealand is not immune'

• Why power shift in Business Intelligence and Analytics fuels disruption

  Traditional business intelligence (BI) and analytic models are being disrupted as the balance of power shifts from IT to the business.

• Government open data proves a treasure trove for savvy businesses

  Ever since President Obama signed the Open Data Executive Order, government agencies have been making their vast data stores available to the public. These once-secret data sets are proving a valuable business resource, too.

• 8 Ways to Use Web Analytics to Increase Online Sales

  Experts share their top tips on how businesses should interpret and use Web analytics reporting to improve customer engagement and increase purchasing on their websites.

• How analytics helped Ford turn its fortunes

  Big data and analytics permeate virtually every move Ford makes, from forecasting the worldwide price of commodities to figuring out what exactly consumers want, what it will build, where it should source parts and how to power its lineup of vehicles.

• How to extract custom data from Google Analytics

  Not happy with the Google Analytics interface? We show you how to use a programming language like R to bypass Google Analytics and retrieve the data you want.

Whitepapers about business intelligence

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  Grow your analytics maturity

  This paper explains why, with big data, it’s not about the type, amount or speed of data, but rather what we do with that data and the speed at which we do it. • Business intelligence reports and dashboards simply won’t give you with the level of detail and agility you need • Analytics can help gain a competitive advantage, but developing analytics maturity will help sustain that • This paper walks through each step of the analytics maturity journey, providing insights into the capabilities and tools to consider

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  Aberdeen Group Report: Enhancing Customer Experience through CIO and CMO Alignment

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  How Monitoring Systems Reduce Human Error in Distributed Server Rooms and Remote Wiring Closets

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  Customer Experience Metrics and KPIs