
Welcome to the Information Value Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter featuring David Loshin, a recognized expert, author and speaker on information quality and business intelligence. In addition to my article that looks why information systems always seem to lag behind the business, this issue features an article from David that suggests that geographic enhancement may become one of the next big opportunities for business intelligence.
On behalf of the Business Intelligence Network, I encourage you to use the monthly Information Value Special Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter as your regular source of information and applicable operational processes that will enable you to quantify and elevate the information asset to the balance sheet. Also, please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information pertaining to business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.
To your continued success,

Geographic Enhancement: Location as Attribution
by David Loshin
Geographic enhancement is poised to become one of the next big opportunities for business intelligence over the next few years.
Speed of Business and IT
by Bill Inmon
Why does the IT department seem to always lag behind the businessman?
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