While it is easy for marketers to be distracted by the power of data and technology, a new report reminds us what really drives business decisions: feelings. A new study conducted by the Financial Times Commercial Insight Group and gyro asked more than 300 FT readers across the globe to express what feelings are crucial for creating successful business relationships.

What is a performance based business? A performance-based business is an organization guided by data-driven decisions. It is proactive, self-aware, and highly competitive. Data isn’t siloed in a business analytics department. Instead, the right people have the right data at the right time and in the right context. The top 5 reasons to become a performance-based business: 1. Get better results. 2. Align your entire business. 3. Make data-driven decisions. 4. Manage change more effectively. 5. Spot trends faster. Discover how ServiceNow Performance Analytics could benefit your business by downloading this eBook.

Worldpay deployed ServiceNow Performance Analytics to replace multiple data tools and promote the use of analytics throughout its organization for improved decision making. Nucleus found the project enabled the company to boost analyst productivity, while simultaneously increasing data accessibility and engagement for hundreds of additional employees. Download this case study to learn more

Constant market shifts and changing customer preferences add to the challenge of outperforming your competitors and surpassing stakeholder expectations. But what can be done to steer your organization down the path to greater success? By now, we all know it’s not just historical reporting about the past that will provide the answers needed to drive a business forward. Everyone – from executives and analysts to frontline staff – must have access to insights about the future that will enable them to make the best decisions and take the actions needed to keep their organizations agile. This means the ability to peer into data, explore it, understand it, analyze it and produce insights that provide those aha moments and take actions on it. Such things cannot be done with multiple tools that are rigid, limiting and difficult to use. A new breed of business intelligence is required. Gone are the days when reports looked at singular issues, took possibly days or weeks to create, and required

Ongoing digitization has created vast streams of data, forcing businesses to become more data-driven than ever before. While the benefits of being a data-driven organization are clear (improved performance, more profitability, stronger innovations), there are still some technical and business challenges to overcome. Thanks to technological advancements in data analytics, companies in all types of industries can become data-driven. Read this e-book to discover what it means to be a data-driven organization and to learn the basic do’s and don’ts of how to get there.

For 20 years running, SAS has landed a coveted spot on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Our HR department plays a critical role in keeping current employees engaged and productive as well as anticipating and preparing for future workforce needs. How? One reason is our use of data and analytics to drive HR decision making. It would be easy to assume other companies see the value of analytics; however, a Deloitte survey found 75 percent of HR leaders rate analytics as a priority, yet only 8 percent say their HR organization has a strong analytics capability. I had the pleasure of meeting David Harcourt, Associate Manager of Employee Insights at Yum! Brands when he spoke at the Analytics Experience 2016 conference in Las Vegas. His session, “HR Analytics from Scratch: 8 Lessons Learned in the First Year,” provided valuable insight into what it takes to build HR analytic competency from scratch. His mission is to share with others what he wishes he’d known when he started bui

Compliance doesn’t have to be a scary word, even when facing the multifaceted challenges of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. In fact, following through with plans for sustainable GDPR compliance can have many long-term benefits for your organization. That's because relying on data-driven decisions across the board sets you on track to gain a competitive edge. In February 2018, SAS conducted a survey with 183 global, cross-industry businesspeople involved with GDPR at their organizations. Based on the survey results, this e-book delves into the biggest challenges and opportunities organizations have faced on the road to GDPR compliance. Read on for advice from industry experts about the best path to compliance. Learn what steps your peers across a variety of industries have already taken and discover how an integrated approach from SAS can continue to guide your journey toward GDPR compliance.

This paper provides an introduction to deep learning, its applications and how SAS supports the creation of deep learning models. It is geared toward a data scientist and includes a step-by-step overview of how to build a deep learning model using deep learning methods developed by SAS. You’ll then be ready to experiment with these methods in SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning. See page 12 for more information on how to access a free software trial. Deep learning is a type of machine learning that trains a computer to perform humanlike tasks, such as recognizing speech, identifying images or making predictions. Instead of organizing data to run through predefined equations, deep learning sets up basic parameters about the data and trains the computer to learn on its own by recognizing patterns using many layers of processing. Deep learning is used strategically in many industries.

Implementing omnichannel marketing is often difficult, especially when using digital channels. Most products designed for digital channels lack the ability to integrate with traditional channels that have on-site processes and data. SAS Customer Intelligence 360 enables businesses to use both cloud and on-site channels and data. This integration is possible because of SAS software’s hybrid cloud architecture.

ERP Must-Haves for Finance: Leave behind cumbersome reporting, spreadsheets, and data that offers zero insights. IDC MarketScape has put together a guide to help you find the best finance and accounting applications. Read an excerpt of the report to learn today’s must-have ERP capabilities and why the IDC MarketScape positioned Workday in the Leaders category.

IP communications across multiple, sometimes untrusted, networks needs to be normalized, managed and secured. As part of the most cost-effective, easiest to manage line of Session Border Controllers on the market. Read to learn how they can help you.

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Outdated technology can affect employee retention and productivity when old systems and processes make tasks difficult for your staff.

