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Microsoft Fabric October Update: Look at Power BI Enhancements
Microsoft Fabric’s October update showcases significant advancements across its components. This article spotlights the Power BI component, detailing innovative reporting and modeling tools set to elevate the analytics approach for its users.
Microsoft Fabric: Data Management With Zero-Copy Clones and Shortcuts
With Microsoft Fabric, the future of data management looks bright and efficient. Say goodbye to needless data duplication and welcome streamlined workflows that enhance collaboration and reduce overheads.
The Evolution of Power BI with Direct Lake Mode
Microsoft Fabric’s Direct Lake mode is setting the stage for Power BI’s next revolution in data analytics, blending real-time capabilities with vast data accessibility.
Harnessing the Power of Delta-Parquet in Microsoft Fabric
Discover the role of Delta-Parquet in Microsoft Fabric and how it revolutionizes data storage and analytics by offering ACID transactions, scalable metadata handling, and seamless integration with various data platforms.
Using Power ON Visual Planner and Excel to Build Forecast
Power ON’s Visual Planner provides write-back capabilities to a Power BI dashboard and is really helpful for planning and forecast purposes.
Five Future Trends in BI
The BI market is booming with new products, options and capabilities. Experts are predicting a large growth in the industry over the next few years. In this article, we’ll look into five major trends developing in the industry and try to analyze how BI will continue to transform businesses across the world.
What to Look for When Choosing a BI Consultant
A skilled BI consultant will help you to figure out your needs, analyze requirements, properly implement a solution and, if needed, provide further support. Let’s take a closer look at the qualities you should seek in a BI consultant.
Is Your Company Ready for Business Intelligence?
Before jumping into a BI implementation project, it is important to critically assess your company’s current needs, performance, operations and finances. Find out what to look out for.
Consultants’ Perspective on Why BI Projects Fail
According to a survey provided by the BI Survey website, the top 5 most serious problems that consultants come across are poor data quality (32 percent), company politics (26 percent), lack of interest from business users and poor data governance (21 percent), and administrative problems (19 percent).
From Bookkeeping to Decision-Making: How BI Helps Finance Department
The right BI tool can be the backbone of the finance department. Using modern BI tools, finance managers can move beyond simply keeping numbers organized and take a more proactive and intelligent approach, becoming a company’s key decision-makers.
Hiring Smart: BI in Human Resources
With a BI software onboard, HR managers can not only use its data analytical capabilities to enhance recruitment and assess employee performance, but also encourage better communication and collaboration within a company.
Data-Driven Marketing With BI
“Precision beats power and timing beats speed” – Conor McGregor.
The article looks into how marketing departments can boost their productivity and generate better leads using BI tools.
Selling Smart: How BI Helps Sales Departments
Although a BI solution by itself isn’t going to make a sale, it can act as a valuable support system and provide salesmen with insights and analytics that would give them an edge over competitors.
The Great Divide: Traditional BI vs Self-Service BI
Both traditional and self-service BI tools have their strengths and weaknesses; however, at the end of the day, when choosing a BI tool companies are looking at two things – a nature of tasks at hand and cost.
Elevating FP&A: Moving Beyond Excel with Power BI and Aimplan
Excel has long been a staple in the finance industry, but it falls short for complex FP&A processes. Discover why Power BI, especially when integrated with Aimplan’s writeback capabilities, is a superior choice for financial planning and analysis. Learn about the strengths and limitations of Excel and how Power BI addresses these challenges, offering scalability, real-time data, collaborative analytics, and rich visualizations.
Data Analytics is Shaping Gartner Top Technology Trends
Gartner’s top technology trends for 2024 emphasize the critical role of data analytics and data engineering in driving innovation. This article explores these trends, highlighting their impact on various industries and how Centida’s comprehensive data services align with these emerging technologies to enhance decision-making and sustainable success.
Financial Management: Understanding Reporting, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
In the realm of finance and business management, four key processes are crucial for ensuring organizational success: reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. This article explores each process’s role, focus, and management, and how tools like Aimplan and Power BI can enhance their efficiency and reliability.