Researchers estimate that approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated on a daily basis. At this point in time, there is exponentially more data available to us than there are stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Just as humankind stares into the vacuum of...
What Are the Benefits of Cloud-Based BI?
This article will discuss those benefits in detail and provide some of the main reasons why organizations are moving towards a cloud-based BI solution. Many business decision-makers have been won over by the cloud's promises of scalability, low overhead and strong...
Why You Need Self-Service Operational Reporting
The majority of an organization's day-to-day workflows are in the hands of its lines of business. It's frustrating, then, that many legacy operational reporting tools fail to provide employees the self-service reporting capabilities they need to do their jobs well....
Best Practices for Discoverer Migration & Replacement
The June 2017 deadline for Discoverer’s end of life is rapidly nearing. With that end in sight, and budget planning well underway, the time to begin migrating reports and locking down a Discoverer replacement solution could not be better. Depending on the number of...
Top 5 Business Intelligence and Reporting Trends
As data analytics are being recognized as a central component of business operations, organizations are under increasing pressure to keep pace with the evolution of business intelligence and operational reporting tools. To do so, they'll need to chart the technology's...
How Does the Cloud Influence Enterprise Analytics?
The cloud is most often discussed in the context of its scalability, mobility and its collaborative benefits. Regarding scalability, many cloud-based services are convenient because they don't strain the existing internal IT infrastructure or require a large...
Overtime Overhaul Has Arrived: Here’s How to Prepare for It
In May 2016, a federal overtime rule that has been in the works since 2015 became official. Starting Dec. 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor will require companies to pay employees earning $47,476 or less per year over time for every extra hour of work. Not...
Every Business Should Be Using Operational Reporting Software [Video]
Countless IT managers believe that only large enterprise-level businesses use operational reporting software to handle their ERP reporting needs. This is far from the truth. All types of companies benefit from real-time reporting tools like Orbit Analytics.
Operational Reporting Tools and BI Solutions Can Help the Transportation Industry
The transportation industry is constantly trying to operate within budget while finding new ways to meet customer demands and follow state and federal regulations. Unfortunately, ever-changing market conditions force industry leaders to play catch-up. Simply put, most...
Businesses of All Sizes Can Benefit from Operational Reporting Tools
Here's why every company should be using operational reporting software: Many companies can't keep up with the growth of their data. Operational reporting tools can be used by companies of any size. Companies need real time operational data to make informed business...
Clouds of BI
So everything is moving to this Cloud thing these days, right? Family photo albums, letters, personal diaries, event invitations, dream logs, calendars, computer files, horoscopes and even pictures of your cat playing with a string are all being stored, accessed and...