Paul Blogs on BI

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In June 2022, SAP announced a new statement of direction for its BI strategy that included a 10 year plus roadmap for BusinessObjects. There are no conversion tools to convert BusinessObjects reports to another BI tool. The only viable way to replace BusinessObjects reports and dashboards is to re-create them in the new tool.

Data Processing 98

Data Processing Business Intelligence Reporting Operational Reporting 98

Jet Global

APRIL 7, 2021

Deal brings operational reporting to insightsoftware’s 25,000+ customers and provides fuel for growth to Logi Analytics’s embedded analytics for commercial software organizations. This is a critical piece of our long-term strategy. RALEIGH, N.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. About insightsoftware.

Analytics 105

Analytics Operational Reporting Finance Dashboards 105

Jet Global

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Reporting will change in D365 F&SCM, and those changes could significantly increase complexity and total cost of ownership. Now, instead of making a direct SQL call to the database to get information, a report must query a kind of intermediary layer instead. That works reasonably well for traditional reporting functions.

Data Lake 98

Data Lake OLAP Data Warehouse Unstructured Data 98

Jet Global

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Deal accelerates insightsoftware’s enterprise position in operational reporting by adding market-leading data analytics and integration products including SAP and Oracle ERP reporting solutions. RALEIGH, N.C. The acquisition is expected to close in early November.

Operational Reporting 83

Operational Reporting Finance Data-driven Reporting 83

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 28, 2023

For more than 10 years, the publisher has used IBM Cognos Analytics to wrangle its internal and external operational reporting needs. And in the last few years, the team realized there was an opportunity to expand beyond centralized operational reporting to enable further business growth.

Publishing 54

Publishing Analytics Business Intelligence Operational Reporting 54

datapine

JANUARY 18, 2023

Table of Contents 1) What Is The Report Definition? 2) Top 14 Types Of Reports 3) What Does A Report Look Like? Businesses have been producing reports since, forever. This presents a problem for many modern organizations today as building reports can take from hours to days. What Is The Report Definition?

Reporting 201

Reporting Metrics Dashboards Visualization 201

TDAN

MAY 4, 2022

The data factory represents all activities related to the creation, processing, storage, and usage of data for operations, reporting, analysis, marketing, and a myriad of other business activities. This approach is all about saving money by eliminating waste across your data factory. The […].

Operational Reporting 64

Operational Reporting Reporting Marketing Data Quality 64

datapine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

1) What Is A Weekly Report? 2) Why Are Weekly Progress Reports Important? 3) Weekly Report Templates & Examples. 4) Top Elements Of A Weekly Performance Report. This is where interactive weekly reports come into the picture. Your Chance: Want to build great weekly status reports on your own?

Interactive 220

Interactive Reporting Dashboards Metrics 220

Jet Global

JULY 16, 2020

Deal furthers mission to deliver powerful portfolio of enterprise software solutions for Office of the CFO; expands real-time financial reporting capabilities for top ERPs Sage and Viewpoint. Emphasis on accurate financial and operational reporting in order to maintain cash flow is more important than ever. RALEIGH, N.C.

Software 98

Software Forecasting Uncertainty Finance 98

Jet Global

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Consultants and developers familiar with the AX data model could query the database using any number of different tools, including a myriad of different report writers. The SQL query language used to extract data for reporting could also potentially be used to insert, update, or delete records from the database.

Data Lake 88

Data Lake OLAP Data Warehouse Unstructured Data 88

Jet Global

JULY 5, 2023

The results are in–for the third year in a row, insightsoftware has partnered with Hanover Research to deliver our yearly Finance Team Trends Report. And manual processes increase the likelihood of reporting mistakes. Comparing results across the years shows an incredible journey for finance teams across the globe.

Finance 52

Finance Uncertainty Reporting Marketing 52

TDAN

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As proponents of Lean Thinking, we view corporations as data factories that produce information for operations, reporting, and financial modeling. We treat data as inventory, data management as manufacturing, and business output as finished goods. Anything […].

