by garethjones | Oct 12, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
With a product name like PowerExcel… We gladly raise users’ expectations of what they can do beyond the “everyday” capabilities of their familiar spreadsheet. One area of particular interest, and indeed where PowerExcel shows its strength very nicely, is how it...
by garethjones | Sep 25, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
When I was a young accountant and learning about budget planning… I thought, “Wow, there are companies out there adopting bottom-up budgeting and others doing top-down…and I wonder what makes a team choose one of those.” Fast forward 30 years, and I...
by jessicaotero | Mar 31, 2023 | Business Intelligence (BI), General BI and Data Management, Industry Focus, Learning Center, OLAP
(A note to the reader: This blog was written to share the history of one of the first OLAP technologies on the market– TM/1, now known as IBM Planning Analytics. Here we share the little known history of the product’s development from the beginning....
by johnflorio | Feb 13, 2023 | Budgeting, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, General BI and Data Management, Ms Excel, OLAP, PowerExcel, Reporting, Software
Abraham Lincoln has a famous quote, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.” Not many of us enjoy taking part in the budgeting process each year. The process is the most tedious and potentially risky task we do to...
by | Jul 5, 2016 | Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Management, General BI and Data Management, OLAP, PowerOLAP, Reporting
Millions of dollars and the hopes and dreams of sports fans worldwide depend on Big Data now more than ever. Collecting data, crunching numbers and generating detailed reports is now a very big part of every sports franchise. No longer does all the action take place...
by | May 9, 2016 | Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, General BI and Data Management, Learning Center, Ms Excel, OLAP, PowerOLAP, Software
You asked, so we answer! “What benefits can I expect to see from PowerOLAP?” When considering a Business Intelligence tool, the most important thing to ask the solution provider is, “What key benefits will I get from implementing this solution?’ Well, here...
