May 26, 2020 Real-Time Decision-Making Use Cases in the Retail Industry – Part 3 In the first part of my blog on Real-Time Decision-Making (RTDM) highlighting Retail industry use cases, we discussed how combining existing historical data patterns with disparate new sources of data completes the Common Operational Picture (COP). To illustrate the use-case, we used an Actian customer, Kiabi, and how they used RTDM strategic capabilities to… Read More
May 18, 2020 Real-Time Decision-Making Use Cases in the Retail Industry – Part 2 In my last blog on Real-Time Decision-Making (RTDM), I shifted from a theoretical discussion of what RTDM is to uses cases that highlight key aspects of the value it can bring to business in periods of market uncertainty. I'm using the Retail Industry because its an Industry everyone knows something about coupled with the… Read More
May 14, 2020 Real-Time Decision-Making Use Cases in the Retail Industry In the last blog on Real-Time Decision-Making (RTDM), we discussed exactly what it is and why it matters. Before proceeding with more theoretical discussions, though, it’s probably worthwhile to give you some practical examples of RTDM and how data management, integration, and analytics support, build RTDM strategic capabilities that significantly impact business operations. Retail:… Read More
April 29, 2020 Why do you need Real-Time Decision-Making in Times of Market Uncertainty, and what is it Anyway? I recently started a new blog series on why Real-Time Decision-Making is required during periods of market uncertainty. In this next blog, lets level set on exactly what is Real-Time Decision-Making and why it matters so much more during periods of market uncertainty and business disruption. Naturally, what got me thinking about all of… Read More
April 22, 2020 Real-Time Decision-Making in Times of Market Uncertainty Can’t be Business-As-Usual Saying that the current business climate and market conditions are tough is about as much an understatement as saying a Banana Slug is not terribly fast. Making the right decisions too slowly or wrong decisions too quickly can have equally adverse outcomes. In certain industries such as Retail, Travel, and Hospitality or for smaller… Read More