Geo-Everything: An Introduction To Collaborative Mapping
[ Source: Encanvas Inc. ]
November 2009-
As the business value of location data has been realized -- in achieving productivity gains, removing inefficiencies, improving coordination etc. –- the number of people and processes requiring geo-spatial technology has grown substantially. No longer is it affordable or sensible to purchase dedicated and prescriptive geo-spatial solutions for each specific application that could benefit from it. Today, some organizations operate three, four, or five different geo-spatial information systems creating a complex and inflexible IT infrastructure. ....
Really Agile Business Intelligence
[ Source: Encanvas Inc. ]
October 2009-
Research in the performance of business intelligence tools finds that most deployments serve less than 15% of the enterprise population requiring insights to make better decisions. It's surprising then that corporations on average employ more than 15 different BI tools. The high cost and complexity to change means that many Enterprise BI software suites focus on answering questions that are already well understood. Learning lessons from previous deployments suggest the future of business intelligence lies ....
Open Source BI to the Rescue
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Follow the trials of the hero of our story as he uses open source BI to break away from the limitations, high costs and complexity of proprietary software. He saved the day with BIRT and now his company is able to make better decisions and improve productivity. Learn how to become a Business Intelligence hero in your company with this e-book.
Tips and Tools for Automating Excel Spreadsheets
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Over 250 million people know how to use Microsoft Excel. Because so many end users are comfortable with using Excel for reviewing data and for conducting "what-if" analysis, delivering reports in spreadsheet format is a common requirement for reporting projects.
Download this whitepaper to learn key tips and tools for deploying a fast and cost-effective method of automating Excel spreadsheet manipulation, thereby, reducing potential costly mistakes.
Selecting & Implementing an Effective Time & Expense Management Solution
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
August 2009-
In this guide, Atlantic Global looks at some of the common benefits of automating your timesheet and expense capture; how significant cost savings can be achieved, and how your organization can potentially improve its bottom line. Atlantic focuses on basics such as home-grown vs. dedicated solutions and client-installed software vs. software as a service (SaaS), and complex areas of tax credits and automated client billing. Using real client case studies, we highlight some of ....
Project Portfolio Management: An Overview
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
August 2009-
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is about how the business manages projects as short-, medium-, and long-term strategic investments. It helps the business establish a clear line of sight from the top right down to the individual project layer -- giving you the ability to spot project redundancies before they happen. From the strategic viewpoint, it allows stakeholders, business leaders, and executives to see clearly and understand how effective their strategies are and, if necessary, which ....
Business Intelligence For Manufacturing
[ Source: MAIA Intelligence ]
July 2009-
With increasing competition and ever more demanding customers, manufacturing is never easy. Use of BI can significantly improve both the performance and power of manufacturing reporting. BI is very effective for all types of manufacturing, be it process, discrete, or automotive. BI can close the “fact gap” by improving the availability and delivery of actionable data with minimal IT involvement. Manufacturers should carefully consider using BI as a cost-effective way to improve operations. BI for ....
Improve Your Vision and Expand Your Mind with Visual Analytics
[ Source: Tableau Software ]
April 2009-
Learn why data visualization is important to overcome the limits of short term memory, and how it can result in finding what’s meaningful in your data and then making sense of it.
You will learn how visual analysis can allow you to:
• Identify what’s meaningful in the data in ways that your eyes can see and brain can understand
• Keep focused on what’s important and not be distracted by ....
Data Visualization Enables Martin Agency to Improve Analysis and Reporting Capabilities for Clients
[ Source: Tableau Software ]
March 2009-
The Martin Agency is a leading advertising, branding and marketing agency ranked by Advertising Age as the #3 agency in 2008. As with most marketing and advertising agencies, relies heavily upon measurement capabilities to gauge how external audiences perceive their clients’ online advertising and interactive media, the overall success of campaigns and, most importantly, quickly identify and correct any issues with a campaign.
Producing these analyses with their traditional processes, however, ....
Graphical Histories for Visualization: Supporting Analysis, Communication, and Evaluation
[ Source: Tableau Software ]
March 2009-
We present a design space analysis of both architectural and interface issues, identifying design decisions and associated trade-offs. Based on this analysis, we contribute a design study of graphical history tools for Tableau, a database visualization system. These tools record and visualize interaction histories, support data analysis and communication of findings, and contribute novel mechanisms for presenting, managing, and exporting histories. Furthermore, we have analyzed aggregated collections of history sessions to evaluate Tableau usage.