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Excel is Not a One-stop Shop for your Data Needs

Excel is Not a One-stop Shop for your Data Needs

Excel is everywhere and it has proven to be a valuable resource to every company across the globe. The problem is that many companies are using spreadsheets as their main line of communication internally. Excel is great at displaying all of the raw data you could possibly dream of, just ask any Data Analyst, who eats, sleeps and dreams of never-ending spreadsheets.

OLAP and Excel

OLAP and Excel

Excel reports are just not cutting in today’s world of even larger and more complex organizations. Thankfully, there is a solution that not only gives companies the capability to access large amounts of data at the speed in which there is no “waiting around” time, but it enhances the every day use of Excel. Let’s take a look at how this is possible.

11 of the Best Practices for Business Intelligence

11 of the Best Practices for Business Intelligence

Dennis McCafferty of CIO Insight recently wrote an article that addresses 11 of the top practices of Business Intelligence. With Business Intelligence controlling such key factors in today's companies such as, analytics, business performance management, text mining...

BIG Data Road Blocks to Tackle

BIG Data Road Blocks to Tackle

As I think most of us would agree, Big Data has made big leaps in providing the business world with a large advantage. Luc Burgelman does a great job of identifying the three hurdles that he believes are holding businesses back from reaping the most benefit from their...

Advice for CFOs: Invest in New Technology

Advice for CFOs: Invest in New Technology

"Top Technology Trends for Today's CFO's" is another insightful post from a blogger we frequently feature, Timo Elliott. In it he admits that the CFO relationship with the CEO and other business executives leaves something to be desired.  He recommends that CFOs...