If the software industry were like music industry then all the social media platforms would currently be top of the pops and would be the groups that would feel entitled to travel the world raking in cash from adoring fans and trashing hotel rooms – as you do when you are a rockstar it seems! […]

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In the aftermath of the Great Recession, an economy that is growing, but uncertain, has led to greater caution and thrift among consumers. As a result, even as many small to midsized businesses (SMBs) plan for growth, they continue to look for ways to improve efficiency and cut costs. SMBs increasingly realize that having the […]

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I am sure anyone that has played with Excel – and that’s just about everyone – has come across Pivot tables, and there will be users reading this that use Pivot tables ranging in skills and understanding from knowing what they are, to doing some seriously fancy stuff. Microsoft have now also introduced Power Pivot […]

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If you haven’t read the blog post on this blog site by Sean Elliott about simplifying the work of a financial director, I would take a quick read here. Although he covers some product specific material, his message should resonate anyone who manages finances across the globe. He is a modern example of someone that […]

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How many of you actually noticed or read in the press that Microsoft Excel turned 25 years old recently. No? me neither! What is it about this application that it very easily doubles as a  ubiquitous source of productivity around the globe while typically just masquerading as just another innocuous spreadsheet application. What is it […]

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As 2011 rapidly unfolds into another blur of activity, it recently struck me just how many conversations I have already had since the turn of the decade just a few short weeks ago that reflect consistently recurring themes. When it comes to BI for SMB’s there is a lot of misunderstanding in the market about […]

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Following on from last weeks article, now it’s over to you to decide how, who, when and at what cost you can deliver the solution and what skills will be required to do it. Listed below are some of the key questions you need to ask and answer before you start making these decisions? Does […]

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Many customers who commission the services of both external or internal consultants to deliver on their information requirements are disappointed by the eventual outcome. There are too many unhappy non-paying customers out there with an equal number of unhappy unpaid consultants/service providers – WHY? Unreasonable requests from time to time can be a factor but […]

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Here is a snippet I took from an article by Dennis Waitley (read the article),”The world is too big for us. Too much going on, too much crime, violence and change. Try as you will, you get behind in the race. It’s an incessant strain to keep pace and still you lose ground. Science empties […]

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