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Top 10 Most Effective Ways to Visualize Your Business Data

Top 10 Most Effective Ways to Visualize Your Business Data

Posted May 2, 2018 by Taylor Tomita

Due to the amount of data businesses need to parse through and act on every day, the data visualization market is growing at unprecedented rates. And businesses of all sizes from all sorts of industries… Read More 

Data Consistency Is Key: Why A Data Management Policy Matters

Data Consistency Is Key: Why A Data Management Policy Matters

Posted May 28, 2014 by Pat Hennel

When it comes to business intelligence (BI) applications, data availability typically isn't an issue. Whether it is the data our business applications generate, or the availability of data from other sources such as partners and… Read More 

Is That Dashboard Really a Dashboard?

Is That Dashboard Really a Dashboard?

Posted April 3, 2014 by Pat Hennel

If your business intelligence dashboard tells you that sales are down, but not why they’re down, do you really have a dashboard? Simply stated, the answer is NO. A dashboard that shows key performance indicators or… Read More 

Successful BI Projects: Start Small, Think Big

Successful BI Projects: Start Small, Think Big

Posted March 6, 2014 by Pat Hennel

Embarking on a business intelligence (BI) project can be intimidating. For many organizations, it’s new territory – a major step beyond simple reporting. A BI project shares many of the same characteristics as more traditional… Read More 

First Look: OneSource's Multi-Channel, Real-Time Intelligence

First Look: OneSource's Multi-Channel, Real-Time Intelligence

Posted January 29, 2014 by Mark Aspillera

Think about the kinds of stuff that goes into a CRM database and real-time intelligence probably wouldn't apply to most of it: first name, last name, email address, phone number, chance to close, lead source,… Read More 

SMBs and Analytics: What Don't You Know about Big Data?

SMBs and Analytics: What Don't You Know about Big Data?

Posted August 28, 2013 by Laurie McCabe

SMB Group is planning to launch the 2013 SMB Analytics and Big Data Study this fall. We decided to develop this survey study because even though “big data” is the latest "big thing" in the… Read More 

Big Data Apps and Big Data PaaS

Big Data Apps and Big Data PaaS

Posted July 16, 2013 by Maarten Ectors

Enterprises no longer have a lack of data. Data can be obtained from everywhere. The hard part is to convert data into valuable information that can trigger positive actions. The problem is that you need… Read More 

Seeing the Light: How SMBs Are Using Big Data and Insights to Get Ahead

Seeing the Light: How SMBs Are Using Big Data and Insights to Get Ahead

Posted July 12, 2013 by Laurie McCabe

At a time when information is proliferating at an unprecedented rate, companies that effectively gather, create and use information can gain dramatic market advantages over those that don't. SMB Group’s 2012 Routes to Market Study… Read More 

How To: Assess your Analytics Solution

How To: Assess your Analytics Solution

Posted May 7, 2013 by Jeff Adelson-Yan

Leveling recently developed and released an Analytics Assessment document that allows you to take stock of your current analytics solution and how you can better improve it. Since we got such great feedback on the… Read More 

Data at the Helm: How Analytics Impact Employee Valuation

Data at the Helm: How Analytics Impact Employee Valuation

Posted March 18, 2013 by Michael Tauscher

Data is everywhere. Big or small, external or internal, every company seems to be feverishly hunting for the next piece of cold, hard data that will finally give them the answer that will point their… Read More