Many small-to-medium businesses we speak to initially think they don’t ‘need’ dashboarding an tend to feel that it would be a ‘nice-to-have.  These companies typically don’t think of dashboarding as something worth investing time and money in.  Some of these companies tend to focus more on reporting and do use tools like Excel to extract and report on their data.  However, these businesses seem to place little importance on...

Being in the data analytics business for several years now, we’ve talked to a lot of companies.  Most organizations, regardless of their size, generate a deluge of data every day.  Data that they need to make critical decisions about their business that they struggle to access, for various reasons.  So, a lot of the companies we speak to often need a data analytics solution and they don’t even know it yet.  This leads to the...

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 on how to avoid wasteful spending but in turn increases...

Spring is finally in the air here in Canada and the latest release of Cognos Analytics, release 11.0.10 has become generally available since March 2018 – see our Press Release. In this release IBM has addressed some of the top Requests for Enhancements (RFEs) that have been raised by its Cognos Analytics customer base and their Business Partners, like NewIntelligence. IBM continue to make improvements based on the feedback and...