This book looks at strategies to help companies become more intelligent, connected, and agile. It discusses how companies can define and measure high-impact outcomes and use effectively analytics technology to achieve them. It also looks at the technology needed to implement the analytics necessary to achieve high-impact outcomes—from both analytics tool and technical infrastructure perspective. Also discussed are ancillary, but critical, topics such as data security and governance that may not traditionally be a part of analytics discussions but are essential in helping companies maintain a secure environment for their analytics and access the quality data they need to gain critical insights and drive better decision-making.

Anu Jain joined Teradata in 2017 and is responsible for leading the Americas Think Big Organization. His focus is on creating enhanced business outcomes through tailored solution delivery. He is a seasoned services and sales leader with over 20 years of experience in technology consulting organizations. Prior to Teradata, Anu led the Media, Entertainment and Cable industry segment for IBM; a $1.5 billion plus P&L. Anu was also the cofounder of Janus, a Tax & Treasury Analytics Solutions business with Agile analytics and Big Data Solutions for the Office of the CFO. Prior to Janus, Anu was a Leader at Deloitte leading their Business Intelligence and IM practices as well as serving as the Chief People Officer of their Technology Services business in North America. He has a BS in Operations Industrial Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology.