FineReport

AUGUST 19, 2020

For most companies, the staffs spend 50% time on data collection, 30% time on checking and approving the data, 15% time on developing and publishing the reports, and 5% on business analysis. However, it is evident that the value of data collection for business decisions is minimal, but the value of data analysis is the greatest.

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Depict Data Studio

DECEMBER 21, 2021

What’s the alternative? The Inside Scoop on Excel with Bill Jelen (Mr. He was a guest speaker inside our data analysis course, Simple Spreadsheets , and is a big, big deal in the Excel community! Dashboard Design and “The Big Picture” in Dataviz: A Conversation with Steve Wexler. Of course not.

Visualization 105

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 19, 2018

An additional massive investment was made in the effort to perform ninja like analysis. For our lessons today, I’m using an example that comes from analysis delivered by the collective efforts of a top American university, a top 5 global consulting company, and a major industry association. The analysis is publicly available.

Visualization 132

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

And – so important – I want you to help me with your ideas of how we can do this impossible analysis better, in the complete absence of data :). All numbers in aggregate are at best marginally useful, and that rule applies to this one too. Sadly we don't have that now. Search engine visits: 27,534. Not care about?

Metrics 137

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Alation

JULY 15, 2021

The Behavioral Analysis Engine (BAE) observes how people use data to better serve them. Analysts and knowledge workers alike have more time to spend on analysis and the kinds of challenging tasks they find rewarding and meaningful. Where do those suggestions come from? The result? Data Governance: Access with Compliance Guidance.

Reporting 98

Reporting Data Governance Recreation/Entertainment Metadata 98

Occam's Razor

JULY 23, 2012

Data Analysis. Not the pat answers, but rather the way to figure out the best answers for themselves all by themselves. So, whenever possible, don't ask for perfect answers, ask how to think. You'll thank me. The DMMM and CLoS are strategic frameworks (you should embrace them right away!), The Web Analytics Consultant Quandary.

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Sisense

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Organizations have too much data. It’s coming in from too many sources and stored in too many places. No competitive business is still using Excel to crunch large, scattered and unstructured data sets? Trying to fit your business intelligence cost into an existing budget is an uphill battle for many organizations.

Business Intelligence 88

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AWS Big Data

AUGUST 8, 2024

Furthermore, due to the high cost associated with operating and maintaining HBase, the aim was to find an alternative that is managed, straightforward, and cost-effective, that wouldn’t significantly complicate the existing system architecture. Athena is a powerful and versatile serverless query service provided by AWS.

Interactive 124

Interactive Metadata Optimization Testing 124

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Regardless of why your website exists or what tool you use, Google Analytics or an alternative. Now to evolving from being Reporting Squirrels to being Analysis Ninjas! See this post: Excellent Analytics Tip#2: Segment Absolutely Everything. can now perform sophisticated analysis. Why Segmentation? Its that simple!!

Analytics 105

Analytics Testing Reporting Metrics 105

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Why budgeting feels like a marathon Just like marathon training takes months of preparation, crafting a budget involves a lot of data collection, metrics analysis, resource allocation and collaboration. When the budgeting process takes too long, the data it’s based on might become less relevant.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 30, 2017

Through it all, my goal is to make the topic accessible, get you to understand some of the key terms, their implication on our work, our jobs, and in a bonus implications on the future we are responsible for (your kids and mine). AI | Now | Local Maxima. AI also seems so out there, so hard to grasp. Let me fix that for you. Google Photos.

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Depict Data Studio

APRIL 11, 2019

And a couple weeks ago, I keynoted their conference in California, too. All too often, I witness organizations drone on and on about simple survey results. All too often, I see annual survey results that only provide the current year’s data. What’s Not Working: Clutter, Order, Clustered Bars, and Analysis Approach.

Visualization 56

Visualization Dashboards Reporting IT 56

Domino Data Lab

JULY 1, 2020

For Data Scientists, spinning up notebook instances as the first step in exploratory data analysis has become second nature. The hallmarks of an excellent scientific paper are clarity, simplicity, neutrality, accuracy, objectiveness, and above all – logical structure. What do your readers need to learn from it?

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

Against this backdrop of preparation for conflict, a new study by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) highlights how the world’s reliance on Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities exposes it to critical supply-chain vulnerabilities. Samsung, too, does contract manufacturing, and has a 15.8% TSMC), which had a 58.5%

IT 52

IT Manufacturing Risk Risk Management 52

Jet Global

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Microsoft is providing a few alternatives to the traditional SQL approach. Because Microsoft realizes that this approach won’t work for many of its D365 F&SCM customers, the company has come up with an alternate approach called “bring your own database,” or BYOD for short. That stands for “structured query language.”

