by Lesley Burke | Mar 3, 2023 | BI Solutions, Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Budgeting, Business Forecasting, Business Planning, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, OLAP, Predictive Analytics, Spreadsheets
Excel is Not a one Stop Shop for your Data Needs “There’s nothing inherently wrong with spreadsheets; they’re excellent tools for many different jobs. But data visualization and data communication is not one of them.” – Bernard Marr We couldn’t agree more...
by Lesley Burke | Mar 3, 2023 | Application/Data Integration, BI Solutions, BI Strategy, Business Analytics, Business Budgeting, Business Planning, Data Analysis
28% of a Data Analyst’s Time is Spent on Data Prep James Haight of Blue Hill Research recently wrote a blog post that breaks down the costs and numbers of Data Preperation. Typical reports focus on hours and efficiency. As stated by James Haight, “At Blue Hill,...
by Lesley Burke | Mar 2, 2023 | Application/Data Integration, BI Solutions, Business Budgeting, Business Forecasting, Business Planning, Business Reporting, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, OLAP, OLAP and Excel
OLAP and Excel The Power of OLAP and Excel Should Excel be a key component of your company’s Business Performance Management (BPM) system? There’s no doubt how most IT managers would answer this question. Name IT’s top ten requirements for a successful BPM...
by Blogger@olap | Jan 17, 2020 | Business Budgeting, Business Forecasting, Infographic, OLAP and Excel, Spreadsheets
Check out this cool infographic! Submitted to OLAP.com by the folks at Business Intelligence Technologies. They’ve mapped here 5 warning signs that you and your professional team are living in Excel Hell. Perhaps it’s just been accepted that your Excel...
by Lesley Burke | Oct 13, 2015 | BI Solutions, Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Budgeting, Business Forecasting, Business Planning, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics
Do you agree with the phrase, “less is more?” We hear that phrase a lot, but what does it actually mean in the Business Intelligence/Big Data world? In the article, Big Data Breakdown: Use the Right Analytics for the Business Problem, the...
by Blogger@olap | Jul 13, 2015 | BI Solutions, BI Strategy, BI Studies, BI System, Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Budgeting, Business Forecasting, Business Planning, Business Reporting, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Technology and Trends
“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...
