Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Blog

How Do Business Intelligence and Analytics Differ and Overlap?

Mar 23, 2017

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,...

6 Illusions of Big Data

Oct 18, 2016

Take a look at 6 illusions that executives have about big data. There is always a lot of buzz around the term big data and many different opinions and definitions. It is time to get to the bottom of some of the common mistaken beliefs.

PARIS in the Philadelphia Inquirer! How to use PARIS software to be more efficient

Oct 5, 2016

PARIS is thrilled to be featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer today In the article, How Hatboro-Horsham schools used PARIS software to be more efficient, the leaders at the school district discuss how PARIS software helped them uncover crucial information that was...

How to Choose a Real-Time Business Intelligence (BI) Software Solution

Sep 19, 2016

The value of having a Business Intelligence (BI) tool is inarguable at this point. The conversation nowadays is ultimately the dilemma of having to choose the right BI tool. Every Business Intelligence solution provider claims access to real-time data, and it can be...

How Does Microsoft SQL Server work with Olation?

Sep 13, 2016

Olation® and Microsoft SQL Server, how do they work together? In this article, we'll dig a little deeper into the details of this loving relationship. Olation is a software that lives alongside SQL Server. One of the most important technological facts about Olation is...

4 Areas of Healthcare Where Big Data is a Game Changer

Aug 16, 2016

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...

Optimized Performance Management for the Construction Industry

Aug 8, 2016

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...

How “Business Intelligence” is Failing you

Jul 12, 2016

“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 boss’s...

Collecting and Analyzing Data in Sports is Here to Stay

Jul 5, 2016

Millions of dollars and the hopes and dreams of sports fans worldwide now more than ever depend on Big Data. 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 on the field, track, pitch or court.