BI Product Release Review from Ventana Research
Posted by Jessica L.
Ventana Research just published a helpful and substantive review of the latest product release of our flagship business intelligence software application, Style Intelligence. Highlighted features include the mobile device support and the database writeback functionality. Referring to the developer tool in the application, they note "InetSoft’s Style Studio is one of the easiest-to-use business intelligence tools."
For the full BI product review, please visit http://marksmith.ventanaresearch.com/2012/05/07/inetsoft-empowers-organizations-to-mobilize-business-analytics/
3 Ways Organizations Sabotage Their BI Deployments
Posted by Mike B.
A well executed BI deployment requires an organization to dedicate a significant amount of time and resources. When companies fail to establish objectives and procedures for how this bevy of new information will be used, the time and resources go down the drain. Here are three ways that organizations end up sabotaging their BI deployments.
They fail to establish organizational objectives- The goal of BI is to create actionable data. But without a plan for how this data will tie in with day to day operations, the powerful exploratory visual analysis capabilities of BI are wasted. Organizations must place decision makers at the helm of BI projects and allow them to form the basis for operational processes tied into BI.
They fail to break the project down into stages – When a BI project is too ambitious and broad in its scope, it is bound to fail. Much like the city of Rome, an enterprise solution simply cannot be built in a day. Projects should be broken down one step at a time with new projects that are contingent upon prior successes.
They take too long to implement the system – Different vendors take different approaches to BI. Some vendors require an investment in new hardware and consultants in a process that can take several months. Other vendors like InetSoft provide a solution that utilizes your existing hardware and can be set up by anyone with an IT background in a matter of weeks.
In summary, taking the time to properly plot out the steps of your BI Deployment will ensure you are left with operational BI, instead of a failed initiative.
Video Whiteboard Session on BI Mashups
Posted by Jessica L.
For those interested in learning about data mashups and some reasons why they help with self-service and agility, Wayne Eckerson from TechTarget has created a short video whiteboard at:
http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1331926543_101.html
Registration is required, unless you're already a user of any of TechTarget's Web sites.
Product Release Webinar Recording Available
Posted by Jessica L.
We've posted the recording of last week's product release Webinar here:
http://www.inetsoft.com/evaluate/webinars/business_intelligence_software_11_2_news/
It runs 30 minutes and contains a lot of good demonstrations of our new database write-back capability.
If you haven't already registered for it, or on inetsoft.com for any reason, you'll be asked to complete a short registration.
New Product Release Webinar Scheduled for March 7th
Posted by Abhishek G.
We've scheduled a Webinar to demonstrate the new database write-back features of version 11.2 of Style Intelligence, which was recently released for general availability. The idea is now you can create Web-based applications that combine data display and analysis with data input and modification. So it can help streamline lots of business processes since many times the next step in doing some BI analysis is to do something with the findings.
Some examples of scenarios where this new capability will help include:
• Financial planning – forecasting and budgeting often requires analysis of recent performance and historical trends so now planning assumptions can be created while analyzing the data.
• What-if modeling – as a specific example in planning, visual what-if modeling tools can be used to generate the inputs to be used in any departmental planning model.
• Data profiling – multi-dimensional charting can identify outliers, data entry errors, and omissions in externally supplied or user-generated data, and now corrections can be made in-place.
• Marketing lead importing – the process of cleansing imported leads can be made simpler and faster.
To register for the free Webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th. 2:00-2:30PM Eastern US, please go to:
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/351361759
And don't worry if you can't make this time live, we'll be sending everyone a link to the recording.