July 13, 2011
A recent study by MSDynamicsWorld.com revealed that, of the 432 Microsoft Dynamics users they surveyed, only 70% of them were relying on facts and data analysis to make business decisions. 21% are trusting instincts and opinions rather than the data. These same respondents ranked “achieving operational efficiency”, “containing costs”, and “managing inventory” as their top priorities [...]
January 31, 2011
Why Business Intelligence and Dashboards are Changing the Face of Reporting There’s an old adage that says “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Maybe that’s why businesses today are scrapping their traditional reports with endless rows of tabular data and replacing them with business intelligence tools and visual dashboards that are simple to read and [...]
June 9, 2010
During one of the sessions here at the BI Conference I learned about a new feature to SQL Server 2008 R2 called Master Data Services(MDS). It is a way for business users to do several things with the data that are not always captured in the ERP or CRM systems.
March 18, 2010
The developers of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (formerly known as GP 11) got to work with enhancing reporting as their number one priority and the results are an impressive set of features that make reporting quicker and easier for every Dynamics GP user!
March 17, 2010
From our offices in the heart of the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center, we have the privilege of working with some of the best and brightest companies in Dublin and across the country. We are always delighted to celebrate the success of our clients – but we know that it doesn’t have anything to do with the “luck of the Irish”. Our clients are leveraging their Microsoft Dynamics and Sage software solutions and reaping tremendous results!
December 1, 2009
In a year of economic uncertainty, it is especially difficult to trust your numbers and use them as a basis to plan for future success. That is why the same ERP solution that you use to extract your financial data provides tools to help you analyze that data and leverage it to plan and set your budgets.
November 20, 2009
If you haven't taken advantage of the Business Insights Explorer in Sage MAS 90 and 200 yet, then you are missing out on some great tools to view and analyze your data. Socius consultant, Alan Niergarth has provided you with some quick tips to get started using this powerful tool.
November 13, 2009
An estimated $57 billion is being spent on Business Performance Management (BPM) this year, but organizations are still struggling to manage the execution of their strategic goals. If you are part of one of those organizations, it might be time for a new Performance Management System, like the Balanced Scorecard.
November 2, 2009
Microsoft has released a series of Accelerators, which are complimentary, downloadable add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics CRM version 4.0, one of which is the Analytics Accelerator which provides analytical tools for each department working in CRM.
October 27, 2009
Microsoft Excel is the current leader in business intelligence technologies. Learn about 5 reasons why people don't use Excel for BI and how they can be debunked.
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