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Dec 17
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data democratization

Data Democratization: What it is and why it matters

By | Self-service BI
Academic and author Tom Davenport once famously said “Every company has big data in its future, and every company will eventually be in the data business.” As a business grows, so do the volume and variety of data it collects as well as the challenges associated with leveraging it into actionable insights. And with more organizations implementing remote work environments, the importance of enabling access to meaningful and accurate business data for users is critical for success. In other words, effective data democratization should be a top goal for any business going into 2021. Read More

Feb 10
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Business Intelligence Software for Small Businesses

By | Business Intelligence
99.9% of US businesses are small businesses. Yes, really. And nearly half of American employees work for one. Now here’s another surprising statistic for you 58 million small business employees…

Only half of all small businesses last longer than 5 years.

There are many reasons why a business may fail. But it’s safe to say that many of those reasons have to do with one thing: decision-making. That’s why decision-making tools like Business Intelligence software can be a key differentiator for small businesses today.

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Mar 04
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Self-Service BI: Assessing and Implementing Embedded Analytics

By | Self-service BI | No Comments
Self-service business intelligence (BI) solutions and embedded analytics are desirable for many organizations, especially as business owners develop a need for more flexibility and self-reliance in their analytics.

Implementing self-service BI solutions has been a concern for many businesses, making some hesitant to make the switch. Fortunately, using these solutions for your business isn’t as challenging when you understand the basics and how to implement BI properly to set yourself up for success. Read More

Jan 29
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Data Visualization: The Functional Art of Business

By | Visualizations | No Comments

Data-driven decisions are dominating the business world, but making sense of massive amounts of data can still be a challenge without the right tools.

Data visualization refers to the presentation of data in a graphical or pictorial format. Presenting data in this way can enable decision-makers to see a visual representation of data and digest complicated concepts more easily, allowing data to be used as productively as possible.

Find out the unique advantages of digestible data visualization and how it can enhance insights and provide more information than standard analysis. Read More

Nov 29
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How to Build a CEO Dashboard

By | Business Intelligence, Self-Service Analytics | No Comments

A CEO dashboard visualizes your data and tracks your revenue trends, growth and cash flow to give you insights into your operations. Basically, CEO dashboards act as mission control and a window into the daily operations and growth of a business.

CEO dashboards also give busy executives fast, high-level visibility, so they can quickly identify the areas that need to be improved and make data-driven decisions. With all this data consolidated, they’re better equipped to use their data effectively and drive the business forward. Read More

Aug 31
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How Self-Service Analytics Improves Operational Performance, Application Value

By | Self-Service Analytics | No Comments
Self-service analytics has been sought by users tired of waiting for IT, data scientists or other specialists to produce variations of reports and dashboards. Expectations for business intelligence and analytics have changed. Users expect real-time data to examine KPIs and performance metrics that matter to their businesses more than ever before. They won’t wait for IT to deliver a custom report or dashboard. If you give them yesterday’s data or send them to another application for analytics, they’ll just go back to relying on their gut instinct. Read More

Aug 10
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Data scientist shortage doesn't stop analytics

Businesses Benefit from Analytics Even Without Data Scientists

By | Business Intelligence | No Comments
I keep reading about how the death knell has already sounded for any business intelligence solution that serves up less than predictive analytics. Machine learning, AI and IoT must be in play. But that looks like a ridiculous view to me when a vast number of businesses still use spreadsheets created by any and every employee who needs to examine company data. Read More

Apr 25
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Reports Can Enhance Your Product

4 Ways Reports Can Enhance Your Product

By | Ad Hoc Reporting | No Comments
The need for data analytics to support business decisions continues to grow. Reporting empowers your users when it comes to these business decisions. They give users the ability to find answers to their business questions quickly through the analytics.

Because of this, reports have a lot of value within an application. From scheduled operational reports to ad hoc reports for visual data discovery, you can use a report feature in many ways within your product. Read More