Data silos are not uncommon in large organisations. BI silos are a sign of the times. Combined they are a big challenge.
BI silos are the result of business leaders fed up waiting for corporate IT to give them the insights to make better decisions.
They use revenue budgets to license these visually tempting BI products with data discovery built in. Hey presto! One business unit leader happy
The sting is in the tail however. The enterprise as a whole just cannot join up all the different data and BI silos. That's without even considering the inaccessible data in the legacy core systems of record. You know:-
- Emails
- Word Documents
- Invoices attached to emails
- Photo & video images
- Plans, blueprints
- Diagrams
- Hand written notes
That is why insights end up as being misleading or even downright wrong.
What's the answer? Here are two options:-
- Embed analytics in core apps and systems
- Digital platforms that digitally transform work processes
Embedded analyticssee Gartner 2017 BI Critical Capabilities Report
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Digital PlatformsThe Platform Revolution
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The biggest challenge today is navigating the tidal shift that has moved power, influence and budget from corporate IT to the business units. It used to be that the corporate BI team was the only game in town when it came to turn data into insights and action. They did it all. Today, business units no longer wait for corporate IT or BI to build or change something; they do it themselves. Thus, the role of the BI leader is changing from a technology dictator to a technology facilitator. The era of self-service is upon us and BI leaders need to adapt.
http://blog.syncsort.com/2017/01/big-data/wayne-eckerson-future-business-intelligence/
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