Do you find yourself having to create the same PowerPoint at the end of every quarter, month, or week? When it comes time for the next performance or sales meeting, you collect the current data, then have to update the same presentation with this new data. Or even worse, you may receive this data already […]
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Power BI – Measures and Quick Measures
Measures and Quick Measures are a very powerful tool in Power BI. What are Measures? Sometimes your data doesn't include everything you need to answer questions. You use DAX formulas to create a measure field that you can then use in the report or Data view. Examples of measures are sums, averages, minimum or maximum […]
continue reading...[Video] PowerBI – Slicers
Last month we introduced our Power BI Feature Series, with a focus on Bookmarks. Today we take a closer look at Slicers.
continue reading...Dynamics 365: Is Satya Nadella’s Promise of “One Microsoft” Finally Here?
The upcoming release of Dynamics 365 has me looking back and thinking. In a July 1, 2015 blog post, I wrote about a recent announcement from Microsoft, regarding strategic plans to move towards "One Microsoft." Here's a brief excerpt: “As a Dynamics partner, the promise of 'One Microsoft' has been our holy grail for a […]
continue reading...Bring Your Data to Life with Microsoft PowerBI
Transform your data into visuals so you can focus on what matters most to you. Stay in the know, spot trends and patterns, and push your business further. Spend an hour with Crestwood and learn how to start transforming your data into rich, colorful charts, graphs, KPI's and more. Register today, space […]
continue reading...The New Face of Power BI
The new Power BI is here and it’s bigger and better than ever! Microsoft has implemented a whole new user interface that is a stunning view of your business information. Users can customize these dynamic visualizations to stay informed of their critical business data such as sales, margin and profit. Your data is continuously updated […]
continue reading...Dynamics GP Lowers TCO Again
The newest version of Dynamics GP has introduced or expanded several new features such as approval workflows and intercompany processing. If you've read a lot of online commentary about the new release you have probably also heard about Service Based Architecture. When listening to developers you’d think Service Based Architecture (SBA) was a kind of […]
continue reading...Creating Powerful Analytic Dashboards Using Advanced Business Intelligence & Power BI
One of the modules delivered within the Advanced Supply Chain Software suite is Advanced Business Intelligence. This extends the reporting and analysis capabilities within Dynamics AX by adding 90+ additional reporting measures and key performance indicators including Cost To Serve, Gross Margin %, Profitability by Customer and many more. When you pair this with PowerBI, the […]
continue reading...Dashboard Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics NAV
This is probably not news to you at this point: dashboards are the most sought after Business Intelligence (BI) solution on the market today. Gartner’s Financial Executive International CFO Technology study in 2013 pointed out that dashboards, scorecards, and performance management solutions are the most important BI investment for CFOs. The business world of today […]
continue reading...Dashboard Options for Microsoft Dynamics
At this point, it might go without saying that Dashboards are the big deal of the Business Intelligence (BI) world these days. Moreover, dashboards are the the top BI software solution for CFOs today. I hear it all the time in various conversations with BI customers from the corporate world. One man in particular expressed […]
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