Piecing Together the BI Jigsaw Puzzle

Susan AndreArticles, News

Most of us enjoy the process of building jigsaw puzzles and marvelling at the resulting image that emerge. Embarking on a Business Intelligence initiative can be compared to building jigsaw puzzles:  assembling hundreds of tiny pieces (of data) to reveal a captivating picture (integrated data picture!). BI requires meticulous planning, attention to detail and persistence. The result offers similar delight …

Do you know your Mesh from your Fabric?

Susan AndreArticles, News

Data Mesh and Data Fabric may sound baffling and it may even be a cause for some of our non-superhero misgivings. Think of these potentially complex data related concepts in a fun way by imagining both as superheroes with unique powers! Data Mesh is like a chameleon superhero that adapts to its surroundings, changing colours and appearance to blend in …

Bottoms up BOT – Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence

Susan AndreArticles, News

Photo by Andriyko Podilnyk on Unsplash Are you a fan of Bottoms up? No, in this case it is not the drinking game, but rather the intersection of Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). While the two might seem unrelated at first, it turns out that BI actually forms a firm part of the AI foundation. Just as you need …

Catalogue Calamity

Susan Andre2022, News

Imagine walking into a library intending to borrow a specific book or books on a specific topic. Where will you start? Probably by consulting the Library Catalogue that contains an inventory of all books. This inventory is prepared based on specific rules to ensure that each individual item can be found. The most obvious and useful sort sequence will include …

Business Intelligence Art through the Ages

Susan AndreArticles, News

Every so often a cascade of new technologies, buzz-words and ideas enter the already crammed information management world. Reasons for this range between more and different forms of data becoming available (being the most common motive), un-inaugurated personnel working with data (insufficient experience) through technology pundits wanting to sell the best-piece-of-software which will solve all data related problems, plus anything …

Precisely Data Integrity Suite

Susan Andre2020, News, News Releases

Data integrity empowers your businesses to make fast, confident decisions based on data that is trusted to have maximum accuracy, consistency, and context Request a demo Start your data integrity journey We know your business struggles to trust its data for decision-making. And the demand for data integrity – data with accuracy, consistency, and the essential element of context – …

Syncsort Rebrands as Precisely, Powers Confident Business Decisions with Trusted Data

Susan Andre2020, News, News Releases

New Brand and Strategy Accelerate Leadership in Data Integrity Following Syncsort’s Acquisition of the Pitney Bowes Software and Data Business Pearl River, NY | May 14, 2020Press releases Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, is today being unveiled as the result of Syncsort’s acquisition of the Pitney Bowes software and data business in December. The Precisely brand underpins a world-class business …

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Pitney Bowes Completes Sale of Software Solutions Business to Syncsort

Susan Andre2020, News, News Releases

STAMFORD, Conn., December 02, 2019 – Pitney Bowes(NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, and financial services, today announced that the previously disclosed sale of its Software Solutions Business to Syncsort for $700 million in cash has been completed, with the exception of its software and data business in Australia, which …