April 2009 - Posts

• Retailers invest in IT to help cut costs

  In a tough economic climate it would be easy to assume that IT budgets might be cut. IT is however being hailed by many retailers as a high-return investment opportunity to help reduce costs, improve customer service and ultimately increase profitability. It is also a strategic choice, improving service levels, customer retention and market share today will place those who’ve make wise technology investments in the strongest position as the economy returns to growth in the coming years (as well as helping keen the business lean right now). Angelica Mari’s article in Computing earlier this month highlights specific examples of where forward looking retailers are seizing the day. Computing - Selling the value of IT Take a look at our recent Waterstone’s case study and call us on 01483 418 628 to find out more about the business intelligence solutions we can help your retail business with today. Posted Apr 30 2009, 06:27 AM by Matt Quinn with no comments Filed under: value, Retail, Cost reduction Share |

• SharePoint – now with added BI!

  Following the consolidation of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’s Monitoring & Analytics components into the SharePoint Enterprise CAL (and the future provision of this as ‘PerformancePoint Services’ in the next release) many existing SharePoint license holders (particularly those with the e-CAL and Software Assurance) may have just inherited the rights to use the powerful Analytical components, but don’t know it. Does your company use SharePoint? If you do, you may now be entitled to put these powerful analytical tools into your teams hands for very little input – we can help you determine if you are eligible and shape what valuable information you can provide from your existing back-end systems investment right into the hands of your users. Get in touch to find our what you’re missing. Matt.Quinn@altiusconsulting.com OR call +44 (0) 1483 418628 Posted Apr 16 2009, 11:19 AM by Matt Quinn with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, SharePoint Share |