Data Lake 52

Data Lake Unstructured Data Reporting Finance 52

Jet Global

MAY 15, 2020

i = Discount rate of return that could be earned in an alternative investment over a single time period, t. Accounts Payable Turnover. Earnings Per Share. Unlevered Free Cash Flow. Cash Conversion Cycle. Price-to-Earnings Per Share Ratio. Net Profit Margin. Number of New Subscribers. How to Build Useful KPI Dashboards. View Guide Now.

Metrics 98

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AWS Big Data

APRIL 26, 2023

Organizations may have different ways of maintaining an asset inventory, that may be an Excel spreadsheet or a database with a fully automated system to keep it up-to-date, but with a common objective of keeping it accurate. To help address its clients’ growing cloud needs, Huron is an AWS Partner.

Metadata 52

Metadata Dashboards Visualization Consulting 52

Jet Global

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Chances are that at some point in your career, you have seen at least one big project end in failure. What makes this worse is that in many cases, a reliable, proven, low-cost alternative exists. Custom software projects often end up going down this road. So why do so many leaders choose to embark on such ventures?

Reporting 40

Reporting Cost-Benefit Operational Reporting Finance 40

Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

John : So, big news. You guys got a very big round of financing. You know as a co-founder, you always have big dreams for growth, and it’s always validating to have a community of investors who can see that future too. Multi-clouds is a big trend, but also the validation that it’s not just all cloud anymore.

ROI 52

ROI Data-driven Finance Data Quality 52

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The difference between a Reporting Squirrel and Analysis Ninja? Do you see how far away a Reporting Squirrel's job is from that of an Analysis Ninja? Do you see how far away a Reporting Squirrel's job is from that of an Analysis Ninja? " It is understandable why Major Big Gurus give this advice.

Visualization 161

Visualization Key Performance Indicator Slice and Dice Strategy 161

Occam's Razor

JUNE 10, 2013

Everyone likes chasing big shiny objects all the time. They are big. We have too much data on the web. We can measure way too much nuance, and sub-nuance and sub-sub-nuance. What's not to like. They are shiny. :). But a lot of progress in life comes from doing the everyday small things better. Do you see the problem?

Metrics 142

Metrics Analytics Key Performance Indicator Measurement 142

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

We are all blessed with more data than we know what to do with, and all for the price of a few lines of JavaScript added to your website. In this type of an environment, I've frequently stressed the value of identifying targets for your key performance indicators. If you have set the targets for your KPIs up front (Unique Visitors for Sept.

Key Performance Indicator 135

Key Performance Indicator Metrics Reporting Marketing 135

Cloudera

DECEMBER 10, 2020

CDW is built on top of CDP and has many cutting edge features to provide an excellent data warehousing user experience. Watch this video to get an overview of CDW. . CDW user interfaces and simplified administration capabilities help simplify adoption. What factors affect costs in cloud-native data warehousing? For example, . X 24 x 10)). .

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Data Warehouse Metadata Cost-Benefit Optimization 98

Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Big opportunity. This data you’ll see, the analysis you’ll do, will scare you. One strategic issue is illustrated by Timbuk2. Timbuk2 pays a huge margin to its resellers to sell their messenger bags. These resellers, in turn, give a bigger cut to Amazon, who then sells the Timbuk2 bag for 30% off. My heart bleeds digital.

Strategy 125

Strategy Cost-Benefit Testing Sales 125

Jet Global

MAY 1, 2023

By leveraging data analysis to solve high-value business problems, they will become more efficient. These tools prep that data for analysis and then provide reporting on it from a central viewpoint. These systems are designed for people whose primary job is data analysis. CRM, ERP, EHR/EMR) or portals (e.g.,

Analytics 52

Analytics Cost-Benefit Visualization Dashboards 52

Jet Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Alternatively, you can embrace the opportunity to modernize your reporting strategy. Because out-of-the-box features are limited, it’s all-too common for organizations to settle for static reports without deeper analytics or drill-down options. x are phasing out while newer versions like 9.0.0 For example: JasperReports 7.9.x:

Reporting 52

Reporting Software Business Intelligence Operational Reporting 52

Occam's Razor

JUNE 28, 2010

This blog post encourages you see the forest, the much hyped big picture, and shares a framework that will help you ensure that every single moment of your day is spent on activity that will be: 1. A large part of the reason is that a large part of our job seems to consist of glorified data puking, hoping someone will be impressed.

Metrics 111

Metrics Key Performance Indicator Data-driven Marketing 111

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2025

Gen AI has entered the enterprise in a big way since OpenAI first launched ChatGPT in 2022. Microsoft Copilot Microsoft Copilot is a conversational chat interface embedded in Microsoft 365 to enhance productivity in applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Human oversight and intervention may be necessary.

Enterprise 126

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Depict Data Studio

APRIL 21, 2025

I fan-girled at his workshop at the Global Excel Summit in London: Later, I asked him for a 10-minute interview to talk about some of his favorite Excel vizzes. But like you’re good at that too. Show me some of those cool things that you do in Excel. Uh, too high. I’ve been following Carlos for years.

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