by sazmoodley | Sep 11, 2017 | Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management
“Information is only useful when it can be understood” – Muriel Cooper Just about everything in life benefits from having the right information at the right time. In a business context, organizations that leverage information quickly are more agile, allowing them to...
by sazmoodley | Mar 23, 2017 | Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis
We have great potential in the massive amounts of data collected by our businesses, and it’s the source of every company’s revitalization and refueling for the next leg of their journey. It’s where we all stop for a moment to re-evaluate our course of action to date,...
by | Oct 18, 2016 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management, Ms Excel
Jenn Steele has done a great job of narrowing down what she thinks are the 6 top illusions or misconceptions that executives have of Big Data. People from all walks of life can throw around the term “Big Data” in a conversation, but do they really understand the...
by benjaminwann | Aug 16, 2016 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management
Bernard Marr, a bestselling author and keynote speaker, recently wrote an article “Big Data: A Game Changer in Healthcare.” In this article, Marr brings 4 top areas of healthcare to the surface and explains how the use of Big Data and Analytics are providing vital...
by benjaminwann | Aug 8, 2016 | Budgeting, Business Intelligence (BI), Construction, Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management, PowerOLAP
Are you trying to keep track of progress, costs, resources utilization, timeliness, “at completion” and other important KPIs? You probably rely on some standard reports obtainable from your ERP system, especially if it is tuned for project management, and maybe you...
by | Jul 12, 2016 | Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, General BI and Data Management
“Business Intelligence.” You’ve used the term in countless meetings. It started to gain momentum in the early 2000’s and has remained hot ever since. The term clocked in at a 98 in Google Trends as recently as April of 2016 (the max is 100). Your boss (and your...