Enhancing product value for total customer satisfaction is every company’s end goal. Target markets of different industries are dynamic with their needs often changing according to society’s standards, issues, and fads. Knowing this, it is necessary to pull ahead of the competition through unique innovation of ideas and products which […]
Business Intelligence
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In the past, business intelligence tools were largely used only by bigger companies to help them get a clear view of what is going on in their target market. Decision makers have always been on the lookout for data that can speed up their business since the beginning of time, […]
In the dawn of growing business intelligence, many companies succeed in planning and management with the help of automated and organized data gathering. Successful companies that have integrated BI software to help them become the gigantic businesses they are today include T.G.I Fridays, Wendy’s, and Rudy’s. Yes, BI software is […]
There are three things that a business should be prepared for it to succeed: Budgeting, planning, and forecasting (BP&F). These three elements tell whether your business is on the right track and project if it can even compete with their competitors within the industry. When it comes to financial goals, […]
Decision making is vital in business management, but without factual information about the market, product, and places, it is not “decision making” but a mere hazard guessing. We live in a day where all information can be stored and disseminated at an insanely fast rate. Businesses have adapted to this […]
Some companies often believe that Business Intelligence (BI) is too costly, but that does not have to be the case. There are BI options that are less expensive than is often assumed, and BI can do a great deal for a company. Additionally, the ROI received makes the investment a […]
When using Cognos Express 10.2, you run into the issue of not having a few of the programs that you would typically find in the Cognos Enterprise. One important program is IBM Cognos Configuration. This is the program you will use to verify your Environment and Security criteria such as […]
One of the most powerful parts of Cognos Insight is the ability to add different themes to your workspace. This can cause your widgets to pop out a little more, and give a little more color. Sometimes we want a little bit more than what we are given in the […]
Dealing with dates in Cognos can sometimes be a daunting task. Dates should be straightforward, but sometimes they take extra work to get what you want. Your data is designed to list the date of the transaction, but maybe you only care about data on a per week, per month, […]
I was wandering around YouTube one weekend looking for something mentally stimulating when I came across the Monty Hall problem. For those who are not familiar, the problem is named after the host of the gameshow Let’s Make A Deal. On the show, there was a game where the contestant […]