IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Lindt has used Cognos Analytics for more than 20 years as an analytics solution for its sales and marketing functions. Left to their own devices, they had resorted to using legacy reporting tools such as Excel that required manual gathering, slicing and dicing of data.

Slice and Dice 52

Slice and Dice Analytics Sales Business Intelligence 52

Occam's Razor

APRIL 19, 2010

"What is the difference between a metric and a key performance indicator (KPI)?" " "Are goals metrics?" There seems to be genuine confusion about the simplest, most foundational, parts of web metrics / analytics. Metric: A metric is a number. But not normal metrics. Dimensions.

Metrics 138

Metrics Key Performance Indicator KPI Business Objectives 138

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

I can report on pageviews and bounce rates and sessions and all the other lovely metrics we normally obsess about. Now, all those other metrics suddenly have a purpose and context. This the reason I love setting engagement goal types (remember though, don't call the metric Engagement, it's an excuse and not a metric).

Analytics 80

Analytics Metrics Key Performance Indicator Slice and Dice 80

Occam's Razor

JULY 15, 2014

It also handy explanations of the metrics, with key context where necessary. Yes, it does summarize data from many reports into one. These will sound like: Metric x is down because of our inability to take advantage of trend y and hence I recommend we do z. You are just acting as a glorified report writer.

Dashboards 159

Dashboards Key Performance Indicator Snapshot Slice and Dice 159

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The difference between a Reporting Squirrel and Analysis Ninja? Do you see how far away a Reporting Squirrel's job is from that of an Analysis Ninja? We send out our multi-tab spreadsheets, our best Google Analytics custom reports , our great dashboards full of data , and more to the tactical layer of data clients.

Visualization 160

Visualization Key Performance Indicator Slice and Dice Strategy 160

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Short story #4: Multi-dimensional Slicing and Dicing! You can hover over each box to get a sense of the key metrics. It is created using the All Traffic Sources report in Google Analytics, and clicking Source (rather than the default Source/Medium). Worldwide Smartphone Sales by Operating System , in thousands.

Visualization 143

Visualization Slice and Dice Predictive Modeling Metrics 143

Jet Global

MAY 12, 2023

Analytics is vital now because providing end-users with the ability to analyze, slice, and dice data within the context of their application is essential to staying competitive in today’s fast-paced digital world. Imagine your client is using a CRM tool to manage their sales pipeline. What data does it provide?

Analytics 52

Analytics Slice and Dice Sales Cost-Benefit 52

Jet Global

MAY 1, 2023

But many companies fail to achieve this goal because they struggle to provide the reporting and analytics users have come to expect. These tools prep that data for analysis and then provide reporting on it from a central viewpoint. These reports are critical to making decisions. It’s all about context.

Analytics 52

Analytics Cost-Benefit Visualization Dashboards 52

Jet Global

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We should be clear from the outset that BI is fundamentally different from reporting. Virtually every business on the planet has some kind of reporting mechanism in place–even if it’s just a simple set of off-the-shelf printouts that come from basic accounting software. These four stages are the “business intelligence cycle.”

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Slice and Dice Recreation/Entertainment Reporting 52