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Who Needs Business Intelligence? Maybe You Do.
When I first started in the business intelligence (BI) software industry, I asked a co-worker, “Who are our prospects?” “Everyone,” he said. “Some of them just don’t know it yet.” At the time, I thought it was just a salesperson’s blather, but it turns out there is a lot of truth in that statement. Pretty much [...]
continue reading...Find the Balance Between Data Security and Data Freedom
Data is the life-blood of your business. Just having that data is not enough though; it is only worth something if you can use it. I’ve always found that there is a dichotomy when it comes to business data: the constant push and pull between having your data be completely secure and having it be [...]
continue reading...How to Simplify the Non-Profit Budget Process
Each year I teach a course at Belmont University on financial management for future non-profit leaders— people who never thought they would have to deal with finance. Between arcane accounting rules, the pronouncements of standards boards, and the names of governing agencies, they have a lot of ground to cover. When we get to the section on [...]
continue reading...10 Tips and Tricks for Using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) – Part 2 Managing
Part 2 of 3: Managing This is the second in our series of three SSRS Tips & Tricks blogs. For those of you who missed the first section, you can find it here – Part 1: Viewing & Using. This section deals with Tips & Tricks on managing your SSRS reports and website and includes [...]
continue reading...The Ugly Truth About Disaster Recovery
The ugly truth about disaster recovery - if you wait until disaster strikes – it is often too late. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that more than 40% of businesses never reopen following a disaster. Of the remaining companies, at least 25% will close within 2 years. Are you prepared for the next natural [...]
continue reading...8 Top Reasons Why You Should Consider Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Companies collect and store large amounts of data, and many times it is difficult to present that data in a meaningful way and provide insight into what is going on in the business to make relevant and timely decisions for the company. To be able to make effective business decisions, all types of users across [...]
continue reading...Determining the Best Reporting Tool for the Job
There is no doubt that Microsoft Dynamics GP offers a wide variety of custom reporting methods that can enable anyone in your organization to get real-time reporting quickly and easily – whether it be SmartLists, Linked Excel Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or Management Reporter (MR). As a report developer, typically it’s not too [...]
continue reading...Non-Profit Deep Dive Part Two: Budgeting As An Act of Imagination And An Act Of Commitment
People acknowledge, grudgingly, the need to create a budget. After all, what proper organization does not tell its board what money will come in next year and get their OK to spend it? The temptation may be to plod through it as an act of pure formal compliance, but that misses the point. The budget [...]
continue reading...Deep Dive Series: Strategic Financial Management for Non-profit Organizations
Non-profit organizations, or NPOs, make up a large sector of the economy that is not focused on providing goods and services to make a profit for shareholders. Instead, these critical organizations serve a diverse group of stakeholders who can be either people or groups who stand to benefit directly from the work of the organization, [...]
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