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Operational Reporting Manufacturing Risk 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 28, 2023

In fact, according to Samsara’s State of Connected Operations Report , connected operations leaders who reported the highest level of digital maturity were 6x more likely to exceed their financial goals by 25% or more.

IT 98

IT Experimentation Digital Transformation Marketing 98

Jet Global

JANUARY 6, 2021

Another major project that you can perform in advance involves an overhaul of reporting tools, processes, and designs. For migration to Microsoft D365 F&SCM, the new approach requires a substantial investment in creating the data entities that will drive reporting against the cloud-ERP system.

Cost-Benefit 98

Cost-Benefit Testing Finance Reporting 98

datapine

MARCH 25, 2020

Before we even realize our business potentials and want to act in our competitive market, there is always a new business plan to make, a new strategy to develop, a new report to generate – and they all take time. Your Chance: Want to test a professional reporting automation software? What Is An Automated Report?

Reporting 209

Reporting Dashboards Manufacturing Visualization 209

Jet Global

AUGUST 20, 2023

Between shifts in the talent landscape and ongoing recession fears, finance leaders are now focused on steering their organizations through turbulent market conditions that require faster, more accurate forecasting and reporting capabilities to support agile decision-making. No more re-creating calculations in various front-end tools.

Strategy 52

Strategy Finance Cost-Benefit Forecasting 52

Jet Global

JANUARY 12, 2021

We recommend that business leaders begin with a clear, actionable strategy for business intelligence (BI). In fact, when you consider the tangible business benefits that powerful reporting can provide, an investment in BI tools delivers a very strong ROI. Stock Reporting Tools Just Aren’t Good Enough.

Strategy 69

Strategy IT Cost-Benefit Finance 69

Jet Global

AUGUST 19, 2020

For the accounting department in particular, the ability to collect and collate information, analyze that data, and produce accurate financial and operational reports quickly has never been more important. Shifting to an automation strategy doesn’t need to happen overnight. Automation changes that.

Reporting 72

Reporting Finance Cost-Benefit Data-driven 72

Jet Global

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As organizations strive to increase revenue, diversify their customer base, and maintain customer loyalty, reporting technology provides an underappreciated key to unlocking value. Here, we’ll look at five key strategies for expanding revenue in 2021 by leveraging your ERP software and robust financial reporting tools.

Reporting 52

Reporting Sales Finance Software 52

Jet Global

DECEMBER 23, 2019

For many users, NetSuite is the foundation of their data strategy, but not necessarily the sole component. For example, NetSuite makes it possible to generate reports on enterprise performance, but it doesn’t necessarily optimize the reporting process. 1 – Create Ad Hoc Reports Without IT Assistance.

Reporting 64

Reporting Data Collection Operational Reporting Optimization 64

Jet Global

OCTOBER 6, 2020

When it comes to financial and operational reporting, success or failure will often depend on the overall approach you take for business intelligence. Most organizations choose one of these three options: They use the built-in reporting tools that come with their software. Built-in ERP Reporting Tools.

Reporting 40

Reporting Cost-Benefit Operational Reporting Finance 40

Jet Global

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Cause and Effect of Disjointed Reporting Recent research found that more than two-thirds of IT and finance professionals waste an entire day each week on operational reporting. This continued ineffective and disjointed reporting results from siloed data that can prevent real-time collaboration and impactful conclusions.

Finance 59

Finance Operational Reporting Reporting Forecasting 59

datapine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Dashboards often are the best way to gain insight into an organization and its various departments, operations and performance. Well-built, focused dashboards easily serve up summaries and reports of the BI that’s most critical to the organization. Save companies money by highlighting unnecessary operational costs.

Dashboards 263

Dashboards Analytics Key Performance Indicator Sales 263

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Michael, politely, says in an email: "I have done web analytics for five years, I have mastered Omniture, WebTrends and Google Analytics, I provide analysis and not just reporting. Or atleast 40% of the time you are a true Analysis Ninja, even if 60% of the time you are a glorified Reporting Squirrel! Implementation God.

