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7 Key Business Intelligence Trends to Expect in 2021
In this article, we take a closer look at major business intelligence trends to look out for in 2021.
Why a CFO needs business intelligence in finance department
In this article, we take a closer look at the benefits of BI and analytics in finance. There are at least 4 important reasons why successful CFOs should start implementing BI in the daily work of the finance department.
Business Intelligence Helps Merchant Acquirers to Attract New Clients
With rising competition and things rapidly changing in the payments industry, leading acquirers no longer serve just as a link between merchants, card issuers and payment schemes, but are quickly introducing additional value-added services to attract new clients. One of such useful extra services provided by banks and other acquirers are business intelligence (BI) based analytical platforms.
Silver lining for Analytics Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
If it’s possible at all for us to find any silver lining in this global tragedy, it’s that the pandemic has significantly accelerated the development of analytics and business intelligence during this year.
Howard Dresner: Now is Time to Double Down on Data
Howard Dresner, founder of Dresner Advisory Services, said now is the time “to double down on data,” and pointed out two major trends of 2020 – cloud migration services and AI features, like natural language processing (NLP).
Dataflow: Sharing ETL Processes in Cloud
Using Dataflow one can create ETL processes in a cloud and other users can see them right away. This immediately solves the problem of having multiple versions of same tables and datasets in different PBIX files.
Power BI Paginated Reports: Worth Using or Too Expensive?
Microsoft introduced paginated reports in Power BI to help users share information in real-time and in a clear way. The article looks at what they are and how we can benefit from using paginated reports together with Power BI.
Self-Service BI: Barriers of Deployment and How to Overcome Them
Self-service BI gives business users opportunities to run their own queries, analyze data, build reports, and focus on insights that are most relevant to their lines of business. The best part is that business users can do all these things with minimal efforts from IT departments.
However, before companies rush into BI deployment projects, they need to make sure that a few important requirements are met.
Self-Service BI had Special Place at Community Summit Europe 2020
Educational sessions and trainings at the Community Summit are proving that modern self-service BI is made for everyone.
Lululemon, World’s Largest Yoga Wear Retailer Chose Power BI
Lululemon Athletica, one of the world’s largest yoga and athletic wear retailer, chose Power BI as its business intelligence reporting tool.
With Updates to Power BI, Microsoft Raises the Bar in Self-Service Analytics
During the Business Applications Summit (MBAS), Microsoft showed it is working to build its own eco-system to create a full data experience for all users.
Smart Narratives in Power BI to Help Reporting
Power BI introduced the smart narratives feature that allows users to add and tailor dynamic and interactive narratives to reports.
BI May Help Companies During Post-COVID Recession
When the world emerges out of the pandemic, businesses will have to embrace changes in how they operate, get rid of some of the least effective practices and focus more on business intelligence (BI) and analytics to stay afloat.
Easy data management with Power Query Editor
Power Query is an extremely powerful tool, which can make our work a lot easier and faster. Instead of wasting your time doing monotonous tasks in Excel, you can spend more time analyzing data and finding insights.
Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines With Business Intelligence
To effectively manage the distribution of vaccines modern analytics and business intelligence solutions can come into play. This is the moment when analytics can display its true power to everyone and help humanity.
Cloud Brings Advanced Analytics to Everyone
In the past, companies had to spend thousands of dollars just to make sure they can start using advanced analytics that required strong hardware requirements and computing power. In the recent years, the democratization of the cloud increased the adoption of advanced analytics across different industries.
Data Storytelling: Next Chapter in Business Intelligence
To get a full potential of data, use better storytelling. Smart visuals and compelling stories have become a new trend in BI.