What Does Business Intelligence Software Cost?

Published August 8, 2019 by Geoff Hoppe

What does business intelligence software cost? Short answer: enough that it’s a serious investment. Many business intelligence software companies don’t list their product’s cost on their website; they tell you to give them a call. There’s... Continue Reading

The 20 Most Popular Business Intelligence Software Report Methodology

Published January 18, 2019 by Kelsey Dornfeld

As of 2018, there are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data produced every day, with over 90% of the world’s data generated in the past two years alone. We are living in the Information Age, but the... Continue Reading

How Augmented Analytics Prepares Your Small Business for the Future

Published August 2, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

If they made a horror movie for small businessmen, the villain wouldn’t be a nightmare with knives for hands or a machete-wielding hulk. It would be a clock with no numbers … just the phrase, “It’s... Continue Reading

5 Factors That Influence Business Intelligence Software Shopping

Published June 15, 2018 by Rehan Ijaz

Launching a startup is kind of like agreeing to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a half-finished boat. You’re going to get hit with waves, outclassed by other competitors, all while still trying to finish building... Continue Reading

Why Data Literacy Is Your First Step to Business Intelligence

Published June 6, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

In college, I had a short-lived and hilarious dream that I could learn to play lacrosse. I suppose I was attracted to the glamour of running wind sprints for two hours while being hit with titanium... Continue Reading

9 Business Intelligence Buzzwords That Derail Your BI Software Search

Published May 16, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

You want to use business intelligence software. You’ve heard that it can save your business money and turn your headache-inducing Excel spreadsheets into sources of value. If you’re like me, however, you’re intimidated by the business... Continue Reading

Why Your Small Business Needs Data-Based Decision-Making

Published May 1, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

Within one hour of waking up—before I even leave the house—I’ve created more data by walking around than the Apollo ship created when it landed on the moon. This isn’t because I’m industrious (though I am,... Continue Reading

4 Dark Data Mining Insights for Small Business Owners

Published April 10, 2018 by Tirena Dingeldein

Imagine you invite hundreds of guests to a party at your house. Each guest that enters places a piece of information about themselves in a box just inside your front door. Do you want to look... Continue Reading

How the BI Maturity Model Empowers Your Small Business

Published April 6, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

You want to take advantage of the much-touted benefits of business intelligence software, but you have a problem—you don’t know where to start. You still have so many questions. How much do your employees know about... Continue Reading

How Weird Data Stories Can Save You Thousands

Published March 27, 2018 by Geoff Hoppe

What are data stories? They’re the context behind statistics and data. If data tells you what happened, data stories tell you why it happened. Why do data stories matter to your business? Because if data tells... Continue Reading