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                                      Decisive Intelligence™
                                      Competitive decisions from better business intelligence                                1|2

 Globally, information is             Authors: Freddie McMahon (FusionExperience) and Andrew de Rozairo (Sybase)
 growing at a compound
 rate of 60% per annum                Adapting to demand
 according to the research
                                      As the way we do business becomes
 company IDC .
 Source: Economist, ‘Data             more complex and changes more quickly,
 Data Everywhere’ - A                 the gap between the top and bottom
 special report for                   performers widens considerably (Source:
 managing information,
                                      Competitive Advantage from Better
 Published 27 Feb 2010
                                      Interactions, by Scott C. Beardsley,
                                      Bradford C. Johnson and James M.
                                      Manyika). Across sectors, leaders such
                                      as Tesco, Procter & Gamble,
                                      Goldman Sachs, Apple and Google have one thing in common – they all have an
                                      unquenchable thirst for collecting vast amounts of data from everywhere, which is
                                      converted to actionable insights for smarter innovation, interactions, transactions.


                                      Intelligence at the edge
 70% of enterprise data               Competing in complex markets demands rethinking data and relationships. This
 exists in various frontline
                                      involves the re-examination of the way data is collected, cleansed, analysed, visualised
 settings, from laptops to
 shop environments.
                                      and evolved. It also means empowering people with information so they can take
 Source: Mobile Device                timely and decisive actions. For many organisations this means a shift towards better
 Management Sybase                    understanding of their data, generating more meaningful information and delivering
 Conference 3rd March
                                      actionable insights at the point of need. Decisive Intelligence™ is about strategic agility
 2010.
                                      and innovative differentiation.
 Getjar study claimed app
 downloads were 7bn last              Data boundaries are changing rapidly
 year and would reach
                                      Structured data, meaning it comes in a standard format of words or numbers, has been
 50bn by 2012, which is a
 92% year-on-year                     rapidly surpassed in volume by unstructured data such as blogs, voice, photos, videos,
 increase. Source: BBC,               social networks and much more. Much of this unstructured data is now indexed and
 18th March 2010.                     searchable bringing about a fundamental need to combine both sets of data for an
                                      entire picture. New types of structured data is also being generated externally from an
                                      increasing number of touchpoints: mobile apps, messaging services, points of
                                      presence, recognition technologies, media kiosks, health devices, digital TV, QR
                                      Codes and much more. As a result, external unstructured and structured data has
                                      redefined the data boundaries for understanding customer behaviours.

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FusionExperience                        Decisive Intelligence™
                                          Competitive decisions from better business intelligence                            1|2


 Number of            Company             New ways to see and interact with data
 Employees             Impact

     1,000          $2.5m waste
                                          The greater the quantity of data, the higher the
                         from             risk of information overload, information
                     information
                       overload           complexity and the subsequent increase in
                                          time to decision making. Seeing the wood for
                         IDC
                                          the trees is increasingly difficult in today's
   100,000           $3b extra
                    profits from          information rich business environment.
                    organisation
                   design change
                                          Advanced information visualisation and
                                          access tools empowers the business to
                      McKinsey                                                                                        Fractal Maps from
                                          grasp the detail and the overview of information in an                      FusionExperience
                                          instant, irrespective of volume or speed of change.
          Gartner Group
 “The ultimate objective is not to
                                          Its all about the business
 decrease information (flow) but          Technology creates new frontiers for business to harvest data inside and outside their
  to equip decision makers with
                                          organisation. Today, its more about the business using the data in smarter and faster
  the best information available.”
                                          ways. What is the gap between where the business is today and where it needs to be
        Director of Research
                                          today for Decisive Intelligence? Our Decisive Intelligence Maturity Model™ is an
                                          accelerator for decisive actions leading to definitive outcomes.




  Contact us
  Customer Experience
  Freddie McMahon
                                          Smarter and faster decisions is the differentiator
  t:/ + 44 (0) 20 7 084 7500
                                          Uncertainty amplifies the importance of making timely decisions. Intelligence that is not
  e:/ freddie.mcmahon@
  fusion-experience.com                   readily available is not intelligence! Timing is everything! The road map for Decisive
  w:/ fusion-experience.com               Intelligence is now clear. The next step is to understand the intelligence gap for doing
                                          business today.

