This is a difficult topic to discuss, particularly as I am a passionate employee of a BI software vendor. So of course Alchemex is the best solution, but seriously in the interests of fair blogging and not to market our own product, I will try to be as objective as I can and keep away […]

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So what should small and medium sized businesses invest in Business Intelligence? In the last decade where we have been supplying business intelligence solutions to tens of thousands of small and medium sized companies, one of the most topical points has been around how customers perceive value and what they are willing to pay for […]

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When is Business Intelligence relevant for a small business? Or to reframe the question when should a small business owner who hasn’t deployed any BI in their business start to consider a solution? Whether you are the owner of a small start-up or the veteran CEO for a multinational company, information is the lifeblood of […]

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Business intelligence is not Technology, Products or a set of Methodologies. It is simply having an insightful understanding of an entity and its purpose, its past behaviors, present situation and desired destinations, and being able to make informed decisions which direct it towards those destinations. The term BI was coined with its technology endeavors (and […]

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I guess adopting business intelligence effectively in your company is a bit like setting goals. One of the first and primary challenges is knowing what you want to know – if that makes sense? This is obviously very different from business to business, but what is it that I need to know to make a […]

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In a previous post I spoke about database gatekeepers within organizations  frequently being unwilling to allow access to various databases because of security risk or potential compromise to performance that occurs when many users access the database at once. These gatekeepers have even gone so far as to deny access to the database, defeating the […]

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Software vendors have long focused on automating the Data In part of business processes. In other words, most widely used applications, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), accounting systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), or payroll have automated operational processes—such as finance, sales, or human resources. These automated solutions have served to streamline business processes and allowed users […]

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In the coming decade Business Intelligence solutions must change to meet SMB requirements for more information.  A wide range of application software vendors today recognize a ramping increase in the demand for information. These vendors are working to understand their customers’ biggest pain points in terms of accessing and analyzing information and are developing product roadmaps for […]

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With technology limitations, high total costs of ownership and implementation barriers disappearing faster than a gin and tonic at William and Kate’s wedding, small to midsized business (SMB’s) can now use Business Intelligence solutions to dramatically improve competitive advantage in their business. To be fair, I’m not a royalist and frankly cannot and don’t understand […]

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