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Oracle Cloud Financial Reporting and Excel: A Great Combination
Today, difficulties accessing cloud data and a dearth of familiar tools in applications like Oracle Cloud Financials is hampering Oracle financial reporting and the day-to-day productivity of finance users who depend on cloud financials for close, statements, and...
What Happens When Software Reaches End of Support?
A number of software applications are reaching their end of support this year. That includes Adobe Flash, no longer supported after December 31 2020, and Microsoft products like Visual Studio 2010 and Windows 7. The day after support ends for the software you use, it...
The Vexing Job of Purging Data
Users don’t typically like to lose access to any of their data, no matter how old it is. Although they may seem like data hoarders, there are often good reasons for keeping what appears to be unnecessary data; for example, the possibility of an audit in the future....
The Path to Data Leadership
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.”— Max De Pree There’s no shortage of advice for employees moving into a management role in a new department, suggestions like “be accessible,” “communicate often,” or “lead by example.” It’s good advice, but...
Is Your Current Enterprise BI Tool Slowing You Down?
Business intelligence solutions promise to enable your organization to make effective business decisions using data-driven analytics. But of the hundreds of BI tools on the market, is your current enterprise BI tool the right fit for your organization’s needs? Most...
State, Local Governments Face Unique Reporting Challenges
Years ago, after every heavy rain, there was sure to be an accident on one particular stretch of state highway in New Jersey. Surely NJDOT was aware of the flooding problem that caused countless vehicles to hydroplane? Perhaps not. Looking at the bigger picture, it’s...
Oracle Discoverer End of Life: Are You Still Using Decades-Old Reporting?
It’s the start of a new decade and a great opportunity to inventory the software applications you use or support. One of them that might be running on desktops in your organization is Oracle Discoverer. An early version of an ad hoc query reporting tool, Discoverer is...
Better NetSuite Saved Searches
There are tens of thousands, if not millions, of records held in a typical NetSuite ERP. Because of that, if you’re a NetSuite user, you’ve likely found that Saved Searches are essential to filter results to create lists, dashboard visualizations and other elements....
Repatriating Cloud Data: Signs of a Shift Back On-Premises
There are many good reasons to move your data and applications to the cloud. It gives you the flexibility, access and security that you don’t always get with an on-premises data center. And of course, speed of deployment can’t be matched by on-premises solutions....
For the Upcoming Decade, Analytics Is More Than a Trend
If you look back at the technology that was trending at the start of this decade, you’ll recognize a lot of the predictions. Google began testing self-driving cars. Facebook was poised to take over the world, soaring to become the most popular online site. Apple...
Data Modeling for Business Users
On a fundamental level, learning a software application involves understanding where its data resides. You most likely don’t know where the server that holds your database resides – it could be in a closet down the hall, in your data center, or somewhere in the cloud....
Businesses of All Sizes Can Benefit from Operational Reporting Tools
Whether your organization has 10, 10,000 or 100,000 employees, for daily business operations, you should be using an operational reporting software solution. Here’s why. Most companies can’t keep up with the growth of their operational data. When we think about the...
Oracle Cloud Financial Reporting and Excel: A Great Combination
Today, difficulties accessing cloud data and a dearth of familiar tools in applications like Oracle Cloud Financials is hampering Oracle financial reporting and the day-to-day productivity of finance users who depend on cloud financials for close, statements, and...
What Happens When Software Reaches End of Support?
A number of software applications are reaching their end of support this year. That includes Adobe Flash, no longer supported after December 31 2020, and Microsoft products like Visual Studio 2010 and Windows 7. The day after support ends for the software you use, it...
The Vexing Job of Purging Data
Users don’t typically like to lose access to any of their data, no matter how old it is. Although they may seem like data hoarders, there are often good reasons for keeping what appears to be unnecessary data; for example, the possibility of an audit in the future....
The Path to Data Leadership
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.”— Max De Pree There’s no shortage of advice for employees moving into a management role in a new department, suggestions like “be accessible,” “communicate often,” or “lead by example.” It’s good advice, but...
Is Your Current Enterprise BI Tool Slowing You Down?
Business intelligence solutions promise to enable your organization to make effective business decisions using data-driven analytics. But of the hundreds of BI tools on the market, is your current enterprise BI tool the right fit for your organization’s needs? Most...
State, Local Governments Face Unique Reporting Challenges
Years ago, after every heavy rain, there was sure to be an accident on one particular stretch of state highway in New Jersey. Surely NJDOT was aware of the flooding problem that caused countless vehicles to hydroplane? Perhaps not. Looking at the bigger picture, it’s...
Oracle Discoverer End of Life: Are You Still Using Decades-Old Reporting?
It’s the start of a new decade and a great opportunity to inventory the software applications you use or support. One of them that might be running on desktops in your organization is Oracle Discoverer. An early version of an ad hoc query reporting tool, Discoverer is...
Better NetSuite Saved Searches
There are tens of thousands, if not millions, of records held in a typical NetSuite ERP. Because of that, if you’re a NetSuite user, you’ve likely found that Saved Searches are essential to filter results to create lists, dashboard visualizations and other elements....
Repatriating Cloud Data: Signs of a Shift Back On-Premises
There are many good reasons to move your data and applications to the cloud. It gives you the flexibility, access and security that you don’t always get with an on-premises data center. And of course, speed of deployment can’t be matched by on-premises solutions....
For the Upcoming Decade, Analytics Is More Than a Trend
If you look back at the technology that was trending at the start of this decade, you’ll recognize a lot of the predictions. Google began testing self-driving cars. Facebook was poised to take over the world, soaring to become the most popular online site. Apple...
Data Modeling for Business Users
On a fundamental level, learning a software application involves understanding where its data resides. You most likely don’t know where the server that holds your database resides – it could be in a closet down the hall, in your data center, or somewhere in the cloud....
Businesses of All Sizes Can Benefit from Operational Reporting Tools
Whether your organization has 10, 10,000 or 100,000 employees, for daily business operations, you should be using an operational reporting software solution. Here’s why. Most companies can’t keep up with the growth of their operational data. When we think about the...