Selecting the right software is an investment of time and money that can pay off with increased customer loyalty, more productive employees, and simpler business management. The Epicor® Eagle N Series® business management solution enables retailers to grow and thrive with powerful analysis tools that tell you ow your business is doing and why. Here is a sneak peek into 8 powerful analysis tools to consider that will help your retail business grow and thrive: 1. Store vs. Store 2. Your Top 100 Items 3. The Market Basket 4. Big Investment, Big Opportunity 5. Excess Limits Success 6. Beware the Hidden Dangers 7. A lot Can Happen in a Year 8. When Costs Change But Pricing Doesn’t View this infographic to get more insight into these 8 powerful analysis tools that will help grow your retail business.

Collecting actionable insight is key to making informed decisions about your LBM business. Epicor BisTrack provides eight LBM analysis tools that enable LBM dealers to grow and thrive, including flexible data analysis and reporting, customer stratification, and actionable, real-time data. Download the Tip Sheet to learn how else Epicor BisTrack can empower you to make sound decisions to grow margins, profits, and loyalty.

Does your current software give your business the visibility and flexibility you need to be responsive and competitive, or is outdated software negatively impacting business growth and excellent service? The retail world is becoming more complex. eCommerce has grown in the U.S.—from $42 billion to $236 billion in the last decade*—and lifestyle shopping is raising customer expectations. Having the right retail management software solution—one that can keep up with your business needs and the increasing pace of technology—is critical. Given the recent advancements in technology—and higher customer expectations—perhaps it’s time to ask if your retail management software is up to the task of nurturing and managing your growth over the coming decade. Epicor has been a part of successful retail businesses for years. Here are some risks you may face from using outdated software: 1. Excessive labor costs and hiring gaps 2. Operational inefficiencies 3. Insufficient data and insights 4. Dimi

The concept of integrated business planning — closing gaps in an organization’s various planning functions and aligning operations and strategy with its inancial performance — has existed in various forms for decades. What has changed is creation of planning platforms that can handle the luidity of data to erase silos and enterprise borders where once there were multiple geographies, departments, time zones, languages and currencies. All elements of business are managing the avalanche of information coming to them. Just like connecting disparate people, we also must connect data that resides in various systems, applications and tools.

The findings of FSN’s Innovation in the Finance Function global survey prove insightful and compelling—and highlight the critical role that innovative planning technology plays in the field of finance. Organizations today are evolving their operating models in conjunction with rising globalization, the value of big data, technological advances, regulatory changes, and demographic shifts. They are also in pursuit of business growth with the same or—in some cases—fewer resources than before.

For many years, large corporations have employed financial planning and analysis professionals to oversee budgeting, planning, forecasting and analysis. But the sea-change in technology, data and the competitive landscape is having a sustained impact on the FP&A function as it transforms from a predominately budgeting function to a forward-focussed strategic contributor. Now, as new cloud technology makes implementing modern FP&A quicker and cheaper, the function has become more accessible to medium-sized, or even smaller, organisations. There is a nascent but growing realisation that this corner of the finance function should be demanding more of an organisation’s attention, large or small, because having accurate and timely visibility, further into the future, could mean the difference between success and failure in today’s highly uncertain and volatile business environment.

57% of supply chain professionals believe there is room for improvement in supply chain visibility. Today, organizations are under pressure to increase the agility of their supply chain to be able to plan, monitor, and respond to ever-changing market conditions. By connecting data, people, plans, and networks across the enterprise, your business’ supply chain can enable true visibility, improve margins, and drive down costs. The vision of a tightly integrated and truly connected supply chain can be achieved, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Download the white paper to learn the three steps companies can take to evolve their supply chain maturity.

Innovate the supply chain, improve the business For many companies, supply chain performance affects 100 percent of company revenue but only part of the income statement. Supply chain problems have significant impact across the rest of the business, as do supply chain successes. If you could improve the health and visibility of your supply chain and your business, wouldn’t you? Together with Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR), Anaplan surveyed dozens of supply chain leaders about the effectiveness of their supply chain management strategies. Survey data capturing trends in supply chain challenges and opportunities Practical tips on improving supply chain performance Insight on the important connection between supply chain and business performance

The concept of integrated business planning — closing gaps in an organization’s various planning functions and aligning operations and strategy with its inancial performance — has existed in various forms for decades. What has changed is creation of planning platforms that can handle the luidity of data to erase silos and enterprise borders where once there were multiple geographies, departments, time zones, languages and currencies. All elements of business are managing the avalanche of information coming to them. Just like connecting disparate people, we also must connect data that resides in various systems, applications and tools.

The findings of FSN’s Innovation in the Finance Function global survey prove insightful and compelling—and highlight the critical role that innovative planning technology plays in the field of finance. Organizations today are evolving their operating models in conjunction with rising globalization, the value of big data, technological advances, regulatory changes, and demographic shifts. They are also in pursuit of business growth with the same or—in some cases—fewer resources than before.

For many years, large corporations have employed financial planning and analysis professionals to oversee budgeting, planning, forecasting and analysis. But the sea-change in technology, data and the competitive landscape is having a sustained impact on the FP&A function as it transforms from a predominately budgeting function to a forward-focussed strategic contributor. Now, as new cloud technology makes implementing modern FP&A quicker and cheaper, the function has become more accessible to medium-sized, or even smaller, organisations. There is a nascent but growing realisation that this corner of the finance function should be demanding more of an organisation’s attention, large or small, because having accurate and timely visibility, further into the future, could mean the difference between success and failure in today’s highly uncertain and volatile business environment.