Excel – The world’s best calculator and the world’s worst database
Who ever thought that when Microsoft launched Excel back in 1985 it would go on to be the lifesaver it has become, not j …
Your data Real Time or Right Time?
While we now live in a world of instant gratification where people are short on patience, when it comes to understanding …
Clean data – Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Are we reaching the point where we should seriously give up on our obsession with clean data?
Application Intelligence™ – why should you care?
The software industry is world class at introducing new terms that promise to transform how people leverage technology f …
Why You Shouldn't Use CSV For Integration?
Why using CSV for Data Integration is a Bad Idea? It has been 50 years since the Comma Separated Values (CSV) data forma …
Time for a strategic approach to planning data integration.
Business planning systems like Anaplan, Vena, and Bizview are rapidly becoming some of the most strategic systems to the …
Best of breed systems strategy = best of luck finance team.
Why selecting the "best of breed tools" isn't always the right strategy? With companies adopting a Best-of-Breed approac …
Can data blending replace data preparation & integration?
In the world of business, data is king. Without accurate and timely data, businesses can't make sound decisions that wil …
Operational Reporting across enterprise applications - simplified.
"Surely it can't be that difficult!" is a common refrain of many companies. "Can't we just take our operational reportin …
Why has Operational Reporting become so difficult?
Why Has Operational Reporting Become So Difficult? Have you noticed how much more difficult it has become to deliver ope …
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