Cooperative Intelligence Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

So much about life revolves around effective communication. As a primary research expert, I am always looking to for ways to motivate others to share. You need to understand what makes them comfortable to share. I recently read Traci Brown ’s book, Persuasion Point: Body Language and Speech for Influence. While the book focuses on closing sales deals, the same tactics will work to promote sharing when conducting competitive intelligence collection or win/loss interviews.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Most of us have long since outgrown the school playground but let’s revisit the old neighborhood for a moment, shall we? Imagine that you are a small child and you want to explore all that the playground has to offer. You want to try the swings, the teeter-totter, the swinging bars, the slide – you want to try it all. It is the job of the teachers and parents to keep you safe and, to allow you access to only those parts of the playground that are age appropriate and suitable for your

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Domo

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Few industries employ as much technology as the retail sector. Consumer-facing tools, apps, and fast networks are now the fabric of how merchandise is moved and customers are served. As cloud-based computing has expanded, so too has the risk. So what are retail innovators doing to gain more visibility and minimize risk while still leveraging the right technology?

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Update: Publish your Excel (M365) reports to Power BI Service The Excel Pulisher to Power BI Service is not available as an add-in anymore. It is now a built-in feature within the Excel app itself. You can now publish your Excel reports directly from the Excel itself into your Power BI Service. Follow the steps … Continue reading Power BI Publisher for Excel.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Better Buys

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

If you work in the healthcare industry, you’re likely very familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. This act was established to protect the privacy of individuals receiving healthcare, and it guides virtually every facet of information handling in the healthcare industry. However, healthcare professionals aren’t the only ones […].

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Operational Business Intelligence is not the same as strategic business intelligence and planning. To provide timely, accurate operational intelligence for accurate business decisions and improved operational efficiency and results, your business must have an accessible, sophisticated BI tool that is suitable for every business user.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Without a doubt SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is one of the most powerful reporting tools for several years. There are tons of features that you can use to make a report that suits your customers’ needs. Despite programmability and extensibility are key strengths of Reporting Services platform when it comes to creating dashboards, SSRS … Continue reading SSRS 2016 and Power BI.

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Domo

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

According to Gartner’s 2016 CIO Agenda Report, “In the next 5 years, CIOs expect digital revenues to grow 16% to 37%.” The report outlines the digitalization of the enterprise as one of the leading contributing factors. The transformation of the CIO role could be challenging for old-school CIOs unwilling to adopt new technology. But for the modern CIO, a shift in technology means massive opportunity for CIOs willing to experiment with digital platforms.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Power BI is growing very quickly and there are tons of fantastic features added to it during the past few months. So there are lots of Power BI subjects we can talk about these days. In this article I want to represent a new feature added to Power BI Service which is “Publish to Web”. … Continue reading Power BI and iFrame. The post Power BI and iFrame appeared first on BI Insight.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In one of my previous posts I explained how to use Power BI on top of your SSAS Multidimensional using Data Import Scenario. You can also find definitive explanation about “Managing Analysis Services Multidimensional Model” here. In this post I show you how to connect live your SSAS Multidimensional model with Power BI. “Connect Live … Continue reading Connect Live Power BI to SSAS Multidimensional.

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Domo

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Mind the gap. The tech industry’s gender gap is a complex issue deeply rooted in long-held societal stereotypes and cultural biases. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO agrees. “Stereotypes are very reinforcing because as human beings we expect what is familiar.” In a recent New York Times article , she discussed the gender gap in technology.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Without a true and complete picture of all available business intelligence, an enterprise cannot effectively plan for success, solve problems or capitalize on opportunities.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Update: Publish your Excel (M365) reports to Power BI Service The Excel Pulisher to Power BI Service is not available as an add-in anymore. It is now a built-in feature within the Excel app itself. You can now publish your Excel reports directly from the Excel itself into your Power BI Service. Follow the steps … Continue reading Power BI Publisher for Excel.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

A large India-based synthetic fabric manufacturer asked ElegantJ BI to provide business intelligence solutions and services to create a scalable, comprehensive business intelligence tool and support confident decision-making and data analysis. The business improved financial analysis related to cash flow, debtors and aging, and to analyze vendors, pricing trends and procurement, and achieved integrated data for analysis and reporting, in a uniform, multidimensional information architecture that

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Without a doubt SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is one of the most powerful reporting tools for several years. There are tons of features that you can use to make a report that suits your customers’ needs. Despite programmability and extensibility are key strengths of Reporting Services platform when it comes to creating dashboards, SSRS … Continue reading SSRS 2016 and Power BI.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Power BI is growing very quickly and there are tons of fantastic features added to it during the past few months. So there are lots of Power BI subjects we can talk about these days. In this article I want to represent a new feature added to Power BI Service which is “Publish to Web”. … Continue reading Power BI and iFrame. The post Power BI and iFrame appeared first on BI Insight.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In one of my previous posts I explained how to use Power BI on top of your SSAS Multidimensional using Data Import Scenario. You can also find definitive explanation about “Managing Analysis Services Multidimensional Model” here. In this post I show you how to connect live your SSAS Multidimensional model with Power BI. “Connect Live … Continue reading Connect Live Power BI to SSAS Multidimensional.

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Better Buys

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The following is a guest post from Jeff Frankel, Executive Vice President and Principal at docSTAR Sharing data may seem at odds with protecting it in a world of massive security breaches. The 2014 Ponemon Institute Cost of Data Breach Study estimates that globally, the average cost of a data breach to a company was $3.5 million in […].

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Better Buys

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Business intelligence (BI) has revolutionized, well, business. By shifting standard practices to data-driven initiatives and transforming key roles to include teams of high-level data professionals, big data analytics has given companies the ability to effectively grow their business and raise the competitive bar. As data discovery becomes crucial to organizations, BI tools have become more […].

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Better Buys

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Every year, Gartner assesses the market for business intelligence software. Its annual analysis has become a valuable go-to source for anyone researching this buying space, especially outsiders. With the release of Gartner’s 2016 BI & Analytics Magic Quadrant report, it seems the market is resetting itself in order to reach a common goal: Empower the […].

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Domo

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Businesses don’t run on hunches anymore. Domo customer Charlie Hiscocks of SAB Miller had a good take on a prevailing view: The challenge of the hour is identifying opportunities to obtain that “best data”—whether qualitative or quantitative. Here are three leading trends and business opportunities in 2016: 1. Cracking the collaboration code.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Achieve Data Democratization with the Right Self-Serve BI Tool. Data democratization does not involve the process of diversifying data so that there is something for everyone. It involves the democratization of meaningful ACCESS to data! If you don’t think your business users need data, you need to think about the tasks you assign these users every day.

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