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IBM Cloud delivers enterprise sovereign cloud capabilities

IBM Big Data Hub

As clients continue to face industry-specific challenges, IBM Cloud is continuously innovating to help them thrive in areas related to trade finance , payments , high performance computing and more. With these capabilities, we aim to enable clients to control who has access to their data while still leveraging the benefits of the cloud.

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In-depth with CDO Christopher Bannocks

Peter James Thomas

I have accountability for the governance and quality through those processes and for making the data available for downstream consumers, like Analytics, Risk, Finance and HR. A few years into the cycle of Big Data adoption, do you see the tools and approaches yielding the expected benefits?

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The Case for Continuous Financial Planning after Covid-19

Jet Global

The way we perceive business risk, and how we manage it, is fundamentally different for every finance leader on the planet. Traditionally, planning is performed on a quarterly, bi-annual, or annual basis by finance departments, with a big push for the annual budget. Why change the process? What is continuous planning?

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Humans-in-the-loop forecasting: integrating data science and business planning

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

In choosing the appropriate method, a key distinction lies in the business stakes associated with a given forecast publication cycle. Based on the decisions being made and how quickly plans can adjust to new forecast updates, what is the cost of forecasting too high or too low? If the costs of prediction error are asymmetric (e.g.

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Three Benefits of Driver-Based Budgeting

Jet Global

This article explores some basic definitions of DBB with examples and then zeros in on some of the key benefits of DBB. Identifying Key Business Drivers. The DBB process begins with identifying the variables that have the greatest impact on overall business performance. Benefit #1. Benefit #2.

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Five Types of Budgets: Which One is Right for You

Jet Global

It helps company leaders to aggressively streamline inflated budgets and to bring costs under control while minimizing any negative impact on operations. In effect, ZBB forces companies to prioritize and take a more intentional approach to managing their costs, focusing on the areas that generate the highest value for the business.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

These benefits provide a 360-degree feedback loop. SAID ANOTHER WAY… Business intelligence is a map that you utilize to plan your route before a long road trip. Natural Evolution of the BI Market BI was Crystal Reports in the ‘90s and multi-dimensional analysis at the turn of the millennium. The market has since evolved.