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Reporting Analytics vs. Financial Reporting: Is There a Difference?

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The terms “reporting” and “analytics” are often used interchangeably. In fact there are some very important differences between the two, and understanding those distinctions can go a long way toward helping your organization make best use of both financial reporting and analytics. Financial Reporting.

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Complexity Drives Costs: A Look Inside BYOD and Azure Data Lakes

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For more powerful, multidimensional OLAP-style reporting, however, it falls short. OLAP reporting has traditionally relied on a data warehouse. OLAP reporting based on a data warehouse model is a well-proven solution for companies with robust reporting requirements. Azure Data Lakes are complicated.

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Navigating Data Entities, BYOD, and Data Lakes in Microsoft Dynamics

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Data warehouses gained momentum back in the early 1990s as companies dealing with growing volumes of data were seeking ways to make analytics faster and more accessible. Online analytical processing (OLAP), which enabled users to quickly and easily view data along different dimensions, was coming of age. Data Lakes.

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Replacing FRx and Management Reporter: What You Need to Know

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In fact, you can leverage you experience working with Management Reporter, FRx and Excel to start creating real-time reports in the format you want immediately from day one. Jet Basics is a free extension included with Dynamics NAV and Dynamics GP to create basic financial reports inside of Excel. Mobile and Web Reports.

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Business Intelligence vs. Reporting: Finding Your Bread and Butter

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They are designed for operational staff like accountants, AP clerks, fulfillment managers, or salespeople to delay the lag between an eminent business need and the required action. Reporting Infrastructure: As reviewed earlier, reporting is most commonly a necessary, transactional-based exercise.

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How to Get Data from Microsoft D365 BC into Power BI

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If your business is running Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC) , or if you are planning to do so in the near future, then you are probably hearing a lot about Power BI as Microsoft’s preferred reporting and analytics platform for the company’s business applications.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

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Introduction Why should I read the definitive guide to embedded analytics? But many companies fail to achieve this goal because they struggle to provide the reporting and analytics users have come to expect. The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics is designed to answer any and all questions you have about the topic.