Business Intelligence (BI)

Constellation Brands uses Flowfinity software to achieve real-time, actionable field data for planning, managing distributor activity and optimizing sales opportunities.

Enterra will develop next-generation cognitive computing solutions using the SAP HANA platform and also plans to develop and market new, advanced analytics and insights product and service offerings that will run on SAP HANA.

Marketing programs need to change. The opportunity is to execute test and learn strategies and to get good at listening.

Ryder will provide a combination of Comprehensive Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance services for Southerns fleet of 2,200 tractors, trucks and trailers.

A recent IDC study unveils that 52.5 percent of Canadian CIOs are open to employees bringing their own devices to work. Of those respondents, 50.8 percent said that it was to appeal to young workers, which will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2028. Find out what other trends are impacting the changing role of the CIO, and their biggest IT priorities for 2014.

Companies announced include GameWear, Pet Head and That Pet Place, which are among a growing number of manufacturers, distributors and retailers of pet goods that are leveraging NetSuite.

New research finds that more than half of business leaders place digital strategy and data analytics high on their agenda. Yet, 32 percent of respondents currently see themselves as having weak or no capabilities in these areas. Meanwhile, the supply chain was rated by consumer goods and retail executives as the No. 1 challenge for their companies and is also the most likely to receive increased investment this year.

A new report from IDC Manufacturing Insights concludes that big data and analytics will remain one of the top investment priorities for manufacturing organizations of all sizes for the foreseeable future. In fact, nearly 51 percent of respondents expect to generate new revenue streams from big data and analytics projects.