Business Reporting: Managing Transparency
The collapse of BearSterns and the grand (exposed) losses of JPMorgan Chase in recent years are emblems of the ongoing financial crisis. In story after story, one hears the refrain “there needs to be...
View ArticleRegaining Consumer Trust: Can It Be Done?
The adage goes if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it … but what if, as in the case of the mechanisms to ensure accountability within high finance, it is broke? How can big banks and large investment firms...
View ArticleUsing Business Intelligence Tools to Get in the Driver’s Seat
Recession or no, no business can afford to operate inefficiently. Though a rebound in consumer spending growth is still a fledgling hope, businesses must operate as they have for the past five years,...
View ArticleAircraft Industry Enterprise Gets a Lift with BI
MSN Money reports that as part of the $600 million federal sequestration budget cuts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will announce which air traffic control towers (ATC) will be scheduled to...
View ArticleBanking on Data Transparency: BI Enabled Accountability
The financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, and the backlash against bank bailouts, created fertile soil for federal regulations reforms of financial institutions and led to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act...
View ArticleUsing Business Reporting Tools to Support Data Transparency
After the bailouts, banks were tasked with navigating a barrage of new federal regulations and reporting guidelines under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2009. The Act, whose full name is “The Dodd-Frank Wall...
View ArticleIs Your Dashboard Really Helping?
Business Dashboards have made been a revelation in the world of business reporting. Analyzing info used to take weeks or months since all the necessary graphs, charts, and stats needed to be updated...
View ArticleSAP Breaks Ground With Integrated Reporting
Recently SAP, the German multinational software corporation, released their first ever integrated performance report for the 2012 fiscal year. It is the first time that the software giant has combined...
View ArticleSelf-Service Business Intelligence, BI Software
Less than a generation ago, there were “self-service” and “full-service” gas pumps at most major gas stations. At the latter, you pulled up to the pump or in the cue, and waited as an attendant came...
View ArticleThe Ins and Outs of Ad Hoc Reports
Getting the most out of your ad hoc reports means understanding their full potential. Unlike more generic or “canned” reporting, ad hoc reports allow users to extract information that addresses a...
View ArticleNew Zealand Hoping to Streamline Statistics with Business Intelligence
Statistics New Zealand, the government-run agency who handles the all of the countries statistical data, is starting to shop around for business intelligence (BI) companies in an effort to improve data...
View ArticleThe Future of Do-It-Yourself Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence (BI) tools are becoming increasingly popular because of the innovative ways they are able to interoperate data and analyze trends. With this trend we are also seeing more and more...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence and Analytics Software Continues Market Growth
As the need for new and diverse analytics tools become more and more in-demand, business intelligence (BI) and analytics software continues to be the fastest growing software market. Globally, BI...
View ArticlePharmaceutical Company Speed R&D with BI
Developing new drugs is far from an easy task for pharmaceutical companies. Several years and millions of dollars go into the careful planning and testing of new drugs so they can be deemed safe and...
View ArticleLoan Pricing Technology Used by Today’s Lenders
Here’s an infographic focusing how lenders today are using cutting-edge software to price and customize mortgage programs based on borrower qualifications and credentials in real-time: © 2013 LoanLogics
View ArticleReal time reporting: Positive
One of the biggest strengths offered by business intelligence (BI) is the possibility of real time reporting. Real time reporting gives you up to the minute updates on data figures, allowing companies...
View ArticleMobile BI: Advantages And Trends
As the market for business intelligence (BI) platforms continues to grow, workers are demanding that these same platforms be fully accessible on the go. The technological advances of tablets and...
View ArticleFacebook Re-Vamps Ad Tools
In an effort to buying ad space more customizable, Facebook has recently finished a complete overhaul of their ad buying and reporting software. Marketers looking to purchase ad space can choose what...
View ArticleBenefiting from Web-Based Reporting Tools
A lot of businesses have been singing the praises of business intelligence (BI) software and how it has revolutionized the way they collect data. The web-based reporting tools offered by BI software...
View ArticleCorporate Dashboards: What Are You Waiting For?
If you ask anyone what his or her main goal as a business owner is, the answer will almost uniformly be growth. Growth means increased profits, job creation, and a lasting legacy within their...
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