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  • 1.
    FusionExperience Decisive Intelligence™ Competitive decisions from better business intelligence 1|2 Globally, information is Authors: Freddie McMahon (FusionExperience) and Andrew de Rozairo (Sybase) growing at a compound rate of 60% per annum Adapting to demand according to the research As the way we do business becomes company IDC . Source: Economist, ‘Data more complex and changes more quickly, Data Everywhere’ - A the gap between the top and bottom special report for performers widens considerably (Source: managing information, Competitive Advantage from Better Published 27 Feb 2010 Interactions, by Scott C. Beardsley, Bradford C. Johnson and James M. Manyika). Across sectors, leaders such as Tesco, Procter & Gamble, Goldman Sachs, Apple and Google have one thing in common – they all have an unquenchable thirst for collecting vast amounts of data from everywhere, which is converted to actionable insights for smarter innovation, interactions, transactions. Intelligence at the edge 70% of enterprise data Competing in complex markets demands rethinking data and relationships. This exists in various frontline involves the re-examination of the way data is collected, cleansed, analysed, visualised settings, from laptops to shop environments. and evolved. It also means empowering people with information so they can take Source: Mobile Device timely and decisive actions. For many organisations this means a shift towards better Management Sybase understanding of their data, generating more meaningful information and delivering Conference 3rd March actionable insights at the point of need. Decisive Intelligence™ is about strategic agility 2010. and innovative differentiation. Getjar study claimed app downloads were 7bn last Data boundaries are changing rapidly year and would reach Structured data, meaning it comes in a standard format of words or numbers, has been 50bn by 2012, which is a 92% year-on-year rapidly surpassed in volume by unstructured data such as blogs, voice, photos, videos, increase. Source: BBC, social networks and much more. Much of this unstructured data is now indexed and 18th March 2010. searchable bringing about a fundamental need to combine both sets of data for an entire picture. New types of structured data is also being generated externally from an increasing number of touchpoints: mobile apps, messaging services, points of presence, recognition technologies, media kiosks, health devices, digital TV, QR Codes and much more. As a result, external unstructured and structured data has redefined the data boundaries for understanding customer behaviours. CEP 23 | Decisive actions, definitive outcomes | © FusionExperience® Ltd 2010 | fusion-experience.com | 1
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    FusionExperience Decisive Intelligence™ Competitive decisions from better business intelligence 1|2 Number of Company New ways to see and interact with data Employees Impact 1,000 $2.5m waste The greater the quantity of data, the higher the from risk of information overload, information information overload complexity and the subsequent increase in time to decision making. Seeing the wood for IDC the trees is increasingly difficult in today's 100,000 $3b extra profits from information rich business environment. organisation design change Advanced information visualisation and access tools empowers the business to McKinsey Fractal Maps from grasp the detail and the overview of information in an FusionExperience instant, irrespective of volume or speed of change. Gartner Group “The ultimate objective is not to Its all about the business decrease information (flow) but Technology creates new frontiers for business to harvest data inside and outside their to equip decision makers with organisation. Today, its more about the business using the data in smarter and faster the best information available.” ways. What is the gap between where the business is today and where it needs to be Director of Research today for Decisive Intelligence? Our Decisive Intelligence Maturity Model™ is an accelerator for decisive actions leading to definitive outcomes. Contact us Customer Experience Freddie McMahon Smarter and faster decisions is the differentiator t:/ + 44 (0) 20 7 084 7500 Uncertainty amplifies the importance of making timely decisions. Intelligence that is not e:/ freddie.mcmahon@ fusion-experience.com readily available is not intelligence! Timing is everything! The road map for Decisive w:/ fusion-experience.com Intelligence is now clear. The next step is to understand the intelligence gap for doing business today. CEP 23 | Decisive actions, definitive outcomes | © FusionExperience® Ltd 2010 | fusion-experience.com | 2