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Summary: As we generate more data than ever before, Business Intelligence is becoming even more important. But–driven by recent trends–Business Intelligence is undergoing some major changes. Learn why, and what changes we can expect in the near future.
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7 big Business Intelligence trends to watch in 2015Read More »
Summary: As businesses generate more data than ever before, we’re seeing widespread Business Intelligence adoption. But, some businesses unknowingly derail their BI investment with a few bad habits. These habits keep companies from capitalizing on BI–and getting the most out of their data. Does your company practice any of these habits?
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Summary: Why do most BI projects fail? Many organizations still ignore the foundational questions and rush through the initial steps. They jump straight into implementation, and then wonder what went wrong. If you want your BI project to succeed, here are 4 initial steps you can’t ignore.
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The BI Roadmap (part II): 4 initial steps you can’t ignoreRead More »
Summary: Despite the growing need for analytics, most BI projects still fail. In this first installment of the BI Roadmap series, you’ll learn why these projects fail, along with a few foundational questions you cannot afford to ignore before starting a BI project.
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The BI Roadmap (part 1): 5 essential questions to askRead More »
Summary: Businesses collect data to improve their insight and decision-making ability. But, it’s having the opposite effect. Rather than helping, data overload actually hurts decision-making. In this article, we’ll cover 5 steps to help you beat ‘Information Fatigue’, and capitalize on the data you have.
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Summary: As businesses create more data than ever before, Business Intelligence is growing. The only problem: Most Business Intelligence projects still fail. In this article, you’ll learn why this happens and key take-aways to help you avoid BI failure.
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7 reasons why Business Intelligence projects failRead More »
Summary: Poised for rapid growth, Business Intelligence is also on the verge of some major changes. Driven in part by recent trends and development advances, the BI of the near future will shift dramatically from traditional BI solutions of the past. In this article, you’ll learn more about why BI is changing and where it’s heading.
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I’m happy to announce that m-Power’s reporting and Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities just received a major boost! We just released an update that includes much improved graphing and charting capabilities, and I think you’ll love it.
Now, you’ll still find all of the charting features you’ve come to expect out of m-Power, like chart drill-downs, tooltips, mobile charting capabilities, etc… We didn’t remove any existing features. We did, however, add some new capabilities that will help you create better web applications with m-Power. For instance, m-Power users can now:
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Gartner recently predicted that Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics will remain a top focus for CIOs through 2017. As the benefits of a data-driven decision-making process become more evident, we’ll see most businesses adopt a BI strategy in one form or another over the next few years.
The only problem: Many businesses still don’t quite understand BI. They have a general idea, but the concept remains clouded in misconceptions. These misconceptions keep many businesses from adopting BI, or from taking full advantage of its potential.
Today, I’d like to address these misconceptions, and explain why they’re false. So, what are the biggest areas of confusion surrounding BI? While the list could be much larger, here are 9 of the most common BI misconceptions:
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9 most common Business Intelligence misconceptionsRead More »