Important BI Trends in 2016
Business intelligence is continually changing, and this means that the role that BI plays within larger enterprises and even small... View Article
Author Archives for Pat Hennel
The Importance of Providing BI for All Types of Users
Providing BI for all types of users is critical, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. With today’s solutions, BI is... View Article
How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 2
In part one of this series we took a look at how reporting and analytics differ. Now we look at... View Article
How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series. Even though we often hear the terms “reporting” and “analytics” used interchangeably,... View Article
The Importance of Collaborative BI for the Next Generation
Look around you. No matter where you are – at the store, out dining, or attending a favorite event –... View Article
5 Ways a BI Competency Center Adds Value To The Business
According to the Gartner Group, a Business Intelligence Competency Center (or BICC) transforms business intelligence, analytics and performance management from... View Article
How Do You Evaluate the Performance of BI?
Learn how to manage the performance of the BI environment to make more informed decisions based on real data. Business... View Article
Business Intelligence: Where Do I Start?
In my role as a business intelligence software marketer, I correspond daily with IT, Finance, Sales and other corporate executives... View Article
What’s Your Dashboard “Type?”
To stay competitive, organizations need Business Intelligence (or accurate, actionable information about key business metrics). Performance dashboards come into play next... View Article
Driving Category Management with Sales & Marketing Analytics
Category Management is a function that helps suppliers develop a category purchase marketing strategy for an individual retail account that... View Article