Category: Business Intelligence

BI Tools Integrated with SAP for Ease of Use and Access!

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July 17, 2020

Integrate SAP and BI Tools. It’s Easy!

Integrate SAP and BI Tools: Low Cost, Minimal Training, Fast and Easy!

If you are using SAP® in your business, you know that it takes time to plan, implement and train for this enterprise application. If your team wants to undertake a data democratization initiative and use data in various systems and data repositories to analyze and gain insight for business intelligence, you would be wise to select a business intelligence solution that can be easily integrated with SAP and allow your users to leverage familiar tools to perform analytics.

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Let’s Talk About Citizen Data Scientists!

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July 15, 2020

My Friend is Wrong! Citizen Data Scientists ARE Important!

Do You Want To Understand and Enable Citizen Data Scientists? You SHOULD!

I had a conversation with a dear friend the other day and one of the things we discussed was the ubiquitous mention of Citizen Data Scientists in technology and industry publications and conferences. My friend (who shall remain nameless), insisted that this was just another passing fancy and that Citizen Data Scientists were not really all that important in building the enterprise of the future.

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KPIs That Are Easy to Monitor and Manage!

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July 6, 2020

Key Performance Indicators Need Not Complicate Your Life!

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) That Make Your Life Easier!

Key Performance Indicators, affectionately referred to as KPIs…or perhaps not so affectionately referred to, depending on your comfort level with KPIs and your experience with the effectiveness and value of KPIs.

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SmartenApps Integrates Smarten Augmented Analytics With Shopify eCommerce for Data Analytics and Reporting

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July 1, 2020

SmartenApps Integrates Smarten Augmented Analytics With Shopify eCommerce for Data Analytics and ReportingSmarten is pleased to announce SmartenApps, its newest addition to the Smarten augmented analytics suite of offerings. The Smarten: eCommerce Analytics for Shopify by Elegant MicroWeb is an augmented analytics and reporting solution integrated with Shopify eCommerce.

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Self-Service Data Prep: A Tool for All Business Users!

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June 30, 2020

Can Self-Serve Data Prep Make My Business More Productive?

Why Do I Need Self-Serve Data Preparation?

Why would your business need Self-Serve Data Preparation? Perhaps you have a team that includes IT professionals that can prepare data for analysis or maybe you have a business analyst or a data scientist to serve that need. But, there are plenty of good reasons to consider data preparation tools that are easy enough for every team member to use.

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Modern BI & Mobile BI for Business Users!

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June 22, 2020

Modern BI and Data Literacy Go Hand in Hand!

Mobile BI and Personalized Dashboards: Important Components of Modern BI!

If your team is using business intelligence (and it should be), you may be working with a more restrictive business solution that is not designed for a business user. If that is the case, you are missing an opportunity to cascade analytics throughout the organization and to optimize your resources and improve productivity. Self-Serve Business Intelligence solutions are designed with guidance and recommendations to guide a business user with average skills through the process of preparing and analyzing data and to encourage collaboration and data sharing across the enterprise.

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Machine Learning = Easy Predictive Analytics!

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June 18, 2020

Leverage Machine Learning for Forecasts and Predictions!

Business Users Get Instant Help with Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics!

Here’s some good news! If you want to predict or forecast results for your business, you don’t need to be a data scientist, a statistician, a business analyst, or a rocket scientist! Today, augmented analytics solutions provide all the help a business user will need to gather data, prepare it for analysis and then choose the right algorithm or analytical technique to analyze the data and get clear, easy-to-understand results. ###

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Consider Augmented Analytics to Jumpstart Your Dx Initiative!

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June 16, 2020

Dx and Augmented Analytics: A Dynamic Combination!

Integrate Augmented Analytics as a Foundation for Digital Transformation!

Digital Transformation (Dx) is achieved when an organization plans and exploits digital technologies, workflow and processes, and its core capabilities and skills with an enterprise culture that evolves and shifts to engender a digital business model that advances business. Any Dx plan must include a review and appropriate modification of businesses processes, business models, operations, team collaboration and customer relationships. ###

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BI Tools Your IT Team AND Your Users Will Love!

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June 15, 2020

BI Tools: Easy for Business Users, Easy for IT to Administer!

A Business Intelligence Solution for Business Users and IT Staff Will Love!

There are many reasons for a business to consider a self-serve business intelligence solution for business users. If properly deployed, BI tools improve productivity, accuracy and speed of decisions and competitive advantage – among other things. ###

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Research Studies Reveal Shortcomings in Many Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You!

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June 11, 2020

Research Studies Reveal Shortcomings in Many Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You!

Data Literacy is a hot topic in business today.

As businesses struggle to remain competitive and to do more with less, every enterprise is looking for a way to optimize resources, and to get the most out of every team member. To do that, the business management team must leverage the knowledge and skills of each team member as those skills relate to their role and their responsibilities. Businesses must use team member knowledge gleaned from experience and education and merge that knowledge with data and analytics to make context-based, data-driven decisions.

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