AWM visits Salesforce Cloudforce 2011 London conference

Here is what Marc Benioff had to say: - Marc talked about how the social revolution is changing the world with technology like smartphones, ipads along with cloud and social solutions like facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube.

He also noted “Saleforce donates 1% of its time, equity and profit to public charity activities and he calls for commercial customers to help provide the technical resources and money to help UK non-profit organisations”.

BI More Critical than Ever

"Economic adversity represents opportunity," says Shantanu Srivastava, Regional Manager ASEAN, Business Intelligence & Performance Management at Cognos, an IBM Company. "That’s because slowdowns can actually lead to new opportunities to emerge smarter, leaner, and in a far better competitive position."  For the full article, click here.  Source: Futuregov.net, 1 January 2009.

IBM Cognos Extends IBM’s ’Information on Demand’ Value Proposition

IBM and Cognos have long been close partners, but in early 2008, IBM formally completed its acquisition of Cognos. Through the acquisition, IBM and Cognos will become the leading provider of technology and services for Business Intelligence and Performance Management, delivering the industry’s most complete standards-based platform with the broadest range of expertise to help companies expand the value of their information, optimize their business processes and maximize performance across their enterprises.

Cognos Named a Leader in BI in latest Forrester Wave for Business Intelligence Reporting and Analysis Solutions

According to the new Forrester Wave: Business Intelligence Reporting and Analysis Solutions, Q1 2006, Forrester Research has ranked Cognos among the top BI vendors based on the company’s strategy, market presence, and current offering, Cognos 8 BI. Read the report. Read "Cognos a Leader in BI Reporting and Analysis Platforms". Source: Cognos

Interview: Aligning IT with business goals a top priority

Business intelligence is critical in helping CIOs align IT projects with business goals, according to the editors of CIO magazine.