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...
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...
Understanding the Differences: Operational Reporting vs Analytics
Leveraging data for informed decision-making is not just advantageous, it's essential. As organizations strive to become more data-driven, understanding the tools and techniques that facilitate this transformation is crucial. How analytics differs from operational...
A “Single Pane of Glass” Dashboard
The concept of a “single pane of glass” dashboard was a topic of a recent post by SQL Server Central blogger Steve Jones. This is originally a DevOps concept, the idea being that when you work using a continuous development/deployment model, you need one single source...
PII Data and Data Masking
Organizations are legally required to ensure that their employees’ personal information remains confidential. Compliance can be as simple a process as shredding paper forms, but more likely it involves securing data held in computer systems; for example, payroll or...
Common Operational Reporting Questions Answered
This post outlines the different types of features that are necessary to optimize real-time reporting with minimal performance degradation. If your business relies on ERP and Cloud applications for its day-to-day functions, you've probably encountered one, if not...
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....
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...