tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574Tue, 01 May 2012 15:15:49 +0000analystseventsanalyticsapicloudblognewsmashupssalesforceawardsNews and announcements from In2Clouds.comhttp://news.in2clouds.com/noreply@blogger.com (Manuel Martin)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-3257029292151774989Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:17:00 +00002011-08-03T10:50:45.407-04:00cloudnewsanalyticsPhoto by VladoWe are thrilled to announce the general availability of in2clouds Social Listeners for Twitter. A common request by our customers is "Can you help us find high quality Leads?". To help answer this question we decided to mine social channels (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc.) in search of patterns to predict future behavior, like making a purchase, canceling an account or http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/08/announcing-in2clouds-social-listeners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds Marketing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-3510057776649314960Tue, 10 May 2011 02:30:00 +00002011-05-09T22:30:01.438-04:00blogChristine Crandell wrote a very relevant post on "Three Metrics to Measure Sales and Marketing Alignment". As a data driven organization we adhere to the believe that we can't improve what we can't measure but at the same time experience has taught us that to effectively change behavior we need to have the right motivators in place. Before establishing a measurement framework we advise our http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/05/shared-goals-drive-effective-alignment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manuel Martin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-4746031115455878878Fri, 06 May 2011 20:53:00 +00002011-05-06T17:16:22.143-04:00newsanalystsCurt Hall from Cutter Consortium mentions in2clouds in an interesting article on the growing interest in Predictive Analytics. Cutter subscribers can also read a dedicated piece on in2clouds and several other interesting articles on the industry's trends and the recent work of other industry leaders.http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/05/in2clouds-included-in-cutter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds Marketing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-4565156268069744079Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:36:00 +00002011-03-23T10:49:41.186-04:00newsawardsMarch has been quite a month for us, Madness all around and without any hoops!For the second year in a row in2clouds has been selected as an OnDemand 100 Winner by AlwaysOn. We owe this recognition in full to the vision and commitment of our customers and the passion of our entire team.We also need to thank AlwaysOn for their outstanding work and relentless support for innovation and disrupting http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/03/in2clouds-2011-ondemand-100-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds Marketing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-4388485198592119031Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:24:00 +00002011-03-28T13:12:56.035-04:00newsawardsWe are thrilled and humbled by Information Management's inclusion of in2clouds in their 2011 40 Vendors to Watch List!With the ongoing exponential growth of electronic data for businesses around the world, analytical driven insights have become the core building blocks for world class enterprises in our generation. Being at the intersection of cloud computing and advanced analytics we are http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/03/in2clouds-makes-information-management.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds Marketing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-523085867355766219Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:28:00 +00002011-02-28T15:13:37.629-05:00blognewsOur Predictive Analytics platform continues to grow and improve by the day. Our latest release available immediately includes many enhancements and feature requests from all of our customers. Here are some of the highlights:1) Salesforce Chatter integration. in2clouds processing notifications for scheduled jobs (e.g. Model creation, monthly scoring, etc.) are now displayed as Chatter status http://news.in2clouds.com/2011/02/new-features-and-enhancements.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds Marketing)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-4360661865964845691Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:55:00 +00002011-05-09T22:04:19.253-04:00blogAs 2010 comes to an end, we thought it would be appropriate to share our most important lessons learned (re-learned in some cases) over the past 12 months. So, here we go: 1) Everybody is looking at data for answers Companies continue to accumulate data and are eager to exploit it. Data appear to be a vastly abundant, never ending resource (good data is a different story). The decline in other http://news.in2clouds.com/2010/12/as-2010-comes-to-end-we-thought-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-1530797403380785150Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:16:00 +00002010-12-28T21:16:47.537-05:00salesforcenewsWe are pleased to announce the release of in2clouds' Predictive Text Analytics. To respond to our customers' requests we have enhanced our analytical engine to build predictive models from unstructured data sources (i.e. free form text). Whether you are looking to analyze emails, survey responses or social media conversations, in2clouds automatically processes the information, extracts the http://news.in2clouds.com/2010/12/new-predictive-text-analytics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-8419286711521287603Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:49:00 +00002010-07-06T12:49:16.046-04:00newsawards We are thrilled to announce that The Data Warehousing Insitute (TDWI) has selected in2clouds as a Solution Sponsor winner of the Predictive Analytics category for our work with our customer Advanceit. In the past we have been recognized because of our innovative technology and our vision and market potential but winning this best practices awards is particularly special because it recognizes thehttp://news.in2clouds.com/2010/07/in2clouds-tdwi-2010-best-practices.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-1817772039094587326Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:37:00 +00002010-07-04T20:45:02.895-04:00newsawardsWe are proud to announce that in2clouds has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn East Top 100 winners.  Inclusion in the AlwaysOn East 100 signifies leadership amongst our peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. We are humbled by this recognition and thrilled by joining such a distinguished list of http://news.in2clouds.com/2010/06/in2clouds-alwayson-east-top-100-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-6785742247258813291Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:16:00 +00002010-04-19T22:16:18.280-04:00news We are please to announce that in2clouds has been selected by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand Top 100 Winner. Inclusion in the OnDemand 100 signifies leadership amongst our peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players.  