Business intelligence is the fastest growing software category but skills shortages in the area are hampering deployments and universities are failing to address the problem, according to experts.
Australian companies are keen to deploy business intelligence (BI) software because it reduces the need for as many skilled workers, according to Business Objects.
MBF Australia has no qualms about headhunting skilled IT professionals from other large organisations as the nation's supply of technology talent continues to run low.
Universities are calling on IT vendors to make a greater investment in the tertiary sector to tackle the skills crisis.
SAP's acquisition of Business Objects is unlikely to cause the company's existing customers to rush out and add business intelligence applications.
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It wasn't all smooth sailing when Woolworths upgraded to SAP's BI 7.0 recently, but as the retail chain put it: "An ASX Top 10 company cannot consolidate their results on an Excel spreadsheet".
Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.
Victorian demand for ICT professionals marginally improved during the first half of 2003, "but it is still a buyer's market".
These strategies will help companies ensure they are distributing the kind of high-quality, actionable BI necessary to make real-time business decisions.
IT departments face increasing boardroom pressure in 2006 to contribute to business growth, improve competitiveness and increase efficiency, according to Gartner.
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