Choosing and selecting a BI tool
It is fairly common in many organisations that there is no software selection process at all. Sometimes there is a corporate standard you need to comply with, or you may have a database or reporting tools in place from a specific vendor, … [Read More...]
Role based reporting and dashboarding
From research carried out amongst hundreds of organizations, it has become clear that role based reporting and dashboarding can be a highly effective means of achieving business intelligence success. By personalizing reports, analysis and dashboards, based on the role(s) the person has in an organization, we can ensure that initially they see only the information that they are interested in. Read why role based reporting and dashboarding should be considered when it comes to achieving success with implementing business intelligence.
What is BI – Business Intelligence?
BI is an abbreviation of the two words Business Intelligence, bringing the right information at the right time to the right people in the right format. It is a 5-step process to run your business smarter, starting with registering the … [Read More...]
A comparison of 16 Business Intelligence tools
The 100% vendor independent BI Tool Survey 2012 has uncovered some interesting features and shortcomings of the most popular Business Intelligence tools or BI reporting tools as they are often called in the marketplace. Passionned Group, an independent consultancy and research company based in The Netherlands, compared sixteen BI tools across nine broad categories and more than 100 criteria that are considered important for high productivity and actually adding value to your organization. The Business Intelligence tools comparison is available in three editions.Why buy the BI Tool Survey?
The 100% vendor independent survey has been conducted by Passionned, a research company and consultancy, specialising in business intelligence and data integration. This will give you true insight in the strengths and weaknesses of the … [Read More...]
A marriage between BI & CPM tools?
Since Howard Dresner coined the expression “Business Intelligence” in 1989 almost every consultant, vendor and indeed customer has developed their own interpretation of what he meant. The vendors in particular need to add new sources of revenue each year so they have created new products like CPM (corporate performance management) which are an “essential” part of Information Management. Some people (analysts) think these technologies will converge to form one product, Enterprise Performance Management. They both use data to provide information, often use the same metadata, so why shouldn't they merge into one package? Read why this may be a problem.
