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Small Businesses Use Big Data to Offset Risk During Economic Uncertainty

Smart Data Collective

Big data technology used to be a luxury for small business owners. In 2023, big data Is no longer a luxury. One survey from March 2020 showed that 67% of small businesses spend at least $10,000 every year on data analytics technology. However, there are even more important benefits of using big data during a bad economy.

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

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

by THOMAS OLAVSON Thomas leads a team at Google called "Operations Data Science" that helps Google scale its infrastructure capacity optimally. ln this post he describes where and how having “humans in the loop” in forecasting makes sense, and reflects on past failures and successes that have led him to this perspective.

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Sound Decisions in Dynamic Times – Forecasts and Simulations Support Modern Corporate Management

BI-Survey

Markets and competition today are highly dynamic and complex, and the future is characterized by uncertainty – not least because of COVID-19. This uncertainty is currently at the forefront of everyone‘s minds. This results in growing competitive pressure, driven by innovation, complexity and changing social and political conditions.

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Sound Decisions in Dynamic Times – Forecasts and Simulations Support Modern Corporate Management

BI-Survey

Markets and competition today are highly dynamic and complex, and the future is characterized by uncertainty – not least because of COVID-19. This uncertainty is currently at the forefront of everyone‘s minds. This results in growing competitive pressure, driven by innovation, complexity and changing social and political conditions.

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IT spending projected to grow despite economic headwinds

CIO Business Intelligence

The 3% increase in total IT spending represents slower growth than in 2021, as the economy as a whole and the IT sector in particular began to recover from the effects of the pandemic, and growth will largely be driven by cloud services and the data center, Gartner said. Cloud Computing, Data Center, Technology Industry

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The top 7 FP&A trends for 2023

Jedox

In times of uncertainty and change, technology can drive our ability to adapt quickly. Integrated business planning (IBP) is the next generation of decisive planning, with technology-driven cross-functional collaboration at its core. IBP allows for tighter collaboration between team members and more trustworthy forecasts and outputs.

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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

Decision support systems definition A decision support system (DSS) is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions. A DSS leverages a combination of raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to help users make decisions.