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What Makes a Metric a KPI?

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

How does your organization define and display its metrics? I believe many organizations are not defining and displaying metrics in a way that benefits them most. A number, by itself, does not provide any indication of whether the result is good or bad.

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The journey to a mature asset management system

IBM Big Data Hub

Sensoring and monitoring also contribute to the direct measurement of sustainability environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics such as energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission or wastewater flows. This also prevents expensive machine downtime, production deferment and potential safety or environmental risks.

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Automation for all—managing and scaling networks has never been easier

CIO Business Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) were not advanced enough to accurately capture, organize, and interpret the data to make accurate recommendations. Machine learning has also greatly advanced over the past several years. There were also limitations in technology.

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Big Data Hub

Technology-driven visibility AI and machine learning can be used to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately, providing insights that can improve forecasting, inventory management, and customer service. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

This can be quantified by measuring metrics like tree cover, habitat integrity and number of species, and is guided by sustainable development principles. The goal is for there to be more nature by 2030 than there is today—which means taking actionable steps in 2024. The smart factories that make up Industry 4.0

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How to create a robust digital transformation strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

The rise of advanced digital technologies Technological developments improving organizations include automation , quantum computing and cloud computing , artificial intelligence , machine learning and the Internet of Things (IoT). It also enables an organization to better respond in real-time to competitive challenges.

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5G use cases that are transforming the world

IBM Big Data Hub

Currently, other transformational technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT ) and machine learning (ML) require much faster speeds to function than 3G and 4G networks offer. This makes 5G’s Block Error Rate (BER)—a metric of error frequency—much lower.

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