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Self-Service Reporting & Analytics

By | Self-Service Analytics
Expectations have changed.

Real-time data, KPIs, and performance metrics matter to businesses now more than ever. Users can’t wait for a custom report or dashboard. They don’t want to see yesterday’s data or to go to another application to perform data analysis. They expect to analyze and visually explore data inside your application.

Izenda is the fastest way to integrate self-service reporting and analytics because it was purpose-built to seamlessly embed into your application or portal. Your users get simple, intuitive, and powerful self-service BI & analytics. You get increased user adoption, satisfaction, and loyalty. It’s a win-win. Read More

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Advanced Analytics Platforms

By | Analytics
Advanced analytics may sound like a complex, highly technical subject reserved for skilled data scientists and analysts. But many business users today are performing in-depth data analysis and creating visually-rich reports without any formal data science training. How? Through modern Business Intelligence platforms.

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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

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3 SaaS Companies Radically Optimizing Business Operations

By | For Product Managers, Industry Trends | No Comments

With the rapid growth of cloud computing in the business world, software as a service, or SaaS, companies are taking their capabilities further than ever before. New companies are being launched and older companies are engaging in reinventions and innovations as SaaS providers work to stay ahead of this competitive, growing market.

Still, some companies are finding new solutions to problems and putting themselves ahead of the pack. Here are three of the best SaaS companies that are radically optimizing business operations.

LastPass

Ranked among the top four by the 2017 Consumer Report, LastPass is a comprehensive password manager that saves users’ passwords and logins on behalf of the user on password-protected websites, providing secure access virtually anywhere. LastPass makes it easy for new employees to manage access and coordinate passwords within minutes, which dramatically streamlines business processes. It can also customize permissions to keep passwords secure to certain folders or employees.

LastPass offers personal use for online shopping, Wi-Fi access, vital documents, and more, but its applications are far more apparent for business. Passwords are the most significant source of data breaches, so LastPass provides unparalleled password protection and data security.

Asana

Receiving a 4.5/5 and an Editor’s Choice award from PC Magazine in 2017, Asana is a work management platform that business teams use to stay focused on projects, goals, and day-to-day tasks. It also has a collaborative platform to keep every employee aware of work progress and aligned with goals. Features for this software include reporting tools, file attachments, calendars, and more.

Asana can integrate with over 100 different platforms as well, including Google Drive, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, and many other vital business tools. It’s SOC 2-certified as well, delivering performance, stability, and security to the platform to keep data secure and private.

Gusto

Named the top-rated online payroll software of 2018 by PC Magazine, Gusto is a platform for payroll, human resource management, and administration capabilities. It offers an excellent user interface and navigation system that simplifies these complicated processes. Employees onboard online, sparing business owners tedious paperwork, and the payroll taxes are automatically filed. If there are any problems, the experienced customer service representatives are available to help.

The all-in-one HR management service expands on the standard benefits administration capabilities. Document management, 401K management, and an employee directory are available, as well as integration of payroll and medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.

Take Your Business Further

As you can see, the best SaaS companies are working to provide services that optimize business processes and make day-to-day tasks seamless, allowing businesses to focus on vital tasks.

Izenda is doing its part as well. With our embedded, modern, self-service BI software, you can streamline your data analytics and get more insights from your data, saving you time and resources. We do the work for you, so you focus on your core competencies and grow your business. Learn more about the features and benefits of our BI software and request your demo today!

2012: The Year that Put Self-Service High Above

By | Industry Trends

And Predictions for 2013

In 2012, nearly every pillar of traditional IT infrastructure was replaced with new technology. Entire organizations can now be successfully run without a trace of legacy infrastructure — even an IT department. The cloud has won. This well-defined solution means that IT expertise is no longer needed to start new projects and launch new applications. Labor shortages in 2012 resulted in more business leaders partnering with cloud vendors to create successful teams.

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Most Report Designers are Built for Developers, Not Business Users

By | Customer Success, Izenda Reports
Many developers and professional report writers are used to Visual Studio and other similar interfaces that require years of mastery to learn.  Since most other ad-hoc tools cater toward the developer, they have built out UIs that mimic an IDE (Integrated Development Environment). These tools were built from the ground up as desktop report writers.

Izenda’s Report Designer was built with the business power user in mind. Reports and Dashboards can be built in a matter of minutes, compared to the added complexity of the heavier desktop components that require you to precisely lay out every aspect of the report and publish it to the web.

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Using Parameters for Enhanced Usability, Not Questionable Security

By | For Developers, Tips

Traditional Environments: DBAs Rule and Users Drool

If you want data or an update, the only option is to put in a request to your DBA.  Worse yet, it may be a committee of DBAs. The DBA would run the report and send it to you. If your company is a bit more enlightened, you may have online reports you can access (but not modify.)  While this is progress, knowledge workers really need access to data immediately and through a self-service interface that makes it easy to run routine reports with minimal steps and customize them when necessary. Read More