It all started with one man’s determination to turn adversity into opportunity. Everyone remembers 2008 and the emotional pit that sunk deeply in the stomachs of so many. The economic crisis of 2008 was the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression (1929). When Corey Mendelsohn, our Founder and President welcomed his second daughter into the world there was turbulence in the air. Despite this happy milestone, he...

Finance Leaders: Top 8 Use Cases of Business Intelligence With the huge phenomenon online shopping has become, many small businesses find themselves competing more and more with large corporations and online retailers that can offer reduced prices. To make better decisions, you need a clear picture of your company’s operational and financial situation. Having ‘one version of the truth’ not only empowers you to make strategic decisions...

If you  run a service department with SAP B1, you’ll want to read on! If your company  handles RMA’s with repair and service calls, the newly released QuickStart Service Module is the perfect way to customize your SAP B1 data for better reporting and visibility on various aspects of your service department. The Service module provides better visibility on which technicians are working on which RMA’s and the time and...

IBM made Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 available for download in August 2020.  This is a Long-Term Support (LTSR) release, as it is the final release of the 11.1.x version, which means it will be supported for the next 2-3 years. The Cognos 11.1.7 release has very significant enhancements including the new Cognos Mobile App, API Connectivity, enhancements to report authoring, dashboards, data modules, data sets, scheduling, and sharing...

The ability for companies to mine their data and drill down into the details to understand what is working versus what needs improving was certainly important and valuable to most firms pre-COVID19. But now that the entire global economy has been turned somewhat upside down, the need for effective business analytics has suddenly become more critical than ever. Why is this? During times of crisis or economic instability, businesses...