What happens when an acquired business or a department of a larger organization is subject to operational changes, often introduced by their parent organizations. These changes can be painful and uncoordinated at times, yet, the imperative is to deliver better actionable information than before, and quickly too. The case study …
Read More »When to Jump into BI 2025 and Avoid the Jellyfish
So a couple of months ago, I find myself standing waist-deep in the Mediterranean sea on the Costa Brava in Spain. The water is a little cold and I am hesitant to dive in. It’s not just because of the shock of the cold water, it’s also because I have …
Read More »Business Intelligence for the Living
Day of the Dead- or Dia de los Muertos- will be celebrated in just a few days on November 1st. I was reminded about this holiday when doing some product research using Copilot, the AI panel built into Microsoft’s Edge browser. Despite the current popularity of AI, Microsoft (rightly) feels the need to …
Read More »BI and the Self-Service Enigma
About 5 years ago, I was interviewing Santi Becerra, creator of Xcelsius and then a development VP at Tableau working on AI, at an IBIS conference. I asked him the question, “Where do you see Business Intelligence 5 years from today?”. His answer was something along the lines of people …
Read More »Zero to Hero with AI in BI
Last month I saw the amazing new Disney Hercules Musical in London’s West End. This has always been my favorite Disney cartoon, partly because my two youngest kids must have watched the original cartoon a thousand times so I know all the songs. The live musical version did not disappoint …
Read More »Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, October 2, 2025
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group is tentatively scheduled 1:00pm to 4:00pm AZ time on Thursday, October 2nd. We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register below …
Read More »Grand Rapids BusinessObjects User Group – Wednesday, September 24
Back to BO User Groups You are personally invited to join us at the Grand Rapids BusinessObjects Users Group on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 from 9:00am – 1:05pm. Hosted by Haworth and sponsored by Creative Technology & Training Solutions and InfoSol Inc. Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER …
Read More »Ann Arbor BO User Group – Tuesday, September 23
Back to BO User Groups You are personally invited to join us at the Ann Arbor BusinessObjects Users Group on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 from 9:00am – 1:05pm. Hosted by the University of Michigan and sponsored by Creative Technology & Training Solutions and InfoSol Inc. Registration is free, but we ask …
Read More »How a large US healthcare provider delivered an emergency staffing & supplies application in 3 weeks
Covid-19 created an unprecedented need to manage dramatically increased staffing levels and the huge demand for PPE equipment, ventilators and medication. A solution was needed quickly. Key Benefits A powerful application built by a small team of non-developers in a short space of time Rolled out to hundreds of healthcare …
Read More »How Education Geographics transformed their dashboard using Squirrel365
The tool that Education Geographics were using was nearing its end-of-life. They needed to find an alternative solution quickly to ensure stability of their service. At the same time their dashboard needed an upgrade in terms of design. Key Benefits A powerful analytics application built by non-developers Allows over 130 …
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