We were specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a sethttp://news.in2clouds.com/2010/04/in2clouds-ondemand-top100-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-1685096297777343759Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-03-10T10:15:42.112-05:00Avinash Kaushik wrote a great post on "useless web metrics" that discusses how an over abundance of data and easier access to it have contributed to an overwhelming explosion of reports and metrics. However, not all metrics are created equal. The recommendation is to question the validity and impact of all metrics and discard the ones that fail to produce a recommendation for an action. While http://news.in2clouds.com/2010/03/sales-analytics-and-metrics-that-matter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-1851165251143869814Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:55:00 +00002010-02-10T14:28:51.048-05:00blogA few days ago we had an interesting conversation with one of our prospects. This company had a strong growth in 2009 and for 2010 was looking to deploy sales analytics as a competitive advantage. This company had developed an evaluation criteria and one of their key requirements was the ability to support 'drill to detail and ad-hoc report creation'. As we began to explore use cases, we learnedhttp://news.in2clouds.com/2010/02/predictive-sales-analytics-vs-sales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-3566831320451184893Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:22:00 +00002010-01-27T09:24:18.247-05:00newsanalysts Borris Evelson has a new blog post about Business Intelligence in the Cloud. He includes a list of vendors like IBM, SAS, in2clouds and others. Boris reviews the state of the industry and provides some useful criteria for those considering a BI solution in the Cloud.http://news.in2clouds.com/2010/01/in2clouds-on-forrester-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-729437596000497628Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:08:00 +00002009-12-21T12:32:30.180-05:00cloudnewsanalytics David Wells wrote an excellent article on cloud analytics. We are honored to be mentioned as one of the providers of predictive analytics on the cloud. We feel confident that the combination of cloud computing and advanced analytics will be a tremenouds source of competitive advantage for companies over the next decade. While many challenges remain the tangible progress can't be ignored. This http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/12/in2clouds-mentioned-on-beyenetwork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-3180820029900652613Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-11-17T13:11:41.943-05:00salesforcenews We are happy to announce that Salesforce.com selected in2clouds' predictive analytics engine as a finalist in the Force.com Innovation Showcase. in2clouds is the only analytics application to make it to the final: “Customers look to salesforce.com partners like in2clouds to extend the value of their Salesforce CRM deployment,” said Kendall Collins, chief marketing officer, salesforce.com. “With http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/11/salesforcecom-selects-in2clouds-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-5825173967175588919Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-11-06T10:50:25.635-05:00salesforcenewsWebsite Magazine delivers expert information to succeed on the Internet, backed with daily news online, email newsletters and exclusive digital content. In one of their latest articles, Website Magazine highlights some of Salesforce's "popular and and downright nifty applications". Click here for the full arcticlehttp://news.in2clouds.com/2009/10/in2clouds-recognized-by-website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-6256501840480119705Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:31:00 +00002009-11-06T10:20:24.678-05:00newsanalyticsA new study by IBM reveals that leveraging analytics to improve business decision making is a top priority for CIOs. At in2clouds we could not agree more. We also think that the timing for companies to improve their analytics capabilities is perfect. Cloud computing and predictive analytics make it possible to deliver actionable insight faster and easier than ever before. Today companies of all http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/09/analytics-top-priority-for-cios.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-2119163139218588620Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-11-06T10:52:23.191-05:00salesforcenewsThe in2clouds team is very proud to report that a few days ago we received our first 5 star review in salesforce.com's AppExchange by one of our customers. We take customer satisfaction very seriously and this first review is the perfect motivation to keep working hard to create value for our customers.Even though our predictive analytics engine launched just a few weeks ago we feel very http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/08/first-five-star-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-7905275183037140619Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-06-23T21:16:41.859-04:00newsMore good news for all of our users. Effective immediately users of all editions will see the new "Ranking Breakdown" report after they refresh their scores. This is a fantastic report that we like to call "the money report" because it breaks down won and lost opportunities by probability ranking. It shows the tipping point of your opportunity cost and the start of diminishing returns. We have http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/06/new-ranking-breakdown-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-5731683210732603870Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:55:00 +00002009-11-06T11:00:15.644-05:00salesforcenews In2Clouds has been selected as a semi-finalist in Force.com Forty Innovation Showcase. The Force.com is a year long program that showcases the best applications from Salesforce.com partner community. We are very excited to be part of this exclusive group and would like to thank our customers for their support. http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/06/in2clouds-forcecom-40-semi-finalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-1562550891469434083Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:03:00 +00002009-06-03T11:06:46.912-04:00newsToday we made available a new report available to all editions. This report is similar to the default Priority Ranking but instead of showing the number of opportunities for each Ranking it shows the dollar amount. Users will be able to judge the quality of their pipeline and see the impact in their forecasts with less effort.Like always we welcome your feedback.http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/06/new-amount-distribution-report_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-3932129041092292722Mon, 18 May 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-05-18T20:24:51.122-04:00newseventsOver the past couple of months we have had a large number of inquiries about our services and technology. Often most of these conversations expanded to broader questions about Analytics and Cloud Computing. For example:How to tailor the Models to specific companies or industries?How to leverage custom data fields?How to best leverage the storage and processing power offered by Cloud Computing?http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/05/introducing-cloud-analytics-webinars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (in2clouds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-9111951916895301786Thu, 07 May 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-05-14T08:38:05.075-04:00salesforcenewsWe have extended our application to support Salesforce.com customers using the Professional edition. The installation process and the available features are identical across Salesforce.com editions. Please give it a try and let us know your comments.http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/05/expanded-support-for-professional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manuel Martin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185410464557820574.post-4904235759157004392Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:14:00 +00002009-04-24T05:32:37.032-04:00salesforcecloudnewsanalyticsToday we are proud to announce the general availability release of In2Clouds Sales Analytics for Salesforce.com. This new application is available immediately from Salesforce's AppExchange On-Demand Marketplace.This new service helps organizations increase their revenues by improving the effectiveness of their sales teams. In2Clouds analyzes historical sales data and applies mathematical http://news.in2clouds.com/2009/04/in2clouds-announces-predictive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manuel Martin)0