Predictive analytics enables you to predict the ideal course of action for every decision, delivering the best outcome every time. IBM SPSS Analytical Decision Management combines business analytics, rules, optimization and data management to automate your daily decisions. Read this paper to learn about its architecture, design and more. 

Learn how you can empower your employees to make the most of big data and data analytics in this executive guide from the Corporate Executive Board. 

Financial institutions are under pressure to make better decisions. Real-time decisions depend on access to information and the technology available to analyze it. This paper outlines an option that aggregates all of the content from across the entire organization to enable a holistic view of each case, reduce risk and support accurate decisions. 

This paper explores Sybase IQ as the smart approach for businesses who need to analyze, compete and deliver. Analytics workbenches make development, testing, implementation and management of analytics environments faster and simpler than ever before. 

In this white paper IDC highlights the latest research about the evidence of the competitive differentiation to be gained from investment in BI and data warehousing. The paper highlights the need to view BI and data warehousing technologies as complementary components of a decision support solution. 

IBM Cognos Mobile allows you interact with your business intelligence (BI) content directly from your mobile device, enabling instantaneous, well-informed decisions from anywhere at any time. Watch this webcast and learn how to add individual reports or dashboards to your favorites list or welcome screen on your iPad, iPhone or BlackBerry. 

This white paper discusses the inherent challenges of dealing with "big data": overwhelming information that seems to come from everywhere and everything. Continue reading to discover strategies for overcoming these challenges by processing "big data" and providing impressive, real-time decision making. 

By enabling users to know every aspect of their business — relative to them; by enabling decisions to be made with confidence — balancing risk and opportunity; and by enabling users to act boldly — responding to events as they unfold, taking coordinated action, and learning and improving over time. 

This white paper explains how a business rule management system (BRMS) can make business process automation easier to understand, maintain and manage. 

Read this expert e-book to get comprehensive answers to all your ERP upgrade and migration questions. Inside, find: expert advice on recognizing when it's time to upgrade or migrate; tips for making a business case; the top five questions to ask before buying ERP systems; and best practices for a successful implementation process. 

This white paper discusses the enterprise content management decision process and provides recommendations for line-of-business managers. 

This paper outlines the findings of a survey of ECM decision makers as well as the implications and recommendations for compliance and records managers. 

This paper examines how analytics and BI can be used to get speedy insight, decisions and action at critical business moments.