Analytics 115

Analytics Consulting Metrics Reporting 115

Jet Global

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Deal furthers company’s strategy to digitally transform the Office of the CFO; expands market-leading capabilities in financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting and planning, and adds tax reporting. RALEIGH, N.C. The company supports more than 100,000 users at 700 enterprise customers in more than 100 countries.

Finance 90

Finance Digital Transformation Reporting Data Collection 90

Jet Global

MAY 18, 2022

1: Operational Reporting & Performance. Report automation?can can save healthcare facilities precious hours and funding by delivering visually-rich reports to users across all units on a timely basis. CarePartners is a prime example of how you can use analytics to improve your operational reporting and performance.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Analytics Operational Reporting Insurance 52

Jet Global

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Decision makers increasingly require financial statements on a more regular basis to gain better business visibility, as well as meet external reporting requirements. Reporting software is more critical than ever. Unfortunately, most ERP software does a poor job of producing consolidated financial reports.

Finance 97

Finance Cost-Benefit Reporting Software 97

Jet Global

AUGUST 31, 2022

Raleigh, N.C – August 31, 2022 – insightsoftware , a global provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions, today announced the integration of its CXO EPM reporting solution and the suite of Longview solutions. insightsoftware is a leading provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions.

Finance 52

Finance Business Intelligence Reporting Visualization 52

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2022

This article was co-authored by Chris Boyd , a Senior Associate at Metis Strategy. However, according to Foundry’s 2022 State of the CIO Survey , 76% of CIOs say it’s challenging to find the right balance between business innovation and operational excellence.

Metrics 105

Metrics Dashboards Measurement Data-driven 105

Cloudera

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Small queries are part of many common use cases: Financial summary reporting with the end of quarter or end of year results. Operational, Cybersecurity, and IoT reporting where the current point in time state of an individual or single device needs to be analyzed. .

Optimization 142

Optimization Metadata Statistics Cost-Benefit 142

Cloudera

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ad hoc exploration and scheduled reports. As such, many customers are building RTDW applications as part of their overall strategy of using Cloudera to modernize their data warehouse practice. Tool for visualizing, dashboarding, and report building. They chose to build their RTDW on Cloudera. Target per-query SLA of 1 second.

Data Warehouse 90

Data Warehouse Optimization Dashboards Interactive 90

Jet Global

MARCH 23, 2024

In more layman terms, public sector KPIs serve two important purposes: They report important information to citizens. The constituents cannot hold their government responsible without having access to periodic reporting on key performance metrics. They provide information that directly describes the government’s activities.

Reporting 52

Reporting KPI Metrics Measurement 52

Jet Global

MARCH 24, 2024

Leading and lagging metrics : Leading measures predict future performance, whereas lagging measures report past performance. Unfortunately, preparing financial reports is a tedious and costly task. However, it is critical for non-profit organizations to be transparent and share this value with their donors.

Metrics 52

Metrics Reporting KPI Measurement 52

Jet Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A survey done by McKinsey found that just 22% of boards in the US truly comprehend their company’s strategies. While reports are important, many board members aren’t taking the contents of board reports to mind. Having easy-to-read and straightforward board reports is something many companies can work on to forward their vision.

Reporting 94

Reporting Software Key Performance Indicator Dashboards 94

Jet Global

JUNE 23, 2023

In more layman terms, public sector KPIs serve two important purposes: They report important information to citizens. The constituents cannot hold their government responsible without having access to periodic reporting on key performance metrics. They provide information that directly describes the government’s activities.

Reporting 52

Reporting KPI Metrics Measurement 52

Jet Global

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Even the financially astute can overlook vital details buried in these reports. Here are five strategies for contextualizing your numbers and turning them into compelling narratives. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the world of financial reporting, this adage holds true.

Strategy 52

Strategy Reporting Finance Visualization 52

Jet Global

JUNE 24, 2023

Leading and lagging metrics : Leading measures predict future performance, whereas lagging measures report past performance. Unfortunately, preparing financial reports is a tedious and costly task. Most organizations either pay consultants to create expensive custom reports or dedicate the majority of their workforce to this job.

Metrics 52

Metrics Reporting KPI Measurement 52